Ashgabat vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$887
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$1024
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
7
95
😀 Quality of life
48
77
🏙️ Population
1.03M
17.5M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 92% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 2849th and 6106th ($1806 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Turkmenistan and China, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6881st and 1113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Shenzhen

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Ashgabat Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$28.8
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$22916

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$1763
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$501
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1769
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$487
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$496
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$510
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$498
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1640
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$563
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$659
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1755
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$635
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$468
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$535
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$532
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$372
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$531
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$436
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$589
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$575
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$513
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$583
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$592
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$457
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$586
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$639
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$571
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$591
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$631
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$602
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$601
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$627
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$696
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$639

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638