Ashgabat vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1679
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$836
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$1553
$340
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.3
$65.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$573
$608
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
7
71
😀 Quality of life
30
63
🏙️ Population
828K
10.6M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 245% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 2737th and 8597th ($1679 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 537th in Turkmenistan and China, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Shijiazhuang ranked 31st in China, while ranked 8379th and 4919th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Shijiazhuang

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Ashgabat Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.6
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.39
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.59
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1453
$386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1376
$255
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$33.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$51.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.4
$7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4561
$2477
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3442
$1720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.98
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.68
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.63
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.07
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$2.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.2
$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.4
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$33.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$49
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.6
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6425
$4869

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1648
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$487
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1642
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$427
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$509
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$489
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$532
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1644
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$576
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$661
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1657
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$640
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$427
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$558
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$514
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$434
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$519
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$399
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$554
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$619
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$416
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$633
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$655
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$446
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$636
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$700
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$616
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$653
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$655
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$655
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$651
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$653
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$693
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$651

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$525
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$545
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$569
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$549
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$539
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$569
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$592
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$587
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$612
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$598
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$650
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$466
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$599
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$587
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$601
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$583
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$613
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$576
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$573
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$621
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$509
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$572
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$594
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$633
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$650
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$522
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$713
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$633
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$521
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$570
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$617
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$625
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$643
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$572
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$739
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$607
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$707
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$733