Ashgabat vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1833
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4223
$1354
🏠 One person rent
$893
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$1483
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$782
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.8
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$747
$608
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
7
70
😀 Quality of life
49
65
🏙️ Population
1.03M
10.6M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 263% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 2595th and 8645th ($1833 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 489th 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 1.2 months in Shijiazhuang. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Shijiazhuang ranked 42nd in China, while ranked 6667th and 5294th 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
$31.3
$1.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.3
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.48
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$7.08
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.16
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1020
$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$674
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1780
$361
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1190
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.2
$84.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$6.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4806
$2373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2978
$1658
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.51
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.77
$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.77
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.17
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.19
$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.85
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.2
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.8
$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23
$389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25686
$4870

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1774
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$500
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1796
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$489
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$496
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$512
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$503
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$467
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$506
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1654
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$502
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$564
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$493
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$658
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1770
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$643
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$477
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$542
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$509
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$372
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$530
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$433
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$588
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$598
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$512
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$604
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$628
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$432
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$607
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$684
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$588
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$622
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$638
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$623
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$624
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$635
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$704
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$640

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$535
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$527
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$523
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$574
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$533
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$548
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$505
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$550
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$572
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$499
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$454
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$456
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$544
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$558
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$543
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$565
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$552
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$553
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$538
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$480
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$495
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$546
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$564
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$634
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$634
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$502
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$724
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$638
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$484
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$516
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$544
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$534
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$600
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$654
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$580
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$689
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$619
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$748
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$707