Ashgabat vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$1325
🏠 One person rent
$887
$188
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$321
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$64
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
7
58
😀 Quality of life
48
68
🏙️ Population
1.03M
10.6M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 267% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 2849th and 8757th ($1806 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 518th 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 1.4 months in Shijiazhuang. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Shijiazhuang ranked 38th in China, while ranked 6881st and 4718th 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
$28.8
$1.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$0.79
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$117
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$1688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$3.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$2.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$1.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$5.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$5006

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1763
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$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

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$519
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$524
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$521
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$525
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$558
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$528
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$550
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$512
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$562
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$568
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$508
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$466
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$468
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$542
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$562
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$540
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$572
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$545
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$567
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$538
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$492
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$518
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$555
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$564
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$645
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$646
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$523
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$734
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$621
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$505
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$540
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$531
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$610
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$666
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$584
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$659
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$630
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$770
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$716