Ashgabat vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$887
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$983
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
7
65
😀 Quality of life
48
72
🏙️ Population
1.03M
12.7M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 131% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 2849th and 6833rd ($1806 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 6881st and 3150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Suzhou

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Ashgabat Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$28.8
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$17664

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623