Ashgabat vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1679
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$3221
🏠 One person rent
$836
$359
🏘️ Family rent
$1553
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.3
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$573
$949
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
7
70
😀 Quality of life
30
68
🏙️ Population
828K
12.7M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 65% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 2737th and 5170th ($1679 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th 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 0.9 months in Suzhou. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 8379th and 3722nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.6
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.39
$4.6
 Cappuccino
$4.59
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1453
$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1376
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.4
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4561
$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3442
$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.98
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.68
$4.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.63
$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.07
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.2
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.4
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.6
$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6425
$22097

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$771
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$731
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$687
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$731
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$688
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$707
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$651
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1190
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$713
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$682
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$675
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1074
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$694
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$763
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$682
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$707
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$831
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$625
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$625
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$679
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$755
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$524
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$645
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$631
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$720
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$703
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$789
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$677
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$740
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$696
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$652
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$690
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$898
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645