Ashgabat vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1616
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3750
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$798
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$1515
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.8
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$756
$1044
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
7
70
😀 Quality of life
29
67
🏙️ Population
1.03M
12.7M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 58% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 3187th and 5553rd ($1616 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Turkmenistan and China, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 1 months in Suzhou. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 8245th and 3798th 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
$26.2
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.44
$4.25
 Cappuccino
$5.58
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.27
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$606
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.1
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3870
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2996
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.63
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.69
$4.69
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.17
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.09
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.1
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.6
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.8
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.97
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.6
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$141
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6584
$26560

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1583
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$500
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1578
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$458
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$517
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$515
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$538
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$511
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1531
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$515
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$603
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$512
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$689
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1572
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$670
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$394
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$607
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$514
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$468
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$550
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$452
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$553
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$675
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$435
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$689
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$722
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$450
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$693
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$797
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$673
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$720
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$706
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$716
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$706
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$708
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$741
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$699

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$749
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$718
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$706
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$585
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1136
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$690
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$738
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$674
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$698
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$843
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$629
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$771
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$733
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$774
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$699
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$648
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$612
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$903
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645