Ashgabat vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$1895
🏠 One person rent
$887
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$1075
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
7
81
😀 Quality of life
48
74
🏙️ Population
1.03M
13.9M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 172% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 2849th and 7496th ($1806 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 93rd 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 1.6 months in Tianjin. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 6881st and 2445th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Tianjin

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Ashgabat Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$28.8
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$35.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$54
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$7.28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
3.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$4.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$14.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$33
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$19275

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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
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$656
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$646
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$630
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$767
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$621
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$697
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$572
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1044
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$734
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$645
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$562
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$673
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$626
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$468
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$584
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$632
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$528
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$512
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$492
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$558
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$466
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$748
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$709
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$660
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$525
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$521
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$508
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$524
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$519
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$540
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$562
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$566
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$493
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$554
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$547