Ashgabat vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1898
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4362
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$968
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$1668
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$780
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$210
$1162
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
7
81
😀 Quality of life
43
74
🏙️ Population
1.03M
13.9M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 178% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 2383rd and 7400th ($1898 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 83rd in Turkmenistan and China, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.7 months in Tianjin. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 7430th and 2024th 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
$31.1
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$765
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1413
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.58%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3536
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.87
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.53
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.02
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24585
$16559

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1846
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$475
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1864
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$466
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$469
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$483
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$482
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$483
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1726
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$561
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$664
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1840
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$612
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$475
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$523
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$556
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$359
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$516
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$439
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$542
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$563
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$500
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$570
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$584
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$470
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$570
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$638
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$557
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$584
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$614
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$590
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$587
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$611
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$684
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$616

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$672
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$740
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$645
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$800
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$623
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$720
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1108
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$764
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$666
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$576
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$574
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$697
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$645
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$480
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$599
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$541
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$525
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$511
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$556
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$480
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$759
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$722
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$668
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$541
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$522
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$541
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$541
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$646
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$549
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$579
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$582
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$576
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$546