Ashgabat vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

Ashgabat Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1233
$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2878
$1998
🏠 One person rent
$531
$384
🏘️ Family rent
$949
$503
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$68.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$562
$854
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
7
47
😀 Quality of life
30
52
🏙️ Population
828K
7.1M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 57% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 4068th and 6249th ($1233 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 30th 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 1.1 months in Yantai. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Yantai ranked 47th in China, while ranked 8436th and 6108th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Yantai

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Ashgabat Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.8
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$2.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.55
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$635
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$933
$349
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$807
$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$67
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.97%
4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$4942
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2384
$3033
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.27
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.43
$2.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.9
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.65
$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.82
$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.2
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$3.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$89.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.6
$77.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4395
$25329

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12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1366
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$687
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1362
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$540
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$640
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$638
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$658
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$531
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$687
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1305
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$687
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$688
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$717
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$558
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1316
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1331
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$568
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$397
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$693
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$690
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$375
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$450
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$504
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$379
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$691
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$686
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$404
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$694
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$696
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$326
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$694
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$833
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$836
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$693
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$699
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$636
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$695
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$696
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$792
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$689

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Qixia
$667
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$662
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$675
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$669
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$735
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$663
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$665
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$672
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$671
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$671
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$685
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$676
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$707
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$674
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$675
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$665
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$722
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$675
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$678
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$680
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$671
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$679
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$675
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$674
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$675
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$548
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$673
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$751
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$672
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$663
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$667
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$681
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$685
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$706
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$669
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$662
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$663
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$603
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$670
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$762