Ashgabat vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1679
$749
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$1883
🏠 One person rent
$836
$372
🏘️ Family rent
$1553
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.3
$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$573
$1122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
7
49
😀 Quality of life
30
54
🏙️ Population
828K
7.1M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 124% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 2737th and 6575th ($1679 vs $749) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 49th 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 1.5 months in Yantai. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Yantai ranked 40th in China, while ranked 8379th and 6005th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.6
$4.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.39
$1.77
 Cappuccino
$4.59
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1453
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1376
$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.4
$10.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
4.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4561
$3967
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3442
$7428
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.98
$8.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.68
$3.47
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.63
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.07
$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.2
$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.4
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$4.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$25.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$93.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$68.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.6
$433
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6425
$23682

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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
40 km or 25 mi Qixia
$679
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$669
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$649
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$653
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$708
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$630
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$625
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$633
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$665
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$594
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$600
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$653
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$601
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$623
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$591
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$530
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$507
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$548
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$581
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$542
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$555
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$589
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$544
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$575
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$506
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$525
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$562
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$538
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$637
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$531
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$572
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$585
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$667
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$572
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$585
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$607
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$608
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$643
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$677