Ashgabat vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1679
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$2145
🏠 One person rent
$836
$373
🏘️ Family rent
$1553
$682
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.3
$84.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$573
$552
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
7
38
😀 Quality of life
30
45
🏙️ Population
828K
6.98M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 116% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 2737th and 6458th ($1679 vs $777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 40th 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 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Zhanjiang ranked 161st in China, while ranked 8379th and 6615th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Zhanjiang

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Ashgabat Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.6
$2.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.39
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$4.59
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1453
$838
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1376
$554
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$61.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.4
$9.74
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4561
$7632
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3442
$3297
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.98
$17.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.68
$5.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.63
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.07
$1.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$3.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.2
$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.4
$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$9.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$47.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.6
$609
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6425
$19859

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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

Cities near Zhanjiang

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$857
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$831
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$620
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$638
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$806
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$876
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$592
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$568
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$735
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$830
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$816
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$824
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$547
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$791
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$611
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$812
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$571
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$481
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$552
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$573
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1565
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$575
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$590
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$618
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$596
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$742
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$785
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$781
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$605
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$589
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$939
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2614
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2410
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$557
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$517
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$774
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$504
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$524
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$525
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$573