Ashgabat vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$2164
🏠 One person rent
$887
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$687
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$645
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
7
36
😀 Quality of life
48
51
🏙️ Population
1.03M
6.98M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 124% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 2849th and 6740th ($1806 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th 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 0.8 months in Zhanjiang. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Zhanjiang ranked 105th in China, while ranked 6881st and 6593rd 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
$28.8
$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
3.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$4456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$2605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$6.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$9.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$563
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$19015

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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

Cities near Zhanjiang

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$789
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$790
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$694
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$664
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$738
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$896
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$605
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$592
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$699
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$832
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$844
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$816
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$564
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$807
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$608
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$848
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$577
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$534
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$774
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$580
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1718
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$611
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$585
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$674
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$587
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$782
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$769
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$795
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$571
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$666
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$939
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2674
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2415
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$587
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$587
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$760
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$602
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$597
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$533
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$584