Ashgabat vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1833
$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4223
$2094
🏠 One person rent
$893
$379
🏘️ Family rent
$1483
$678
🍽️ Food expenses
$782
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.8
$87.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$747
$563
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
7
38
😀 Quality of life
49
48
🏙️ Population
1.03M
6.98M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 132% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 2595th and 6706th ($1833 vs $790) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 26th 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 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Zhanjiang ranked 170th in China, while ranked 6667th and 6786th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.3
$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.3
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.48
$1.58
 Cappuccino
$7.08
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.16
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1020
$443
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$674
$309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1780
$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1190
$565
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.2
$52.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$9.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4806
$4390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2978
$2662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.51
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.77
$4.11
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.77
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.17
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.19
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.85
$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.2
$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$5.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$32.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$9.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.8
$39.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23
$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25686
$16727

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1774
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$500
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1796
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$489
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$496
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$512
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$503
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$467
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$506
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1654
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$502
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$564
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$493
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$658
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1770
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$643
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$477
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$542
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$509
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$372
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$530
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$433
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$588
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$598
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$512
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$604
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$628
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$432
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$607
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$684
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$588
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$622
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$638
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$623
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$624
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$635
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$704
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$640

Cities near Zhanjiang

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$773
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$780
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$677
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$652
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$726
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$892
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$590
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$579
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$693
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$816
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$827
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$809
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$552
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$794
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$598
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$829
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$551
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$518
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$758
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$568
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1746
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$589
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$559
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$662
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$574
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$758
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$766
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$777
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$562
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$662
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$878
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2718
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2414
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$558
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$556
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$765
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$570
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$558
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$546
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$574