Ashgabat vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1616
$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3750
$2181
🏠 One person rent
$798
$384
🏘️ Family rent
$1515
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.8
$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$756
$571
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
7
38
😀 Quality of life
29
43
🏙️ Population
1.03M
6.98M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 107% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 3187th and 6518th ($1616 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 39th 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 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Zhanjiang ranked 152nd in China, while ranked 8245th and 6686th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$26.2
$2.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.44
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.27
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$456
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$606
$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$883
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.1
$10
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
4.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3870
$5666
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2996
$3311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.63
$18.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.69
$4.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.17
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.09
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$4.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.1
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.6
$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.8
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.97
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.6
$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$9.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$141
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23
$594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6584
$20188

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1583
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$500
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1578
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$458
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$517
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$515
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$538
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$511
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1531
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$515
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$603
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$512
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$689
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1572
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$670
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$394
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$607
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$514
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$468
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$550
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$452
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$553
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$675
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$435
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$689
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$722
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$450
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$693
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$797
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$673
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$720
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$706
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$716
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$706
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$708
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$741
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$699

Cities near Zhanjiang

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$774
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$774
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$671
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$660
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$794
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$895
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$614
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$595
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$725
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$839
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$824
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$819
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$572
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$806
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$623
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$830
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$577
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$491
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$778
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$586
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1590
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$602
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$592
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$641
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$607
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$763
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$780
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$808
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$606
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$678
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$958
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2753
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2427
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$565
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$523
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$783
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$511
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$545
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$538
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$601