Ashgabat vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

Ashgabat Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1233
$658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2878
$1752
🏠 One person rent
$531
$294
🏘️ Family rent
$949
$517
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$205
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$77.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$562
$585
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
7
37
😀 Quality of life
30
46
🏙️ Population
828K
6.98M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 87% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 4068th and 7208th ($1233 vs $658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 433rd 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 0.9 months in Zhanjiang. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Zhanjiang ranked 126th in China, while ranked 8436th and 6470th 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
$18.8
$2.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$0.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.55
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$635
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$268
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$933
$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$807
$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$22.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$34.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$9.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.97%
4.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2384
$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.27
$3.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.43
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$7.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$0.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.9
$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.65
$5.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.82
$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.2
$5.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$5.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$43.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.6
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4395
$14889

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1366
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$687
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1362
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$540
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$640
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$638
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$658
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$531
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$687
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1305
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$687
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$688
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$717
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$558
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1316
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1331
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$568
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$397
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$693
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$690
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$375
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$450
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$504
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$379
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$691
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$686
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$404
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$694
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$696
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$326
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$694
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$833
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$836
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$693
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$699
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$636
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$695
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$696
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$792
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$689

Cities near Zhanjiang

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$516
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$689
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$597
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$697
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$717
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$718
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$721
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$679
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$697
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$716
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$668
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$721
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$627
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$724
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$705
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$702
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$556
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$612
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$682
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$700
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1610
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$648
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$566
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$686
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$679
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$863
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$700
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$730
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$714
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$762
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$1079
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2884
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2380
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$555
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$520
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$656
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$531
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$531
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$533
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$721