Ashgabat vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1616
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3750
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$798
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$1515
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.8
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$756
$714
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
7
78
😀 Quality of life
29
66
🏙️ Population
1.03M
12.6M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 210% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 3187th and 8506th ($1616 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 518th 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 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 8245th and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Zhengzhou

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Ashgabat Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$26.2
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.44
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$5.58
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.27
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$606
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.1
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3870
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2996
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.63
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.69
$3.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.17
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.09
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.1
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.6
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.8
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.97
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.6
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$141
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6584
$19861

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619