Ashgabat vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1679
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$836
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$1553
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.3
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$573
$627
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
7
78
😀 Quality of life
30
67
🏙️ Population
828K
12.6M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 232% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 2737th and 8471st ($1679 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 532nd in Turkmenistan and China, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 8379th and 3944th 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
$31.6
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.39
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$4.59
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1453
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1376
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.4
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4561
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3442
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.98
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.68
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.63
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.07
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.2
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.4
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.6
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6425
$4818

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1648
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$487
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1642
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$427
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$509
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$489
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$532
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1644
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$576
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$661
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1657
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$640
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$427
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$558
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$514
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$434
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$519
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$399
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$554
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$619
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$416
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$633
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$655
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$446
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$636
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$700
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$616
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$653
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$655
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$655
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$651
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$653
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$693
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$651

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617