Ashgabat vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1898
$610
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4362
$1688
🏠 One person rent
$968
$194
🏘️ Family rent
$1668
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$780
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$210
$701
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
7
14
😀 Quality of life
43
43
🏙️ Population
1.03M
9.03M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 211% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 2383rd and 7898th ($1898 vs $610) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 226th in Turkmenistan and China, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Zhoukou ranked 362nd in China, while ranked 7430th and 7422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Zhoukou

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Ashgabat Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.1
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$765
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1413
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$32.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$50.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$8.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.58%
3.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3536
$3157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$1594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.87
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.53
$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.02
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$2.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$26.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$0.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$25.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$4.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24585
$18568

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1846
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$475
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1864
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$466
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$469
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$483
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$482
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$483
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1726
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$561
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$664
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1840
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$612
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$475
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$523
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$556
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$359
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$516
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$439
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$542
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$563
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$500
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$570
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$584
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$470
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$570
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$638
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$557
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$584
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$614
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$590
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$587
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$611
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$684
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$616

Cities near Zhoukou

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$583
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$519
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$567
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$487
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$599
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$504
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$521
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$514
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$516
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$533
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$612
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$457
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$613
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$523
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$520
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$588
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$520
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$522
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$555
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$529
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$811
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$522
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$484
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$595
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$491
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$575
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$524
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$605
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$502
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$492
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$513
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$513
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$540
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$589
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$533
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$589
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$562
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$593
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$531