Ashgabat vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$887
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$65.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$681
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
7
14
😀 Quality of life
48
44
🏙️ Population
1.03M
9.03M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 202% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 2849th and 7960th ($1806 vs $598) 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 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Zhoukou ranked 350th in China, while ranked 6881st and 7402nd 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
$28.8
$3.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$49.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$9.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$3158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$1613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$3.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$2.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$1.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$25.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$4.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$16685

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1763
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$501
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1769
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$487
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$496
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$510
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$498
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1640
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$563
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$659
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1755
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$635
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$468
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$535
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$532
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$372
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$531
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$436
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$589
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$575
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$513
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$583
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$592
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$457
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$586
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$639
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$571
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$591
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$631
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$602
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$601
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$627
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$696
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$639

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$572
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$543
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$556
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$491
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$596
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$509
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$526
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$518
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$520
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$542
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$602
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$483
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$601
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$511
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$516
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$581
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$516
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$518
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$569
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$523
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$803
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$516
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$489
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$581
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$498
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$578
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$514
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$592
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$506
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$489
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$506
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$507
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$525
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$590
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$531
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$583
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$561
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$594
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$514