Cost of living comparison
Ashgabat is 3.3 times more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Ashgabat instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 5.0 times more for restaurants
Beijing
|
Ashgabat
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.37
CN¥31.60
|
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.82
CN¥42.13
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Beijing
|
Ashgabat
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
CN¥14.76
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.63
CN¥47.99
|
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
CN¥55.51
|
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
CN¥5.07
|
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
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pay 26.4% less for transportation
Beijing
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
CN¥34.69
|
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.66
CN¥316.01
|
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,196.95
CN¥175,120.60
|
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
CN¥40.03
|
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
|
pay 7.8 times more for housing
Beijing
|
Ashgabat
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.10
CN¥145.44
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,154.95
CN¥8,358.70
|
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$634.84
CN¥4,594.50
|
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.96
CN¥325.36
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
|
pay 35.6% less for childcare
Beijing
|
Ashgabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$951.31
CN¥6,884.94
|
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,770.10
CN¥200,980.52
|
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
Ashgabat
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.46
CN¥10.53
|
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
CN¥31.66
|
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
CN¥31.60
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
CN¥422.13
|
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
CN¥73.21
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
Beijing
|
Ashgabat
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.18
CN¥500.65
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.88
CN¥317.59
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.48
CN¥647.59
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.62
CN¥901.94
|
$242.17
TMT847.58
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