Ashgabat vs Changhua - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Changhua
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1833
$914
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4223
$2449
🏠 One person rent
$893
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$1483
$620
🍽️ Food expenses
$782
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.8
$45.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$747
$1621
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
7
83
😀 Quality of life
49
67
🏙️ Population
1.03M
225K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 101% more expensive than in Changhua. Cities ranked 2595th and 6149th ($1833 vs $914) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Turkmenistan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.8 months in Changhua. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Changhua ranked 13th in Taiwan, while ranked 6667th and 4895th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Changhua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.3
$4.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.3
$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.48
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$7.08
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.16
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1020
$340
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$674
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1780
$626
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1190
$486
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.2
$82.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
2.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4806
$7369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2978
$7132
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.51
$30.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.77
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.77
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.17
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$7.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$4.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$4.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.19
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.85
$6.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.2
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$51
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$13.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.8
$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23
$416
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25686
$18881

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12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1774
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$500
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1796
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$489
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$496
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$512
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$503
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$467
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$506
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1654
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$502
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$564
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$493
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$658
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1770
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$643
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$477
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$542
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$509
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$372
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$530
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$433
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$588
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$598
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$512
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$604
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$628
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$432
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$607
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$684
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$588
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$622
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$638
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$623
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$624
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$635
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$704
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$640

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Taichung
$1006
23 km or 14 mi Nantou
$894
40 km or 25 mi Douliu
$894
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$695
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$914
93 km or 58 mi Hsinchu
$993
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$868
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$942
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$894
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1135
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$802
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1313
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$854
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$1030
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$615
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$634
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$621
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$901
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$707
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$681
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$628
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1078
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$671
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$697
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$616
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$589
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$454
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$700
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$451
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$753
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$669
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$579
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$600
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$677
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1079
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$696
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$666
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$650