Ashgabat vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$887
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
7
80
😀 Quality of life
48
87
🏙️ Population
1.03M
2.72M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 81% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 2849th and 5666th ($1806 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 6881st and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Kaohsiung

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Ashgabat Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$28.8
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$11481

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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

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610