Ashgabat vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1616
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3750
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$798
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$1515
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.8
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$756
$1368
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
7
84
😀 Quality of life
29
80
🏙️ Population
1.03M
3.03M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 73% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 3187th and 6052nd ($1616 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Turkmenistan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 8245th and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Taichung

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Ashgabat Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$26.2
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.44
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.27
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$606
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.1
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3870
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2996
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.63
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.69
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.17
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.09
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.1
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.6
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.8
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.97
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.6
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$141
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6584
$13638

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1583
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$500
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1578
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$458
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$517
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$515
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$538
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$511
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1531
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$515
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$603
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$512
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$689
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1572
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$670
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$394
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$607
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$514
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$468
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$550
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$452
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$553
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$675
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$435
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$689
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$722
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$450
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$693
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$797
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$673
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$720
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$706
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$716
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$706
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$708
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$741
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$699

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716