Ashgabat vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$887
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
7
85
😀 Quality of life
48
86
🏙️ Population
1.03M
2.87M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 89% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 2849th and 5984th ($1806 vs $957) 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 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6881st and 409th 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
$28.8
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$17495

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665