Ashgabat vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1833
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4223
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$893
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$1483
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$782
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.8
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$747
$1459
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
7
85
😀 Quality of life
49
83
🏙️ Population
1.03M
3.03M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 82% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 2595th and 5518th ($1833 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 Taichung. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6667th and 541st 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
$31.3
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.3
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.48
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$7.08
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.16
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1020
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$674
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1780
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1190
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.2
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4806
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2978
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.51
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.77
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.77
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.17
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.19
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.85
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.2
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.8
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25686
$19915

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Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650