Ashgabat vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1584
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3634
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$798
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$1502
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.1
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$718
$1355
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
7
84
😀 Quality of life
29
81
🏙️ Population
1.03M
3.03M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 77% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 3105th and 6071st ($1584 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 8250th and 521st 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
$25.9
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.4
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$5.56
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.25
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$884
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$607
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1501
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1302
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.58%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3897
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3006
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.52
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.83
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.3
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.79
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.2
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.01
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.8
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.7
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.8
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6132
$18658

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1553
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$515
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1541
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$510
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$509
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$524
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$508
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$495
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$521
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1503
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$521
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$598
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$550
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$685
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1535
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1523
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$658
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$392
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$580
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$512
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$458
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$557
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$431
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$574
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$665
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$484
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$680
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$714
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$414
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$681
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$788
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$651
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$710
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$698
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$700
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$697
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$698
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$736
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$688

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671