Ashgabat vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1679
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$836
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$1553
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.3
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$573
$1361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
7
84
😀 Quality of life
30
83
🏙️ Population
828K
3.03M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 69% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 2737th and 5356th ($1679 vs $995) 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 0.3 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 8379th and 343rd 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
$31.6
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.39
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$4.59
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1453
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1376
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.4
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4561
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3442
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.98
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.68
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.63
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.07
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.2
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.4
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.6
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6425
$13893

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1648
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$487
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1642
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$427
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$509
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$489
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$532
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1644
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$576
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$661
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1657
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$640
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$427
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$558
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$514
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$434
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$519
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$399
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$554
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$619
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$416
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$633
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$655
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$446
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$636
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$700
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$616
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$653
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$655
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$655
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$651
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$653
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$693
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$651

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721