Ashgabat vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

Ashgabat Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1233
$890
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2878
$2717
🏠 One person rent
$531
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$949
$793
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$81.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$562
$1377
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
7
76
😀 Quality of life
30
69
🏙️ Population
828K
1.87M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 39% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4068th and 5933rd ($1233 vs $890) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 8th 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 Tainan. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Tainan ranked 8th in Taiwan, while ranked 8436th and 3266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Tainan

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Ashgabat Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.8
$3.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.55
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$635
$261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$933
$810
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$807
$647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$56.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$86.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.97%
1.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3243
$5676
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2384
$3160
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.27
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.43
$3.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$17.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$9.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$4.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.9
$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.65
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.82
$6.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.9
$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.2
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$45.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$14
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$80.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.6
$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$755
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4395
$10526

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1366
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$687
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1362
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$540
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$640
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$638
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$658
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$531
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$687
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1305
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$687
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$688
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$717
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$558
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1316
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1331
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$568
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$397
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$693
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$690
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$375
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$450
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$504
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$379
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$691
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$686
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$404
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$694
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$696
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$326
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$694
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$833
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$836
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$693
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$699
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$636
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$695
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$696
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$792
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$689

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$911
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$851
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$809
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$1012
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$808
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$828
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$970
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$705
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$813
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$849
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$812
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$885
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1076
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$699
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1260
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$783
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$831
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$935
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$717
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$744
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$725
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$1049
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$661
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$760
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$689
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$702
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$714
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1047
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$732
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$711
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$713
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$709
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$686
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1048
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$849
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$692
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$646
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$757
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$770