Ashgabat vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$887
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$1446
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
7
73
😀 Quality of life
48
72
🏙️ Population
1.03M
1.85M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 98% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 2849th and 6264th ($1806 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Turkmenistan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.6 months in Tainan. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 6881st and 2963rd 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
$28.8
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$5587

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697