Ashgabat vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$887
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$1619
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
7
94
😀 Quality of life
48
89
🏙️ Population
1.03M
2.44M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 44% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 2849th and 4661st ($1806 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 6881st and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Taipei

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Ashgabat Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$28.8
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$18442

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602