Ashgabat vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1898
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4362
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$968
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$1668
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$780
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$210
$1768
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
7
94
😀 Quality of life
43
90
🏙️ Population
1.03M
2.43M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 52% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 2383rd and 4646th ($1898 vs $1248) 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 0.1 months in Ashgabat compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 7430th and 178th 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
$31.1
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$765
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1413
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.58%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3536
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.87
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.53
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.02
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24585
$16947

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1846
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$475
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1864
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$466
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$469
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$483
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$482
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$483
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1726
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$561
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$664
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1840
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$612
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$475
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$523
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$556
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$359
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$516
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$439
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$542
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$563
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$500
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$570
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$584
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$470
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$570
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$638
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$557
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$584
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$614
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$590
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$587
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$611
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$684
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$616

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612