Ashgabat vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1679
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3854
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$836
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$1553
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.3
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$573
$1180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
7
93
😀 Quality of life
30
86
🏙️ Population
828K
2.29M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 95% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 2737th and 6163rd ($1679 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 8379th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.6
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.39
$1.41
 Cappuccino
$4.59
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.91
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1453
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1376
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.4
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4561
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3442
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.98
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.68
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.63
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.07
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.31
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.2
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.4
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.9
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.5
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$144
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.6
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6425
$13937

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716