Ashgabat vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$887
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$1212
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
7
93
😀 Quality of life
48
87
🏙️ Population
1.03M
2.35M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 92% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 2849th and 6085th ($1806 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 Taoyuan. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6881st and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Taoyuan

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Ashgabat Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$28.8
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$17081

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$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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464