Taiwan vs Turkmenistan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taiwan Turkmenistan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$965
$1561
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2750
$3569
🏠 One person rent
$389
$796
🏘️ Family rent
$897
$1499
🍽️ Food expenses
$371
$597
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.1
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1469
$714
💸 GDP per capita
$24828
$8233
😃 Human freedom index
8.61
4.1
❤️ Life expectancy
79.1
69.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
67
17
🌐 English speaking %
30%
2%
🎓 Higher education
89
1
😀 Quality of life
78
27
🏙️ Population
23.4M
6.12M

The average cost of living in Taiwan ($965) is 38% less expensive than in Turkmenistan ($1561). Taiwan ranked 90th vs 26th for Turkmenistan in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Taiwan compared to 0.5 months in Turkmenistan. Ranked 31st and 149th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Taiwan vs Turkmenistan

We calculate prices for Taiwan and Turkmenistan as a population-weighted mean of 17 and 6 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Taiwan Turkmenistan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.71
$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.83
$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$6.9
 Cappuccino
$2.78
$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$884
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$605
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1049
$1490
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$741
$1302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.7
$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74
$69.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.5
$90.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.04%
8.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7466
$3873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4358
$2997
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.9
$8.53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.34
$9.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.08
$2.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$5.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$9.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.84
$9.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$6.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$27.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$3.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.69
$25.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.81
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.1
$112
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.51
$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.7
$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.3
$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.5
$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$92.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$392
$22.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16067
$6128

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Taiwan

City Cost of living Population
New Taipei
$1073
4.04M
Taipei
$1181
2.6M
Taichung
$894
3.03M
Kaohsiung
$956
2.73M
Tainan
$814
1.87M
Taoyuan
$875
2.33M
Hsinchu
$897
499K
Keelung
$967
367K
Zhubei
$821
218K
Chiayi
$747
252K
Changhua
$813
225K
Kinmen
$823
144K
Miaoli
$728
86.2K
Douliu
$770
109K
Nantou
$796
97.3K
Yilan
$731
95K
Taitung
$788
103K

In Turkmenistan

City Cost of living Population
Ashgabat
$1584
1.03M
Turkmenabat
$1523
256K
Dasoguz
$1535
227K
Mary
$1503
126K
Anau
$1553
29.6K
Baherden
$1541
24.7K