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Turkmenistan

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Taiwan

Taipei vs. Ashgabat Cost of Living Summary

Taipei is 34.2% cheaper than Ashgabat.

Restaurants: pay 70.6% less in Taipei
Groceries: pay 27.7% less in Taipei
Transportation: pay 73.8% more in Taipei
Housing: pay 53.9% less in Taipei
Childcare: pay 4.4 times more in Taipei
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.1% less in Taipei
Clothing: pay 52.6% less in Taipei

The cost of childcare and transportation in Taipei are more expensive than in Ashgabat. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, and groceries are lower in Taipei. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Taipei.

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Taipei vs. Ashgabat Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Taipei instead of Ashgabat, you would:

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pay 70.6% less for restaurants

	Ashgabat	Taipei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$31.43 TMT110.31	$4.71 NT$150.49	-85.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.86 TMT45.13	$5.65 NT$180.59	-56.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 TMT5.52	$0.92 NT$29.35	-41.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 TMT3.01	$0.65 NT$20.86	-23.9%
Average			-70.6%

Ashgabat vs. Taipei - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.7% less for groceries

	Ashgabat	Taipei
Bread 1 loaf	$2.04 TMT7.15	$2.02 NT$64.65	-0.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$18.82 TMT66.06	$9.85 NT$314.68	-47.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$17.09 TMT59.98	$11.54 NT$368.90	-32.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.00 TMT21.06	$2.72 NT$87.00	-54.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.07 TMT31.84	$4.45 NT$142.21	-51.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.30 TMT8.07	$2.23 NT$71.26	-3.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.84 TMT13.49	$1.51 NT$48.15	-60.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.40 TMT11.94	$1.38 NT$44.23	-59.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 TMT5.87	$2.02 NT$64.54	+20.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 TMT3.64	$1.25 NT$39.84	+20.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 TMT2.27	$1.04 NT$33.27	+60.6%
Average			-27.7%

Ashgabat vs. Taipei - Cost of groceries

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pay 73.8% more for transportation

	Ashgabat	Taipei
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.62 TMT5.69	$3.94 NT$126.01	+143.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 TMT35.10	$37.67 NT$1,203.90	+276.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,928.57 TMT154K	$33,523.97 NT$1M	-23.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.71 TMT34.10	$8.95 NT$285.93	-7.9%
Average			+73.8%

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pay 53.9% less for housing

	Ashgabat	Taipei
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$102.86 TMT361.03	$27.40 NT$875.71	-73.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,414.29 TMT4,964.14	$1,012.31 NT$32,354.87	-28.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,000.00 TMT3,510.00	$482.92 NT$15,434.64	-51.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$436.97 TMT1,533.78	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	-84.8%
Average			-53.9%

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pay 4.4 times more for childcare

	Ashgabat	Taipei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$22.86 TMT80.23	$662.67 NT$21,179.76	+2799.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,807.14 TMT87,073.07	$16,675.66 NT$533K	-32.8%
Average			+341.5%

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pay 56.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Ashgabat	Taipei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.71 TMT20.06	$2.83 NT$90.29	-50.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.79 TMT23.82	$3.42 NT$109.45	-49.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.71 TMT90.26	$3.92 NT$125.41	-84.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$195.24 TMT685.29	$41.15 NT$1,315.12	-78.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.57 TMT30.09	$9.73 NT$311.01	+13.5%
Average			-56.1%

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pay 52.6% less for clothing

	Ashgabat	Taipei
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.71 TMT195.56	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	+13.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$114.29 TMT401.14	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	-65.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$364.29 TMT1,278.64	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	-76.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$192.86 TMT676.93	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	-45.5%
Average			-52.6%

Ashgabat vs. Taipei - Cost of clothing

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