Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

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Turkmenistan

Ashgabat vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Ashgabat is 52.1% more expensive than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 3.4 times more in Ashgabat
Groceries: pay 38.3% more in Ashgabat
Transportation: pay 42.5% less in Ashgabat
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Ashgabat
Childcare: pay 77.3% less in Ashgabat
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Ashgabat
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Ashgabat

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

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Ashgabat vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.4 times more for restaurants

	Taipei	Ashgabat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.71 NT$150.49	$31.43 TMT110.31	+567.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 NT$180.59	$12.86 TMT45.13	+127.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 NT$29.35	$1.57 TMT5.52	+71.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.86	$0.86 TMT3.01	+31.3%
Average			+239.8%

Taipei vs. Ashgabat - Cost of restaurants

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pay 38.3% more for groceries

	Taipei	Ashgabat
Bread 1 loaf	$2.02 NT$64.65	$2.04 TMT7.15	+0.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.85 NT$314.68	$18.82 TMT66.06	+91.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.54 NT$368.90	$17.09 TMT59.98	+48.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$87.00	$6.00 TMT21.06	+120.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 NT$142.21	$9.07 TMT31.84	+103.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 NT$71.26	$2.30 TMT8.07	+3.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.51 NT$48.15	$3.84 TMT13.49	+155.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$44.23	$3.40 TMT11.94	+145.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 NT$64.54	$1.67 TMT5.87	-17.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$39.84	$1.04 TMT3.64	-16.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$33.27	$0.65 TMT2.27	-37.7%
Average			+38.3%

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pay 42.5% less for transportation

	Taipei	Ashgabat
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.94 NT$126.01	$1.62 TMT5.69	-58.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.67 NT$1,203.90	$10.00 TMT35.10	-73.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$43,928.57 TMT154K	+31.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.95 NT$285.93	$9.71 TMT34.10	+8.6%
Average			-42.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Taipei	Ashgabat
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.40 NT$875.71	$102.86 TMT361.03	+275.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,012.31 NT$32,354.87	$1,414.29 TMT4,964.14	+39.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$482.92 NT$15,434.64	$1,000.00 TMT3,510.00	+107.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	$436.97 TMT1,533.78	+559.4%
Average			+116.8%

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pay 77.3% less for childcare

	Taipei	Ashgabat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$662.67 NT$21,179.76	$22.86 TMT80.23	-96.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,675.66 NT$533K	$24,807.14 TMT87,073.07	+48.8%
Average			-77.3%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Ashgabat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 NT$90.29	$5.71 TMT20.06	+102.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.42 NT$109.45	$6.79 TMT23.82	+98.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$125.41	$25.71 TMT90.26	+555.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.15 NT$1,315.12	$195.24 TMT685.29	+374.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 NT$311.01	$8.57 TMT30.09	-11.9%
Average			+127.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Taipei	Ashgabat
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	$55.71 TMT195.56	-11.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	$114.29 TMT401.14	+185.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	$364.29 TMT1,278.64	+328.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	$192.86 TMT676.93	+83.5%
Average			+111.0%

Taipei vs. Ashgabat - Cost of clothing

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