Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 3.6 times more expensive than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 65.7% less for restaurants
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Turkmenistan
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$34.54
TMT120.90
|
$4.21
NT$137.04
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.82
TMT44.87
|
$4.80
NT$156.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.24
TMT11.34
|
$0.95
NT$30.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
$0.61
NT$19.88
|
|
pay 36.3% less for groceries
|
Turkmenistan
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.39
TMT8.35
|
$1.76
NT$57.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.90
TMT62.65
|
$7.11
NT$231.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.12
TMT56.43
|
$11.33
NT$369.12
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
TMT23.93
|
$2.53
NT$82.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
TMT18.85
|
$3.21
NT$104.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.71
TMT9.50
|
$1.77
NT$57.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$4.01
TMT14.02
|
$0.80
NT$26.03
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.65
TMT12.78
|
$1.10
NT$35.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
TMT5.99
|
$1.27
NT$41.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
TMT3.62
|
$1.21
NT$39.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
TMT2.94
|
$0.96
NT$31.17
|
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pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Turkmenistan
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.56
TMT5.47
|
$3.59
NT$116.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TMT29.91
|
$37.87
NT$1,233.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,803.42
TMT153,311.97
|
$33,524.98
NT$1,092,361.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
TMT33.90
|
$9.35
NT$304.54
|
|
pay 74.3% less for housing
|
Turkmenistan
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$94.97
TMT332.38
|
$18.76
NT$611.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,125.36
TMT3,938.75
|
$386.89
NT$12,606.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$747.86
TMT2,617.52
|
$269.95
NT$8,795.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$435.73
TMT1,525.05
|
$54.00
NT$1,759.56
|
|
pay 20.7 times more for childcare
|
Turkmenistan
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.79
TMT79.77
|
$472.11
NT$15,382.95
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$14,471.45
NT$471,530.44
|
|
pay 64.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Turkmenistan
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.06
TMT17.70
|
$1.82
NT$59.33
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.98
TMT24.43
|
$2.59
NT$84.41
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.49
TMT99.72
|
$4.00
NT$130.24
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$147.20
TMT515.19
|
$34.52
NT$1,124.77
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$9.29
NT$302.57
|
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pay 50.4% less for clothing
|
Turkmenistan
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.47
TMT299.15
|
$63.92
NT$2,082.85
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$121.08
TMT423.79
|
$28.11
NT$915.97
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$163.82
TMT573.36
|
$76.13
NT$2,480.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$170.94
TMT598.29
|
$91.74
NT$2,989.11
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