Almaty vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$974
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2342
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$524
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$910
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$745
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
52
80
😀 Quality of life
70
87
🏙️ Population
2.23M
2.72M

The cost of living in Almaty is 3% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 5852nd and 5666th ($974 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Kazakhstan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 4192nd and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Kaohsiung

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Almaty Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.79
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.9
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.64
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$649
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1161
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$746
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.2
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.71%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1912
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1177
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.91
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.54
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.43
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.65
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.03
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.3
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.53
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.34
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11415
$11481

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$866
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$636
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$842
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$616
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$503
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$757
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$580
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$621
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$564
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$575
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$533
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$565
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$661
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$575
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$477
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$557
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$549
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$447
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$556
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$561
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$653
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$679
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$562
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$619
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$736
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$537
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$592
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$600
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$827
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$609
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$505
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$590
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$487
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$635
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$585
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$521
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$573
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$694

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610