Almaty vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$2992
🏠 One person rent
$499
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$1087
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$1661
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
50
95
😀 Quality of life
65
87
🏙️ Population
1.92M
4.04M

The cost of living in Almaty is 11% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 6015th and 5212th ($941 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Kazakhstan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 1.6 months in New Taipei. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 4176th and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$4.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$2.49
 Cappuccino
$2.44
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$1333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$9578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$8.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$7.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$13786

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$838
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$791
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$681
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$710
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$661
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$645
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$630
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$735
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$653
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$628
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$654
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$461
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$599
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$567
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$419
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$617
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$527
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$473
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$469
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$596
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$663
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$429
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$595
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$624
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$626
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$816
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$660
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$519
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$666
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$622
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$671
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$658
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$532
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$687

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1158
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$868
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1028
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$745
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$828
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$864
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$698
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$931
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$841
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$818
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$761
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$707
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$706
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$661
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$801
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$841
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$683
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1229
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$666
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$654
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$719
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$821
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$776
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$807
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$673
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$712
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$731
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1231
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$642
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$719
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$702
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$643
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$731
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$708
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$633
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$592
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$716
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$605