Almaty vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$2876
🏠 One person rent
$585
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.2
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$713
$1496
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
50
95
😀 Quality of life
64
88
🏙️ Population
1.92M
4.36M

The cost of living in Almaty is 4% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 4975th and 5229th ($1051 vs $1011) 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 1.5 months in New Taipei. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 4635th and 181st among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.87
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1466
$1097
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$61.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$9649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$5036
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$4.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$9.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$60.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$84.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10418
$11035

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$935
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$878
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$560
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$653
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$504
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$529
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$633
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$738
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$658
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$641
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$671
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$479
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$641
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$475
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$434
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$623
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$558
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$479
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$488
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$651
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$674
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$416
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$651
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$673
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$669
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$785
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$682
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$564
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$680
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$667
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$682
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$692
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$582
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$664
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$735

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1169
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$861
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$860
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$863
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$917
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$860
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$746
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$995
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$890
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$857
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$791
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$725
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$664
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$675
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$952
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$913
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$694
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1114
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$689
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$676
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$744
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$851
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$787
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$721
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$678
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$735
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$719
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1115
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$667
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$741
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$719
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$655
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$811
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$725
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$644
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$588
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$721
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589