Almaty vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$884
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$477
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$829
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.2
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$656
$1459
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
52
85
😀 Quality of life
70
83
🏙️ Population
2.23M
3.03M

The cost of living in Almaty is 12% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6307th and 5518th ($884 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 4103rd and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.77
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1004
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$696
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.26%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1678
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.3
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.6
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.52
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.87
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9881
$19915

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$787
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$629
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$762
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$613
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$501
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$743
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$573
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$615
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$625
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$559
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$618
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$651
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$445
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$544
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$549
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$451
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$614
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$562
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$648
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$680
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$525
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$626
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$754
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$525
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$577
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$583
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$844
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$620
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$468
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$600
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$472
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$650
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$603
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$480
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$680

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650