Almaty vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$585
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.2
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$713
$1361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
50
84
😀 Quality of life
64
83
🏙️ Population
1.92M
3.03M

The cost of living in Almaty is 6% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4975th and 5356th ($1051 vs $995) 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 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 4635th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.87
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1466
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10418
$13893

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$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
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721