Almaty vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$499
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$1368
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
50
84
😀 Quality of life
65
80
🏙️ Population
1.92M
3.03M

The cost of living in Almaty is 1% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6015th and 6052nd ($941 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 Taichung. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 4176th and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$13638

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716