Almaty vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$499
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$1789
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
50
95
😀 Quality of life
65
86
🏙️ Population
1.92M
2.6M

The cost of living in Almaty is 19% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6015th and 4715th ($941 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 Taipei. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 4176th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$3.31
🥤 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
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$18424

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605