Almaty vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$974
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2342
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$524
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$910
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$745
$1619
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
52
94
😀 Quality of life
70
89
🏙️ Population
2.23M
2.44M

The cost of living in Almaty is 22% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5852nd and 4661st ($974 vs $1257) 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 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 4192nd and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Taipei

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Almaty Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.79
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.9
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.82
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.64
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$649
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1161
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$746
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.2
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.71%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1912
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1177
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.91
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.54
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.43
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.65
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.03
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.3
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.53
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.34
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.2
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$303
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11415
$18442

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$866
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$636
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$842
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$616
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$503
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$757
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$580
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$621
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$564
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$575
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$533
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$565
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$661
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$575
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$477
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$557
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$549
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$447
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$556
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$561
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$653
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$679
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$562
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$619
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$736
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$537
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$592
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$600
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$827
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$609
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$505
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$590
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$487
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$635
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$585
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$521
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$573
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$694

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602