Almaty vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$884
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$477
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$829
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.2
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$656
$1051
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
52
93
😀 Quality of life
70
84
🏙️ Population
2.23M
2.33M

The cost of living in Almaty is 6% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6307th and 5995th ($884 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 4103rd and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.77
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1004
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$696
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.26%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1678
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.3
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.6
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.52
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.87
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9881
$14970

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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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$868
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451