Almaty vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2459
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$531
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.1
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$776
$1536
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
52
93
😀 Quality of life
70
89
🏙️ Population
2.23M
2.36M

The cost of living in Almaty is 3% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5468th and 5651st ($1014 vs $989) 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 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 3901st and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Taoyuan

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Almaty Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.96
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.8
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.23
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$648
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1197
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$768
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.3
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.05%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.81
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10616
$19490

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$899
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$876
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$500
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$789
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$601
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$646
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$521
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$579
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$555
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$514
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$687
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$518
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$488
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$572
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$570
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$471
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$513
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$572
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$669
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$688
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$587
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$610
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$759
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$553
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$608
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$614
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$842
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$599
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$535
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$583
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$500
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$622
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$576
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$549
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$519
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$712

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473