Almaty vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Almaty Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$775
$849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$2601
🏠 One person rent
$434
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$722
$650
🍽️ Food expenses
$221
$348
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.8
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$534
$1624
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
50
93
😀 Quality of life
64
74
🏙️ Population
1.92M
2.44M

The cost of living in Almaty is 9% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6284th and 6039th ($775 vs $849) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th 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 1.9 months in Taoyuan. Almaty ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 4680th and 1265th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.39
$3.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.64
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$967
$707
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.2
$42.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.3
$64.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.21%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1594
$5081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1085
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$43.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.12
$8.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$3.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.36
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$8.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.87
$26.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.68
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.7
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.54
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.96
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$9.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$14.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$71.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$194
$566
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5538
$22659

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$478
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$437
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$478
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$382
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$436
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$535
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$436
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$522
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$414
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$670
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$662
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$436
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$648
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$415
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$466
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$663
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$453
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$647
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$392
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$571
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$640
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$418
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$428
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$349
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$541
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$538
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$501
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$640
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$651
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$642
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$701
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$536
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$500
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$539
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$720
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$526
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$625
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$470
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$652
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$816

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$938
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$813
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1076
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1260
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$705
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$885
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$935
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$970
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$828
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$808
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$809
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$851
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$717
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$890
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$1012
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$725
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$714
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$911
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$783
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$699
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$812
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1047
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$831
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$686
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$849
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$744
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$713
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$686
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$711
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1048
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$770
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$689
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$678
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$646
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$661
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$1049
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$849
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$650
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$514
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$760