Almaty vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$881
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2223
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$464
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$873
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.5
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$1050
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
51
93
😀 Quality of life
66
83
🏙️ Population
2.23M
2.33M

The cost of living in Almaty is 0.6% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6143rd and 6171st ($881 vs $875) 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 0.8 months in Almaty compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 4016th and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.16
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.12%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1799
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.1
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.77
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.12
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.2
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12609
$18619

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$785
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$652
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$749
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$667
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$674
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$713
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$637
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$553
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$607
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$610
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$543
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$623
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$619
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$538
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$624
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$634
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$441
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$531
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$477
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$430
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$601
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$538
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$591
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$626
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$569
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$613
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$444
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$512
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$562
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$571
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$853
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$613
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$501
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$614
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$460
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$615
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$623
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$512
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$627
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$662

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443