Almaty vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$499
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$1084
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
50
93
😀 Quality of life
65
83
🏙️ Population
1.92M
2.33M

The cost of living in Almaty is 8% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6015th and 6227th ($941 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 4176th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$13630

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$838
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$791
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$681
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$710
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$661
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$645
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$630
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$735
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$653
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$628
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$654
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$461
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$599
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$567
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$419
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$617
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$527
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$473
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$469
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$596
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$663
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$429
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$595
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$624
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$626
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$816
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$660
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$519
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$666
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$622
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$671
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$658
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$532
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$687

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691