Bishkek vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$710
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1741
$2650
🏠 One person rent
$376
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$705
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.1
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$1271
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
43
81
😀 Quality of life
51
83
🏙️ Population
1.15M
2.73M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 24% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 6863rd and 6046th ($710 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Kyrgyzstan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 6133rd and 389th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Kaohsiung

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Bishkek Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.93
$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$2.11
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$323
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.6
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.35%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1190
$4772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$896
$2838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.51
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.86
$8.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.78
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6319
$12438

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Cities near Bishkek

Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$681
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$645
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$838
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$941
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$653
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$661
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$791
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$461
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$567
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$419
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$527
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$473
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$469
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$639
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$654
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$596
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$429
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$628
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$663
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$816
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$660
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$519
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$666
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$671
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$658
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$630
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$532
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$735
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$667
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$617
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$468
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$599
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$672
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$664
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$655
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$530

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643