Bishkek vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Bishkek | Kaohsiung | |
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| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
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The cost of living in Bishkek is 26% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 6893rd and 5567th ($743 vs $1002) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.3 months in Kaohsiung. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 6164th and 461st 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 23 km or 14 mi |  Kant | |
| 59 km or 37 mi | Tokmok | |
| 171 km or 106 mi | Toktogul | |
| 171 km or 106 mi |  Kaskelen | |
| 194 km or 121 mi | Almaty | |
| 195 km or 121 mi | Talas | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Naryn | |
| 207 km or 129 mi | Cholpon-Ata | |
| 233 km or 145 mi | Kapchagay | |
| 251 km or 156 mi | Jalal-Abad | |
| 261 km or 162 mi | Taraz | |
| 299 km or 186 mi | Osh | |
| 303 km or 188 mi |  Andijan | |
| 317 km or 197 mi | Namangan | |
| 357 km or 222 mi | Margilan | |
| 360 km or 224 mi | Fergana | |
| 376 km or 233 mi |  Artux | |
| 387 km or 240 mi | Taldiqorgan | |
| 398 km or 247 mi | Kashgar | |
| 411 km or 256 mi | Shymkent | |
| 439 km or 273 mi | Chirchiq | |
| 444 km or 276 mi | Balkhash | |
| 449 km or 279 mi |  Konibodom | |
| 471 km or 292 mi | Tashkent | |
| 482 km or 300 mi | Istiklol | |
| 497 km or 309 mi | Kentau | |
| 498 km or 310 mi | Ghafurov | |
| 499 km or 310 mi | Buston | |
| 502 km or 312 mi | Khujand | |
| 506 km or 314 mi | Aksu | |
| 516 km or 320 mi | Turkistan | |
| 558 km or 346 mi | Yining | |
| 568 km or 353 mi | Istaravshan | |
| 614 km or 382 mi | Aral | |
| 637 km or 396 mi | Jizzakh | |
| 642 km or 399 mi | Bole | |
| 682 km or 424 mi | Dushanbe | |
| 691 km or 430 mi | Panjakent | |
| 721 km or 448 mi | Tursunzoda | |
| 729 km or 453 mi | Samarkand |
Cities near Kaohsiung
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 42 km or 26 mi |  Tainan | |
| 88 km or 55 mi | Taitung | |
| 97 km or 60 mi | Chiayi | |
| 124 km or 77 mi | Douliu | |
| 150 km or 93 mi | Nantou | |
| 163 km or 101 mi | Changhua | |
| 175 km or 108 mi | Taichung | |
| 224 km or 139 mi | Miaoli | |
| 253 km or 157 mi | Hsinchu | |
| 257 km or 160 mi | Zhubei | |
| 265 km or 165 mi | Taoyuan | |
| 280 km or 174 mi | Yilan | |
| 285 km or 177 mi | Kinmen | |
| 291 km or 181 mi | New Taipei | |
| 298 km or 185 mi | Taipei | |
| 301 km or 187 mi | Jinjiang | |
| 307 km or 191 mi | Xiamen | |
| 309 km or 192 mi | Quanzhou | |
| 315 km or 196 mi | Keelung | |
| 340 km or 211 mi | Putian | |
| 341 km or 212 mi | Zhangzhou | |
| 379 km or 235 mi | Shantou | |
| 393 km or 244 mi | Chaozhou | |
| 398 km or 247 mi | Fuzhou | |
| 416 km or 258 mi | Jieyang | |
| 430 km or 267 mi | Puning | |
| 432 km or 268 mi | Longyan | |
| 437 km or 271 mi |  Ishigaki | |
| 457 km or 284 mi | Ningde | |
| 466 km or 289 mi | Meizhou | |
| 487 km or 302 mi | Sanming | |
| 497 km or 309 mi | Nanping | |
| 510 km or 317 mi | Shanwei | |
| 562 km or 349 mi | Miyakojima | |
| 575 km or 357 mi | Rui'an | |
| 575 km or 357 mi |  Tuguegarao | |
| 587 km or 365 mi | Heyuan | |
| 600 km or 373 mi | Wenzhou | |
| 605 km or 376 mi | Huizhou | |
| 616 km or 382 mi | Wuyishan |