Bishkek vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1788
$2892
🏠 One person rent
$409
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$358
$1360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
44
94
😀 Quality of life
56
89
🏙️ Population
1.19M
4.05M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 32% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 6948th and 5023rd ($757 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.2 months in New Taipei. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 6280th and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs New Taipei

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Bishkek New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.86
$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$70.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.67%
2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1674
$13830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$7127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$9.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$3.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.95
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$7.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.55
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.88
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6484
$18576

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$503
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$616
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$621
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$866
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$974
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$533
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$580
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$636
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$842
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$477
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$549
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$447
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$561
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$653
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$679
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$565
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$575
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$562
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$736
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$661
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$619
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$827
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$609
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$505
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$590
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$635
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$585
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$564
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$521
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$575
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$653
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$556
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$553
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$557
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$735
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$692
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$702
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$484

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1257
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$941
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$997
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$796
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$882
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$937
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$709
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$957
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$888
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$879
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$889
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$910
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$656
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$668
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$841
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$910
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$654
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1067
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$634
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$630
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$999
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$705
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$903
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$763
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$723
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$682
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$696
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1064
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$634
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$697
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$661
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$698
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$610
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$598
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$667
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$617
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$465
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$665
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$602