Bishkek vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$653
$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1601
$2876
🏠 One person rent
$347
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.8
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$1496
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
43
95
😀 Quality of life
53
88
🏙️ Population
1.12M
4.36M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 35% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 7174th and 5229th ($653 vs $1011) 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 1.5 months in New Taipei. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 6097th and 181st 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
$5.46
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.81
 Cappuccino
$1.96
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$1097
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.7
$61.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.09%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1073
$9649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$768
$5036
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.77
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.35
$8.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$4.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.41
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.59
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.9
$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.69
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$9.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.8
$60.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.9
$84.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5913
$11035

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$560
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$529
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$935
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1051
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$532
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$504
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$878
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$479
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$475
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$434
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$558
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$479
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$488
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$658
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$671
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$651
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$416
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$641
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$674
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$785
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$682
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$564
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$680
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$682
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$692
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$633
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$582
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$738
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$672
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$623
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$473
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$641
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$638
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$647
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$629
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$562

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1169
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$861
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$860
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$863
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$917
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$860
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$746
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$995
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$890
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$857
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$791
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$725
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$664
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$675
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$952
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$913
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$694
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1114
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$689
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$676
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$744
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$851
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$787
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$721
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$678
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$735
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$719
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1115
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$667
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$741
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$719
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$655
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$811
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$725
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$644
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$588
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$721
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589