Bishkek vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$710
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1741
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$376
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$705
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.1
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$1368
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
43
84
😀 Quality of life
51
80
🏙️ Population
1.15M
3.03M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 24% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6863rd and 6052nd ($710 vs $931) 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 1.5 months in Taichung. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6133rd and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Taichung

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Bishkek Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.93
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.11
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$323
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.6
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.35%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1190
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$896
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.51
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.86
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.78
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6319
$13638

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716