Bishkek vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1788
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$409
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$358
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
44
85
😀 Quality of life
56
86
🏙️ Population
1.19M
2.87M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 21% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6948th and 5984th ($757 vs $957) 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 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6280th and 409th 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
$6.86
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.67%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1674
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.95
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.55
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.88
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6484
$17495

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665