Bishkek vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1868
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$431
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$766
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$1422
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
44
85
😀 Quality of life
53
87
🏙️ Population
1.19M
2.87M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 16% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6825th and 5994th ($789 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Kyrgyzstan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 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 6437th and 351st 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
$6.87
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.78
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.19%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1669
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.4
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7494
$17517

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$500
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$646
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$899
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1014
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$555
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$601
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$876
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$488
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$570
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$471
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$572
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$669
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$688
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$514
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$518
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$587
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$759
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$687
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$610
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$842
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$599
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$535
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$583
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$622
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$576
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$521
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$549
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$579
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$645
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$513
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$568
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$572
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$773
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$704
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$737
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$497

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684