Bishkek vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1868
$2456
🏠 One person rent
$431
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$766
$460
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$94.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$1386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
44
73
😀 Quality of life
53
72
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.85M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 16% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 6825th and 6014th ($789 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 Tainan. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 6437th and 2806th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Tainan

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Bishkek Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.87
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.78
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.19%
2.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1669
$3086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.4
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$65
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7494
$5481

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$971
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$904
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$884
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$844
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$868
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$874
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$942
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$687
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$921
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$889
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$989
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$892
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$792
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1123
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$643
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1248
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$648
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$729
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$979
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$673
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$679
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$612
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$474
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$473
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$705
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$600
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$672
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1039
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$682
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$640
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$689
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$954
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$717
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1042
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$774
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$777
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$617
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$638
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$686