Bishkek vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$710
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1741
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$376
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$705
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.1
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$1275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
43
74
😀 Quality of life
51
80
🏙️ Population
1.15M
1.87M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 16% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 6863rd and 6292nd ($710 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 Tainan. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6133rd and 499th 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
$5.93
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.11
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$323
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.6
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.35%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1190
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$896
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.51
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.86
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.78
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6319
$18526

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719