Bishkek vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$710
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1741
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$376
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$705
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.1
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$1789
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
43
95
😀 Quality of life
51
86
🏙️ Population
1.15M
2.6M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 39% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6863rd and 4715th ($710 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 Taipei. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 6133rd and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Taipei

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Bishkek Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.93
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.11
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$323
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.6
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.35%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1190
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$896
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.51
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.86
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.78
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6319
$18424

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605