Bishkek vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1788
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$409
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$358
$1619
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
44
94
😀 Quality of life
56
89
🏙️ Population
1.19M
2.44M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 40% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6948th and 4661st ($757 vs $1257) 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 6280th and 266th 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
$6.86
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.67%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1674
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.95
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.55
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.88
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6484
$18442

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602