Bishkek vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$743
$1313
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1747
$3273
🏠 One person rent
$398
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$699
$1099
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.1
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$362
$1659
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
44
94
😀 Quality of life
57
87
🏙️ Population
1.19M
2.6M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 43% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6893rd and 4455th ($743 vs $1313) 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 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 6164th and 388th 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
$6.84
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.68
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$718
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$792
$1272
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$615
$931
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$74.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.35%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1533
$14287
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1076
$8078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.19
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$9.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.98
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.9
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$207
$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5611
$17567

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$501
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$613
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$615
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$787
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$884
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$532
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$573
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$629
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$762
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$445
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$549
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$451
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$562
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$648
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$680
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$639
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$651
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$525
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$754
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$618
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$626
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$844
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$620
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$468
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$600
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$650
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$603
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$625
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$480
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$559
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$658
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$614
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$555
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$544
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$712
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$674
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$680
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$475

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1135
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1030
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$942
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$802
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$868
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$993
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$695
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$1006
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$914
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$894
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$894
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$914
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$628
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$634
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$854
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$894
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$628
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1078
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$621
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$615
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$700
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$901
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$753
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$707
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1079
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$671
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$681
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$696
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$616
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$666
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$697
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$600
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$586
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$672
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$604
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$650
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$454
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589