Bishkek vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$713
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1726
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$380
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$727
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$34
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$385
$1050
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
43
93
😀 Quality of life
52
83
🏙️ Population
1.15M
2.33M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 18% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6826th and 6171st ($713 vs $875) 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 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 6118th and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Taoyuan

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Bishkek Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.73
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$632
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.5
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.1
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.31%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1273
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$929
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.2
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.43
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.72
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.71
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.61
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$205
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3972
$18619

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$674
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$667
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$607
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$785
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$881
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$623
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$637
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$652
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$749
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$538
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$441
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$477
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$430
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$538
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$591
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$626
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$619
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$553
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$634
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$569
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$444
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$624
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$613
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$853
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$613
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$501
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$614
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$615
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$623
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$610
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$512
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$543
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$613
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$601
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$507
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$531
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$605
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$602
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$593
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$472

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443