Bishkek vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1788
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$409
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$358
$1212
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
44
93
😀 Quality of life
56
87
🏙️ Population
1.19M
2.35M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 20% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6948th and 6085th ($757 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 Taoyuan. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6280th and 373rd 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
$6.86
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.67%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1674
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.95
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.55
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.88
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6484
$17081

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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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464