Bishkek vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1868
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$431
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$766
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$1536
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
44
93
😀 Quality of life
53
89
🏙️ Population
1.19M
2.36M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 20% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6825th and 5651st ($789 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Kyrgyzstan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bishkek compared to 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 6437th and 245th 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
$6.87
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.78
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.19%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1669
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.4
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7494
$19490

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$500
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$646
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$899
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1014
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$555
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$601
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$876
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$488
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$570
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$471
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$572
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$669
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$688
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$514
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$518
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$587
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$759
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$687
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$610
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$842
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$599
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$535
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$583
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$622
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$576
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$521
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$549
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$579
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$645
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$513
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$568
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$572
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$773
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$704
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$737
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$497

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473