Bishkek vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$710
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1741
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$376
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$705
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.1
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$1084
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
43
93
😀 Quality of life
51
83
🏙️ Population
1.15M
2.33M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 18% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6863rd and 6227th ($710 vs $868) 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 6133rd and 388th 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
$5.93
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.11
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$323
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.6
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.35%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1190
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$896
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.51
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.86
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.78
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6319
$13630

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$681
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$645
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$838
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$941
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$653
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$661
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$791
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$461
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$567
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$419
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$527
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$473
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$469
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$639
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$654
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$596
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$429
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$628
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$663
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$816
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$660
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$519
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$666
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$671
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$658
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$630
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$532
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$735
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$667
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$617
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$468
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$599
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$672
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$664
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$655
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$530

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691