Bishkek vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$653
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1601
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$347
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.8
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$1180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
43
93
😀 Quality of life
53
86
🏙️ Population
1.12M
2.29M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 24% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 7174th and 6163rd ($653 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 1.4 months in Taoyuan. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 6097th and 264th 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
$5.46
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.7
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.09%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1073
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$768
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.77
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.35
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.41
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.59
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.9
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.69
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.8
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.9
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5913
$13937

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$560
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$529
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$935
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1051
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$532
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$504
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$878
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$479
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$475
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$434
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$558
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$479
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$488
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$658
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$671
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$651
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$416
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$641
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$674
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$785
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$682
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$564
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$680
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$682
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$692
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$633
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$582
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$738
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$672
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$623
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$473
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$641
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$638
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$647
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$629
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$562

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716