Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 16.8% cheaper than Taiwan.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 35.8% more for restaurants
Taiwan
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.79
NT$121.98
|
$8.87
KZT3,923.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
NT$153.08
|
$6.78
KZT2,998.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
NT$31.42
|
$0.83
KZT367.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
NT$20.57
|
$0.52
KZT230.89
|
|
pay 44.0% less for groceries
Taiwan
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
NT$58.83
|
$0.46
KZT205.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.72
NT$248.52
|
$4.61
KZT2,036.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.17
NT$359.60
|
$4.19
KZT1,853.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.76
NT$88.80
|
$1.63
KZT720.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
NT$106.64
|
$2.42
KZT1,068.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$57.10
|
$0.64
KZT282.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$25.67
|
$0.97
KZT428.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$35.90
|
$1.02
KZT450.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
NT$45.98
|
$0.97
KZT427.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$35.97
|
$0.24
KZT104.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
NT$31.64
|
$0.24
KZT104.84
|
|
pay 42.1% less for transportation
Taiwan
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
NT$116.23
|
$2.05
KZT908.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.97
NT$1,221.94
|
$14.36
KZT6,353.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,040.82
NT$1,031,067.19
|
$22,632.91
KZT10,010,785.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.01
NT$289.88
|
$5.95
KZT2,632.17
|
|
pay 14.2% less for housing
Taiwan
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.06
NT$645.66
|
$13.46
KZT5,953.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$385.85
NT$12,416.48
|
$431.95
KZT191,056.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.82
NT$8,747.03
|
$271.20
KZT119,953.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.08
NT$1,997.78
|
$39.97
KZT17,680.80
|
|
pay 46.1% less for childcare
Taiwan
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.29
NT$13,557.11
|
$226.97
KZT100,390.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,282.51
NT$459,608.15
|
$7,697.85
KZT3,404,841.92
|
|
pay 23.6% less for entertainment and sports
Taiwan
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
NT$54.31
|
$1.29
KZT572.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.68
NT$86.31
|
$2.13
KZT941.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
NT$118.99
|
$1.91
KZT842.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.15
NT$1,098.90
|
$40.51
KZT17,915.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.15
NT$294.46
|
$5.10
KZT2,253.66
|
|
pay 16.5% more for clothing
Taiwan
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.20
NT$2,194.77
|
$60.78
KZT26,882.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.88
NT$929.33
|
$45.95
KZT20,322.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.64
NT$2,498.48
|
$95.70
KZT42,331.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.18
NT$3,095.10
|
$90.85
KZT40,184.69
|
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