Cost of living comparison

Kazakhstan

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Taiwan

HsinChu vs. Astana Cost of Living Summary

HsinChu is 2.0 times more expensive than Astana.

Restaurants: pay 12.0% less in HsinChu
Groceries: pay 3.6 times more in HsinChu
Transportation: pay 96.5% more in HsinChu
Housing: pay 36.1% more in HsinChu
Childcare: pay 3.1 times more in HsinChu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 94.2% more in HsinChu
Clothing: pay 31.3% more in HsinChu

The cost of groceries, childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, and clothing in HsinChu are more expensive than in Astana. Notably, groceries, childcare, and transportation are significantly more expensive in HsinChu.

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HsinChu vs. Astana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in HsinChu instead of Astana, you would:

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pay 12.0% less for restaurants

	Astana	HsinChu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.79 KZT3,675.56	$3.93 NT$127.46	-49.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.50 KZT2,594.51	$5.24 NT$169.95	-4.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 KZT444.92	$0.85 NT$27.62	-9.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 KZT256.11	$0.63 NT$20.36	+15.8%
Average			-12.0%

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pay 3.6 times more for groceries

	Astana	HsinChu
Bread 1 loaf	$0.45 KZT212.13	$1.81 NT$58.69	+302.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.48 KZT2,113.19	$6.76 NT$219.08	+51.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.74 KZT1,767.70	$11.62 NT$376.62	+210.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.67 KZT789.60	$3.18 NT$102.99	+90.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 KZT951.68	$2.13 NT$69.06	+5.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 KZT269.32	$1.90 NT$61.43	+232.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 KZT387.39	$1.09 NT$35.33	+32.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 KZT400.30	$1.83 NT$59.42	+116.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 KZT365.52	$1.68 NT$54.60	+117.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 KZT112.69	$1.98 NT$64.24	+730.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 KZT79.10	$1.78 NT$57.82	+964.5%
Average			+259.4%

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pay 96.5% more for transportation

	Astana	HsinChu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.74 KZT819.54	$3.82 NT$123.66	+119.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.74 KZT6,486.28	$39.32 NT$1,274.64	+186.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,134.22 KZT10M	$40,144.19 NT$1M	+99.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.33 KZT3,459.35	$5.90 NT$191.20	-19.5%
Average			+96.5%

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pay 36.1% more for housing

	Astana	HsinChu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.37 KZT6,311.55	$22.93 NT$743.19	+71.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$456.75 KZT216K	$550.55 NT$17,845.00	+20.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$313.14 KZT148K	$340.82 NT$11,046.90	+8.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.46 KZT18,629.61	$56.76 NT$1,839.80	+43.8%
Average			+36.1%

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

	Astana	HsinChu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$229.54 KZT108K	$710.03 NT$23,014.38	+209.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,780.94 KZT2M	$14,992.63 NT$486K	+213.6%
Average			+211.4%

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pay 94.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Astana	HsinChu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.10 KZT518.90	$2.29 NT$74.35	+108.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.04 KZT963.93	$3.36 NT$108.88	+64.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.81 KZT856.19	$4.92 NT$159.33	+171.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.21 KZT22,758.03	$58.99 NT$1,911.96	+22.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.13 KZT2,421.54	$10.49 NT$339.90	+104.4%
Average			+94.2%

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pay 31.3% more for clothing

	Astana	HsinChu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.32 KZT25,172.40	$84.38 NT$2,735.17	+58.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.64 KZT15,881.55	$37.28 NT$1,208.25	+10.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.14 KZT38,773.53	$95.04 NT$3,080.39	+15.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.48 KZT40,351.02	$120.16 NT$3,894.74	+40.6%
Average			+31.3%

Astana vs. HsinChu - Cost of clothing

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