Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

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Kazakhstan

Almaty vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Almaty is 12.4% cheaper than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Almaty
Groceries: pay 45.1% less in Almaty
Transportation: pay 34.5% less in Almaty
Housing: pay 7.9% less in Almaty
Childcare: pay 29.0% less in Almaty
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2% more in Almaty
Clothing: pay 41.0% more in Almaty

The cost of restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Almaty are more expensive than in Taipei. Expenses including groceries, transportation, childcare, and housing are lower in Almaty. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Almaty.

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Almaty vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Almaty instead of Taipei, you would:

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Taipei	Almaty
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.71 NT$152.81	$13.42 KZT6,082.92	+185.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 NT$183.37	$8.95 KZT4,055.28	+58.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 NT$29.80	$1.36 KZT615.44	+47.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$21.18	$0.91 KZT410.90	+38.9%
Average			+102.3%

Taipei vs. Almaty - Cost of restaurants

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pay 45.1% less for groceries

	Taipei	Almaty
Bread 1 loaf	$2.02 NT$65.64	$0.94 KZT425.21	-53.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.85 NT$319.53	$6.46 KZT2,925.52	-34.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.54 NT$374.58	$6.48 KZT2,938.79	-43.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$88.34	$2.45 KZT1,109.97	-10.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 NT$144.40	$3.09 KZT1,401.59	-30.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 NT$72.36	$0.86 KZT387.73	-61.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.51 NT$48.90	$1.06 KZT481.68	-29.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$44.91	$1.37 KZT621.58	-0.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 NT$65.53	$1.34 KZT605.34	-33.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$40.46	$0.35 KZT160.60	-71.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$33.78	$0.26 KZT119.25	-74.7%
Average			-45.1%

Taipei vs. Almaty - Cost of groceries

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pay 34.5% less for transportation

	Taipei	Almaty
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.94 NT$127.95	$2.64 KZT1,198.22	-32.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.67 NT$1,222.44	$22.15 KZT10,036.82	-41.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$22,370.46 KZT10M	-33.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.95 NT$290.33	$6.71 KZT3,041.46	-25.0%
Average			-34.5%

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pay 7.9% less for housing

	Taipei	Almaty
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.40 NT$889.19	$18.11 KZT8,207.89	-33.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,012.31 NT$32,853.13	$802.28 KZT364K	-20.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$482.92 NT$15,672.34	$513.47 KZT233K	+6.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.27 NT$2,150.71	$69.56 KZT31,526.07	+5.0%
Average			-7.9%

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pay 29.0% less for childcare

	Taipei	Almaty
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$662.67 NT$21,505.93	$456.34 KZT207K	-31.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,675.66 NT$541K	$12,216.13 KZT6M	-26.7%
Average			-29.0%

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pay 2.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Almaty
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 NT$91.68	$3.24 KZT1,470.04	+14.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.42 NT$111.13	$3.30 KZT1,497.69	-3.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$127.34	$2.63 KZT1,191.24	-33.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.15 NT$1,335.37	$70.49 KZT31,945.91	+71.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 NT$315.80	$6.71 KZT3,041.46	-31.0%
Average			+2.2%

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pay 41.0% more for clothing

	Taipei	Almaty
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.18 NT$2,050.48	$96.07 KZT43,537.96	+52.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 NT$1,297.67	$47.45 KZT21,502.09	+18.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.98 NT$2,757.77	$145.68 KZT66,021.45	+71.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.09 NT$3,410.39	$134.22 KZT60,829.24	+27.7%
Average			+41.0%

Taipei vs. Almaty - Cost of clothing

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