Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 39.3% cheaper than Taipei.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 23.5% less for restaurants
Taipei
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
NT$200.27
|
$5.66
KGS499.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.98
NT$160.22
|
$5.55
KGS489.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
NT$33.07
|
$0.63
KGS55.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
NT$23.03
|
$0.30
KGS26.86
|
|
pay 55.5% less for groceries
Taipei
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
NT$60.62
|
$0.47
KGS41.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
NT$249.31
|
$4.64
KGS409.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$364.76
|
$3.25
KGS287.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
NT$91.28
|
$1.70
KGS149.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
NT$132.75
|
$2.36
KGS208.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
NT$66.54
|
$0.43
KGS37.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$32.50
|
$0.78
KGS68.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
NT$37.95
|
$0.84
KGS74.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
NT$47.95
|
$0.78
KGS69.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
NT$39.89
|
$0.21
KGS18.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$36.12
|
$0.22
KGS19.53
|
|
pay 36.0% less for transportation
Taipei
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.71
NT$119.38
|
$2.82
KGS248.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.34
NT$1,201.63
|
$6.20
KGS547.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,397.60
NT$1,010,368.43
|
$38,490.01
KGS3,397,209.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.87
NT$285.39
|
$3.62
KGS319.74
|
|
pay 46.0% less for housing
Taipei
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.59
NT$823.32
|
$12.04
KGS1,062.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$662.03
NT$21,303.85
|
$460.45
KGS40,640.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.69
NT$16,240.75
|
$338.46
KGS29,873.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.03
NT$2,317.77
|
$23.12
KGS2,040.47
|
|
pay 67.6% less for childcare
Taipei
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$686.42
NT$22,088.74
|
$218.65
KGS19,298.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,703.28
NT$569,687.98
|
$5,827.60
KGS514,356.54
|
|
pay 40.9% less for entertainment and sports
Taipei
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
NT$80.11
|
$1.13
KGS99.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
NT$112.36
|
$2.04
KGS180.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
NT$125.17
|
$1.52
KGS134.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.67
NT$1,244.44
|
$42.55
KGS3,755.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.34
NT$300.41
|
$3.96
KGS349.71
|
|
pay 5.9% less for clothing
Taipei
|
Bishkek
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.24
NT$2,002.71
|
$37.26
KGS3,288.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
NT$971.96
|
$36.79
KGS3,247.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
NT$2,842.98
|
$95.20
KGS8,402.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.73
NT$3,337.85
|
$90.00
KGS7,943.48
|
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