Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 34.8% cheaper than Taiwan.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 2.1% more for restaurants
Taiwan
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.59
NT$116.91
|
$6.57
₸2,914.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
NT$160.33
|
$4.88
₸2,166.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$31.12
|
$0.61
₸269.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
NT$21.16
|
$0.41
₸180.09
|
|
pay 58.3% less for groceries
Taiwan
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
NT$66.61
|
$0.35
₸154.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.52
NT$245.26
|
$3.81
₸1,691.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.74
NT$382.63
|
$3.56
₸1,579.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
NT$89.71
|
$1.25
₸555.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
NT$118.28
|
$1.82
₸807.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
NT$66.08
|
$0.59
₸260.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
NT$29.73
|
$0.76
₸336.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
NT$42.42
|
$0.77
₸340.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
NT$47.64
|
$0.81
₸359.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$37.63
|
$0.23
₸103.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
NT$34.79
|
$0.20
₸87.74
|
|
pay 53.6% less for transportation
Taiwan
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
NT$126.47
|
$1.59
₸707.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.38
NT$1,153.39
|
$13.54
₸6,007.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,990.11
NT$1,075,576.59
|
$17,629.64
₸7,824,488.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.61
NT$313.17
|
$5.07
₸2,249.01
|
|
pay 30.5% less for housing
Taiwan
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.53
NT$767.14
|
$11.61
₸5,153.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$354.11
NT$11,545.00
|
$314.90
₸139,762.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$268.52
NT$8,754.61
|
$194.88
₸86,493.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.71
NT$1,848.77
|
$38.12
₸16,918.91
|
|
pay 54.8% less for childcare
Taiwan
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$460.31
NT$15,007.44
|
$144.70
₸64,221.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,465.74
NT$373,817.42
|
$6,749.27
₸2,995,498.74
|
|
pay 44.6% less for entertainment and sports
Taiwan
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.86
NT$60.48
|
$1.00
₸442.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
NT$89.28
|
$1.62
₸718.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.84
NT$125.22
|
$1.45
₸642.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.91
NT$1,268.45
|
$31.75
₸14,093.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
NT$310.11
|
$4.24
₸1,883.05
|
|
pay 3.7% less for clothing
Taiwan
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.92
NT$2,181.71
|
$68.63
₸30,458.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.08
NT$1,013.43
|
$35.72
₸15,855.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.12
NT$2,579.66
|
$74.53
₸33,080.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.81
NT$3,677.78
|
$82.79
₸36,745.03
|
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