Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

compared to

Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan vs. Taiwan Cost of Living Summary

Kyrgyzstan is 36.0% cheaper than Taiwan overall.

Restaurants: pay 7.2% more in Kyrgyzstan
Groceries: pay 64.5% less in Kyrgyzstan
Transportation: pay 35.9% less in Kyrgyzstan
Housing: pay 18.0% less in Kyrgyzstan
Childcare: pay 71.3% less in Kyrgyzstan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.6% less in Kyrgyzstan
Clothing: pay 19.0% less in Kyrgyzstan

Expenses including childcare, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, and housing are lower in Kyrgyzstan.

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Kyrgyzstan vs. Taiwan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Taiwan, you would:

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pay 7.2% more for restaurants

	Taiwan	Kyrgyzstan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 NT$136.94	$4.57 KGS400.01	+6.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.99 NT$159.58	$7.49 KGS655.01	+50.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 NT$30.41	$0.71 KGS61.67	-25.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.68	$0.32 KGS27.63	-51.2%
Average			+7.2%

Taiwan vs. Kyrgyzstan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 64.5% less for groceries

	Taiwan	Kyrgyzstan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.74 NT$55.75	$0.33 KGS28.81	-81.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.75 NT$343.72	$3.22 KGS281.41	-70.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.29 NT$360.84	$3.31 KGS289.27	-70.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.49 NT$79.71	$1.62 KGS141.38	-35.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.71 NT$118.68	$1.83 KGS159.89	-50.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.94 NT$61.93	$0.43 KGS37.40	-77.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.13 NT$36.09	$0.72 KGS62.70	-36.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 NT$43.50	$0.98 KGS85.48	-28.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.45 NT$46.48	$0.59 KGS51.69	-59.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 NT$34.32	$0.25 KGS21.95	-76.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 NT$30.56	$0.21 KGS18.48	-77.9%
Average			-64.5%

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pay 35.9% less for transportation

	Taiwan	Kyrgyzstan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.85 NT$123.03	$3.84 KGS335.91	-0.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.67 NT$1,108.01	$11.84 KGS1,035.02	-65.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,963.14 NT$1M	$24,144.21 KGS2M	-26.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.50 NT$271.68	$3.76 KGS328.71	-55.8%
Average			-35.9%

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pay 18.0% less for housing

	Taiwan	Kyrgyzstan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.08 NT$673.70	$10.29 KGS899.74	-51.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$462.93 NT$14,796.00	$398.00 KGS34,805.49	-14.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$291.17 NT$9,306.13	$287.64 KGS25,153.75	-1.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.73 NT$2,004.80	$32.70 KGS2,859.24	-47.9%
Average			-18.0%

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pay 71.3% less for childcare

	Taiwan	Kyrgyzstan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$537.84 NT$17,189.98	$159.59 KGS13,955.79	-70.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,498.18 NT$559K	$4,862.35 KGS425K	-72.2%
Average			-71.3%

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pay 33.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Taiwan	Kyrgyzstan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 NT$58.32	$1.22 KGS106.67	-33.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.83 NT$90.51	$2.02 KGS176.62	-28.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.03 NT$128.75	$1.96 KGS171.67	-51.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.82 NT$1,208.82	$38.67 KGS3,381.88	+2.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.97 NT$318.70	$4.57 KGS400.01	-54.1%
Average			-33.6%

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pay 19.0% less for clothing

	Taiwan	Kyrgyzstan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.97 NT$1,948.76	$37.23 KGS3,255.61	-38.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.64 NT$1,043.09	$39.64 KGS3,466.73	+21.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.55 NT$2,510.61	$71.97 KGS6,293.44	-8.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.75 NT$2,964.27	$58.66 KGS5,130.09	-36.7%
Average			-19.0%

Taiwan vs. Kyrgyzstan - Cost of clothing

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