Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 67.0% more expensive than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 10.4% less for restaurants
|
Kazakhstan
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.27
KZT4,326.01
|
$4.21
NT$137.24
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
KZT3,158.32
|
$4.80
NT$156.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
KZT476.75
|
$0.95
NT$30.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KZT257.80
|
$0.61
NT$19.91
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Kazakhstan
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
KZT206.86
|
$1.76
NT$57.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.54
KZT2,372.86
|
$7.11
NT$232.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
KZT2,119.82
|
$11.33
NT$369.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
KZT797.09
|
$2.53
NT$82.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
KZT1,089.89
|
$3.21
NT$104.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KZT306.00
|
$1.77
NT$57.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
KZT432.33
|
$0.80
NT$26.07
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
KZT447.46
|
$1.10
NT$35.77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
KZT430.94
|
$1.27
NT$41.34
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT119.13
|
$1.21
NT$39.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
KZT104.57
|
$0.96
NT$31.22
|
|
pay 93.9% more for transportation
|
Kazakhstan
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.84
KZT963.66
|
$3.59
NT$117.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.74
KZT7,710.95
|
$37.87
NT$1,235.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,631.50
KZT11,314,892.92
|
$33,524.98
NT$1,093,953.63
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
KZT2,894.25
|
$9.35
NT$304.98
|
|
pay 32.8% more for housing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.58
KZT6,056.60
|
$18.76
NT$612.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.54
KZT180,740.65
|
$386.89
NT$12,624.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$248.07
KZT129,759.10
|
$269.95
NT$8,808.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.43
KZT19,056.96
|
$54.00
NT$1,762.13
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Kazakhstan
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.89
KZT107,174.15
|
$472.11
NT$15,405.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,596.30
KZT2,927,285.56
|
$14,471.45
NT$472,217.83
|
|
pay 58.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kazakhstan
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
KZT624.17
|
$1.82
NT$59.41
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.97
KZT1,030.85
|
$2.59
NT$84.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
KZT1,011.70
|
$4.00
NT$130.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.19
KZT19,451.57
|
$34.52
NT$1,126.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.46
KZT2,334.41
|
$9.29
NT$303.02
|
|
pay 13.2% less for clothing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.88
KZT37,075.97
|
$63.92
NT$2,085.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.23
KZT22,613.11
|
$28.11
NT$917.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.08
KZT50,780.17
|
$76.13
NT$2,484.16
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.68
KZT42,201.97
|
$91.74
NT$2,993.47
|
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