Cost of living comparison
Bishkek is 35.3% cheaper than Taipei.
- Restaurants
-
pay 19.2% less in Bishkek
- Groceries
-
pay 53.0% less in Bishkek
- Transportation
-
pay 35.0% less in Bishkek
- Housing
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pay 40.6% less in Bishkek
- Childcare
-
pay 64.2% less in Bishkek
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 38.0% less in Bishkek
- Clothing
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pay 3.1% more in Bishkek
Expenses including childcare, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Bishkek.
If you lived in Bishkek instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 19.2% less for restaurants
|
Taipei
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
NT$201.10
|
$5.80
KGS507.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.01
NT$162.89
|
$5.68
KGS497.11
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
NT$32.66
|
$0.68
KGS59.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NT$22.09
|
$0.33
KGS28.98
|
|
pay 53.0% less for groceries
|
Taipei
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
NT$60.45
|
$0.48
KGS41.78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.37
NT$272.38
|
$5.14
KGS449.42
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.77
NT$350.30
|
$3.25
KGS283.83
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
NT$88.38
|
$1.76
KGS153.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.37
NT$142.00
|
$2.41
KGS211.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.06
NT$67.07
|
$0.47
KGS41.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$32.95
|
$0.85
KGS74.39
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
NT$40.55
|
$0.94
KGS82.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
NT$50.58
|
$0.90
KGS78.92
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
NT$42.26
|
$0.23
KGS19.88
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
NT$36.10
|
$0.24
KGS21.00
|
|
pay 35.0% less for transportation
|
Taipei
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
NT$119.84
|
$2.90
KGS254.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.10
NT$1,206.61
|
$7.54
KGS659.43
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,750.62
NT$1,130,194.26
|
$39,443.16
KGS3,449,303.94
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.81
NT$286.57
|
$4.18
KGS365.22
|
|
pay 40.6% less for housing
|
Taipei
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.04
NT$781.80
|
$12.05
KGS1,053.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.95
NT$20,520.36
|
$474.69
KGS41,511.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.35
NT$15,134.67
|
$353.07
KGS30,875.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.62
NT$2,069.13
|
$23.19
KGS2,027.91
|
|
pay 64.2% less for childcare
|
Taipei
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$610.09
NT$19,842.08
|
$230.15
KGS20,126.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,275.33
NT$594,368.67
|
$6,168.50
KGS539,435.63
|
|
pay 38.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Taipei
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
NT$85.47
|
$1.16
KGS101.45
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
NT$99.11
|
$2.06
KGS179.79
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.71
NT$120.66
|
$1.56
KGS136.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.32
NT$1,246.16
|
$43.01
KGS3,760.83
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.89
NT$321.76
|
$4.35
KGS380.44
|
|
pay 3.1% more for clothing
|
Taipei
|
Bishkek
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.02
NT$1,821.99
|
$40.60
KGS3,550.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
NT$1,013.21
|
$38.86
KGS3,398.58
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.26
NT$2,772.89
|
$103.88
KGS9,084.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.43
NT$3,363.89
|
$96.67
KGS8,454.18
|
|
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