Bangkok vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangkok	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2622	$2892
🏠 One person rent	$465	$482
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$823
🍽️ Food expenses	$298	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$594	$1360
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	89	94
😀 Quality of life	73	89
🏙️ Population	5.68M	4.05M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 7% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 5467th and 5023rd ($1027 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Thailand and Taiwan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 2647th and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs New Taipei

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	Bangkok	New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.24	$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.48	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$1.68
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1114	$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$70.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.5	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6568	$13830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3204	$7127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$9.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$3.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.73	$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.3	$7.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.9	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.29	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.72	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15512	$18576

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$833
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$788
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$656
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$874
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$846
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$784
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$768
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$562
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$763
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$575
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$845
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$593
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$581
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$782
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1056
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$612
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$587
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$629
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$760
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$592

Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1257
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$941
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$997
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$796
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$882
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$937
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$709
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$957
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$888
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$879
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$889
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$910
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$656
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$668
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$841
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$910
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$654
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1067
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$634
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$630
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$999
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$705
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$903
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$763
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$723
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$682
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$677
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1064
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$634
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$697
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$661
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$698
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$610
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$598
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$667
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$617
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$465
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$665
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$602