Bangkok vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$996
$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2570
$2973
🏠 One person rent
$434
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$836
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$1386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
89
94
😀 Quality of life
74
90
🏙️ Population
5.68M
4.04M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 11% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 5606th and 4931st ($996 vs $1123) 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 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 2044th and 183rd 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
$3.36
$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.3
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$606
$577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1118
$1046
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$525
$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.4%
2.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6402
$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3365
$7371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.22
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$4.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.61
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.26
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$7.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.68
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$533
$650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16017
$21429

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$761
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$794
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$789
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$762
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$616
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$671
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$603
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$799
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$784
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$839
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$809
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$787
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$724
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$586
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$707
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$567
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$644
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$718
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$601
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$554
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$679
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$590
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$812
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$575
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$766
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$601
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$564
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$766
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$735
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$543
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$968
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$582
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$582
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$893
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$518
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$518
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$656
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$776
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$750
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$610

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1248
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$989
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$979
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$792
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$889
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$921
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$687
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$942
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$874
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$868
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$884
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$904
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$679
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$673
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$844
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$938
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$672
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1039
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$648
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$643
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$971
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$717
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$892
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$774
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$729
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$689
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$687
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$702
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1042
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$640
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$686
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$677
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$705
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$617
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$611
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$696
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$628
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$474
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$684
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$612