Bangkok vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$994
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2947
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$425
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$1110
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$301
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$723
$1368
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
89
84
😀 Quality of life
74
80
🏙️ Population
5.68M
3.03M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 7% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5738th and 6052nd ($994 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Thailand and Taiwan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 1355th and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangkok Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.03
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.1
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.22%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5850
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2650
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.22
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.5
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.39
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.56
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.39
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.8
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.4
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$662
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13758
$13638

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$759
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$787
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$786
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$739
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$613
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$664
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$564
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$769
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$800
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$773
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$676
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$703
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$674
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$570
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$697
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$533
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$559
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$630
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$608
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$806
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$564
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$763
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$612
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$555
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$754
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$745
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1168
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$635
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$582
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$819
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$529
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$514
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$919
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$742
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$783

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716