Bangkok vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1027
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2622
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$465
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$806
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$298
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$594
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
89
85
😀 Quality of life
73
86
🏙️ Population
5.68M
2.87M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 7% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5467th and 5984th ($1027 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Thailand and Taiwan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 2647th and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Taichung

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Bangkok Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.24
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.48
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1114
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$581
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.5
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6568
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3204
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.5
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.73
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.63
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.9
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.29
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.72
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$554
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15512
$17495

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665