Bangkok vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$958
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2465
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$424
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$278
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$707
$1459
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
89
85
😀 Quality of life
75
83
🏙️ Population
5.68M
3.03M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 5% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5912th and 5518th ($958 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 1890th and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangkok Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.1
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.9
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.12
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.59
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$611
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.6
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.9
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.78%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5905
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2775
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.23
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.39
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.53
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.9
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.03
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.4
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$561
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13469
$19915

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$737
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$774
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$774
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$736
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$635
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$675
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$623
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$779
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$770
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$812
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$787
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$724
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$718
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$680
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$553
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$623
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$708
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$571
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$558
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$650
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$590
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$812
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$567
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$765
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$581
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$578
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$763
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$741
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$558
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1152
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$593
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$622
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$829
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$511
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$504
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$614
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$727
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$727
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$571

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650