Bangkok vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$902
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2711
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$405
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$1106
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$1361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
89
84
😀 Quality of life
75
83
🏙️ Population
5.68M
3.03M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 9% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5960th and 5356th ($902 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 1087th and 343rd 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
$2.64
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.4
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.89%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5297
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2469
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.71
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.8
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12289
$13893

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$704
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$716
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$714
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$677
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$594
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$617
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$481
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$648
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$665
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$653
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$614
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$619
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$615
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$571
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$614
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$539
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$496
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$587
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$532
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$702
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$566
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$661
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$605
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$500
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$755
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$642
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1233
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$554
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$569
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$802
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$524
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$555
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$815
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$659
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$710

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721