Bangkok vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$902
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2711
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$405
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$1106
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
89
95
😀 Quality of life
75
87
🏙️ Population
5.68M
2.6M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 23% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5960th and 4516th ($902 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 Taipei. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 1087th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangkok Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.64
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.4
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.59
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.89%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5297
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2469
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.71
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.65
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.7
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.8
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12289
$19102

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Cities near Bangkok

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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589