Bangkok vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2857
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$416
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$1154
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$753
$1684
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
89
95
😀 Quality of life
74
86
🏙️ Population
5.68M
2.6M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 20% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5822nd and 4534th ($941 vs $1181) 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 0.8 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 1221st and 339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Taipei

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Bangkok Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.91
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1879
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$853
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.06%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5781
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.8
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.22
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.46
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.63
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.38
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$53
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$579
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13301
$19749

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BangkokTaipei

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$717
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$753
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$748
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$715
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$595
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$641
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$548
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$743
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$739
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$781
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$752
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$656
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$685
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$654
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$576
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$639
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$677
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$573
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$537
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$644
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$568
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$777
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$569
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$730
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$610
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$543
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$755
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$705
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$545
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1163
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$563
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$596
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$836
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$519
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$513
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$705
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$721
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$691
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$650

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581