Bangkok vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1027
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2622
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$465
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$806
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$298
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$594
$1619
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
89
94
😀 Quality of life
73
89
🏙️ Population
5.68M
2.44M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 18% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5467th and 4661st ($1027 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Thailand and Taiwan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 2647th and 266th 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
$3.24
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.48
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1114
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$581
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.5
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6568
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3204
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.5
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.73
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.63
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.9
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.29
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.72
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$554
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15512
$18442

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602