Bangkok vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2857
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$416
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$1154
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$753
$1050
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
89
93
😀 Quality of life
74
83
🏙️ Population
5.68M
2.33M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 8% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5822nd and 6171st ($941 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 1221st and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangkok Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.91
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1879
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$853
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.06%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5781
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.8
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.22
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.46
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.63
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.38
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$53
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$579
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13301
$18619

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443