Bangkok vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$996
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2570
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$434
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$1536
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
89
93
😀 Quality of life
74
89
🏙️ Population
5.68M
2.36M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 0.7% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5606th and 5651st ($996 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Thailand and Taiwan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 2044th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Taoyuan

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Bangkok Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.36
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.3
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$606
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1118
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$525
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.4%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6402
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3365
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.22
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.61
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.26
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.68
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$533
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16017
$19490

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$761
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$794
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$789
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$762
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$616
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$671
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$603
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$799
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$784
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$839
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$809
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$787
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$724
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$586
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$707
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$567
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$644
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$718
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$601
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$554
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$679
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$590
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$812
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$575
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$766
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$601
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$564
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$766
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$735
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$543
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$968
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$582
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$582
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$893
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$518
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$518
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$656
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$776
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$750
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$610

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473