Bangkok vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$994
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2947
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$425
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$1110
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$301
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$723
$1084
😷 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 15% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5738th and 6227th ($994 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 1355th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangkok Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.03
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.1
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.22%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5850
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2650
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.22
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.5
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.39
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.56
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.39
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.8
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.4
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$662
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13758
$13630

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$759
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$787
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$786
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$739
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$613
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$664
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$564
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$769
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$800
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$773
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$676
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$703
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$674
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$570
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$697
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$533
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$559
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$630
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$608
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$806
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$564
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$763
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$612
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$555
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$754
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$745
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1168
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$635
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$582
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$819
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$529
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$514
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$919
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$742
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$783

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691