Bangkok vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$958
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2465
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$424
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$278
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$707
$1051
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
89
93
😀 Quality of life
75
84
🏙️ Population
5.68M
2.33M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 2% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5912th and 5995th ($958 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Thailand and Taiwan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 1890th and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangkok Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.1
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.9
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.12
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.59
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$611
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$285
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$519
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.6
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.9
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.78%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5905
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2775
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.23
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.39
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.53
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.9
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.03
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.4
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$561
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13469
$14970

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$737
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$774
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$774
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$736
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$635
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$675
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$623
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$779
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$770
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$812
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$787
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$724
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$718
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$680
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$553
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$623
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$708
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$571
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$558
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$650
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$590
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$812
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$567
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$765
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$581
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$578
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$763
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$741
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$558
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1152
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$593
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$622
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$829
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$511
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$504
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$614
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$727
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$727
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$571

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$868
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451