New Taipei vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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New Taipei Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1123
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2973
$998
🏠 One person rent
$482
$158
🏘️ Family rent
$836
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1386
$351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
94
5
😀 Quality of life
90
43
🏙️ Population
4.04M
115K

The cost of living in New Taipei is 173% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4931st and 8941st ($1123 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Taiwan and Bhutan, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in New Taipei compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. New Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 183rd and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Taipei vs Thimphu

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New Taipei Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.72
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.16
$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$577
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1046
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$621
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.1
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.82%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12629
$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7371
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.16
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.1
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.32
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.6
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.73
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.6
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.4
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$650
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21429
$600

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1248
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$989
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$979
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$792
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$889
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$921
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$687
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$942
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$874
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$868
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$884
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$904
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$679
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$673
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$844
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$938
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$672
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1039
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$648
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$643
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$971
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$717
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$892
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$774
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$729
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$689
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$687
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$702
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1042
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$640
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$686
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$677
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$705
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$617
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$611
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$696
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$628
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$474
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$684
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$612

Cities near Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$437
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$282
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$960
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$303
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$287
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$325
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$303
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$321
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$288
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1034
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$270
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$297
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$336
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$289
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$278
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$264
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$245
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$289
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$287
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$288
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$357
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$329
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$424
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$336
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$478
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$342
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$288
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$317
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$326
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$285
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$293
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$272
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$268
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$274