Taichung vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$894
$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2706
$1047
🏠 One person rent
$308
$145
🏘️ Family rent
$820
$225
🍽️ Food expenses
$351
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1355
$550
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
84
5
😀 Quality of life
81
34
🏙️ Population
3.03M
115K

The cost of living in Taichung is 112% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6071st and 8915th ($894 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Taiwan and Bhutan, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Taichung compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Taichung ranked 7th best city to live in Taiwan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 521st and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Taichung Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.57
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.61
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$237
$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1000
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.8
$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.05%
10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5817
$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3737
$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.7
$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.4
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.67
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.66
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.83
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.82
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.5
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.8
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.3
$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$256
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18658
$666

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$813
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$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$459
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$312
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$296
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$296
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$900
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$317
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$309
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$342
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$323
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$307
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$963
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$300
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$280
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$408
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$308
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$264
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$292
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$282
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$305
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$292
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$304
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$295
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$297
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$419
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$341
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$430
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$367
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$309
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$294
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$281
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$321
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$289
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$294
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$316
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$292
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$299
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$300