Taichung vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$957
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2561
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$348
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
85
5
😀 Quality of life
86
45
🏙️ Population
2.87M
115K

The cost of living in Taichung is 132% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5984th and 8957th ($957 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.1 months in Thimphu. Taichung ranked 7th best city to live in Taiwan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 409th and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Taichung vs Thimphu

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Taichung Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.75
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$252
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$593
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$464
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.7
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.27%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6960
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7979
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.37
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.81
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.7
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.8
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.7
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.1
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$343
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17495
$633

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$888
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$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285