Taichung vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1006
$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2692
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$380
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$652
$236
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1459
$544
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
85
5
😀 Quality of life
83
42
🏙️ Population
3.03M
115K

The cost of living in Taichung is 140% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5518th and 8940th ($1006 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Taiwan and Bhutan, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 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 541st and 7547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Taichung Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.87
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.22
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$609
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$520
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.2
$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.5
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7470
$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8113
$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.7
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.02
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.03
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.3
$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.9
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.5
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$354
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19915
$653

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$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$450
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$297
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$308
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$311
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$918
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$316
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$298
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$348
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$321
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$338
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$297
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$981
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$284
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$287
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$354
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$297
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$282
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$281
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$257
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$321
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$293
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$294
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$352
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$332
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$427
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$464
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$362
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$293
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$328
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$300
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$286
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$320
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$289
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$286
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$289