Taichung vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$995
$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2895
$1081
🏠 One person rent
$366
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$939
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1361
$436
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
84
5
😀 Quality of life
83
36
🏙️ Population
3.03M
79.2K

The cost of living in Taichung is 120% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5356th and 8761st ($995 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 months in Thimphu. Taichung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 343rd and 7674th 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
$3.8
$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$7.06
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1000
$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$814
$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44
$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.4
$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5254
$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4416
$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.46
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.58
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.86
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.5
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.4
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$96
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.5
$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$316
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13893
$701

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$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$476
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$343
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$325
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$337
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$1014
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$339
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$325
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$376
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$342
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$367
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$319
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1095
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$299
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$315
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$360
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$318
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$290
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$290
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$271
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$293
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$312
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$337
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$311
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$303
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$342
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$455
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$355
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$456
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$387
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$446
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$390
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$287
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$345
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$310
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$304
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$335
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$312
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$276
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$288