Taichung vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$931
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2751
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$346
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$902
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.9
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1368
$570
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
84
5
😀 Quality of life
80
50
🏙️ Population
3.03M
115K

The cost of living in Taichung is 141% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6052nd and 9013th ($931 vs $387) 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 1.5 months in Thimphu. Taichung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 496th and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Taichung Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.77
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.5
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$6.45
 Cappuccino
$2.85
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$346
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$770
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.6
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.2
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.97%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6258
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4300
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.2
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.9
$15.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.82
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.34
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.85
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.1
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.8
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.6
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.1
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13638
$691

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$841
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$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$455
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$314
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$298
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$293
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$930
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$331
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$312
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$370
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$339
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$359
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$311
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$997
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$303
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$282
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$390
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$311
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$256
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$297
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$268
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$279
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$296
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$321
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$309
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$271
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$443
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$428
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$380
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$301
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$311
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$294
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$335
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$290
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$307
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$356
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$288
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$273
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$284