Taichung vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taichung Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$942
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2514
$998
🏠 One person rent
$352
$158
🏘️ Family rent
$608
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$371
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1422
$351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
85
5
😀 Quality of life
87
43
🏙️ Population
2.87M
115K

The cost of living in Taichung is 129% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5994th and 8941st ($942 vs $412) 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 0.9 months in Thimphu. Taichung ranked 7th best city to live in Taiwan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 351st and 7454th 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
$4.76
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$253
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$668
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.5
$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.27%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7194
$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6745
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.94
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.28
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.85
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.8
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.8
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.8
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.4
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.7
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$345
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17517
$600

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$874
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$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
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$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$437
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$282
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$960
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$303
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$287
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$325
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$303
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$321
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$288
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1034
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$270
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$297
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$336
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$289
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$278
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$264
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$245
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$289
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$287
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$288
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$357
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$329
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$424
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$336
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$478
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$342
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$288
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$317
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$326
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$285
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$293
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$272
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$268
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$274