Tainan vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tainan Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$841
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2737
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$262
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.8
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1275
$570
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
74
5
😀 Quality of life
80
50
🏙️ Population
1.87M
115K

The cost of living in Tainan is 117% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6292nd and 9013th ($841 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 Tainan compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Tainan ranked 7th best city to live in Taiwan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 499th and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Tainan Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.68
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.7
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$6.45
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$632
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$693
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.1
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.51%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2874
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2280
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.4
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.94
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.87
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.74
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.3
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.23
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.22
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.3
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$628
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18526
$691

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$707
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$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
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$841
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$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719

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$455
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$314
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$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
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$271
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$443
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$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