Tainan vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tainan Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$938
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2456
$998
🏠 One person rent
$272
$158
🏘️ Family rent
$460
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.1
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1386
$351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
73
5
😀 Quality of life
72
43
🏙️ Population
1.85M
115K

The cost of living in Tainan is 128% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6014th and 8941st ($938 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 0.9 months in Thimphu. Tainan ranked 10th best city to live in Taiwan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 2806th and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tainan vs Thimphu

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Tainan Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.62
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$177
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$497
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$319
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.9
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.7
$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.6
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.44%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3086
$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3103
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.08
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.12
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.2
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.93
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.4
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.9
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$343
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5481
$600

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$971
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$884
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$844
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$868
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$874
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$942
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$687
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$921
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$889
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$989
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$892
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$792
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1123
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$643
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1248
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$648
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$729
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$979
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$673
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$679
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$612
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$474
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$473
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$705
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$600
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$672
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1039
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$682
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$640
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$689
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$954
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$717
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1042
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$774
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$777
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$617
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$638
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$686

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Distance City Cost of living
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$437
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$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