Taipei vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taipei Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1181
$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3254
$1047
🏠 One person rent
$567
$145
🏘️ Family rent
$1230
$225
🍽️ Food expenses
$408
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1684
$550
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
95
5
😀 Quality of life
86
34
🏙️ Population
2.6M
115K

The cost of living in Taipei is 180% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4534th and 8915th ($1181 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 Taipei compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 339th and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Taipei Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.07
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.8
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$613
$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1547
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.9
$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.6
$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.3
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.1%
10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13635
$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6907
$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.4
$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.61
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.83
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.28
$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.96
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.7
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.78
$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.2
$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$617
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19749
$666

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Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581

Cities near Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$459
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$312
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$296
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$296
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$900
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$317
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$309
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$342
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$323
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$307
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$963
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$300
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$280
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$408
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$308
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$264
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$292
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$282
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$305
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$292
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$304
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$295
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$297
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$419
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$341
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$430
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$367
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$309
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$294
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$281
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$321
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$289
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$294
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$316
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$292
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$299
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$300