Taipei vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taipei Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1257
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3182
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$588
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$1015
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1619
$462
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
94
5
😀 Quality of life
89
45
🏙️ Population
2.44M
115K

The cost of living in Taipei is 205% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4661st and 8957th ($1257 vs $412) 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 1.3 months in Taipei compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 266th and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Taipei vs Thimphu

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Taipei Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.43
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.6
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.44
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1285
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$827
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.5
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.3
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.33%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13965
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8309
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.11
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.11
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.73
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.5
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.81
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.04
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.4
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.8
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$644
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18442
$633

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Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602

Cities near Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285