Taipei vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taipei Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3353
$1081
🏠 One person rent
$537
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$416
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1657
$436
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
95
5
😀 Quality of life
87
36
🏙️ Population
2.6M
79.2K

The cost of living in Taipei is 159% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4516th and 8761st ($1169 vs $452) 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 months in Thimphu. Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 209th and 7674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Taipei Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.62
$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.9
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$7.06
☕ Cappuccino
$3.53
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$565
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1046
$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.7
$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.87%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13301
$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6421
$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.01
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.03
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.92
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.31
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.99
$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.02
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.57
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.5
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.6
$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$736
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19102
$701

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Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589

Cities near Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$476
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$343
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$325
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$337
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$1014
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$339
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$325
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$376
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$342
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$367
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$319
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1095
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$299
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$315
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$360
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$318
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$290
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$290
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$271
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$293
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$312
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$337
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$311
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$303
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$342
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$455
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$355
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$456
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$387
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$446
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$390
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$287
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$345
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$310
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$304
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$335
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$312
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$276
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$288