Taipei vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taipei Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1158
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3291
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$535
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$1250
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1789
$570
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
95
5
😀 Quality of life
86
50
🏙️ Population
2.6M
115K

The cost of living in Taipei is 199% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4715th and 9013th ($1158 vs $387) 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 1.5 months in Taipei compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Taipei ranked 2nd best city to live in Taiwan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 311th and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Taipei Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.98
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.5
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$6.45
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$573
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1581
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1031
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.93%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12472
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6228
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.6
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.86
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.91
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.34
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.1
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.9
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$627
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18424
$691

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Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605

Cities near Thimphu

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$455
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$314
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$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
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$271
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$443
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$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