Taoyuan vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taoyuan Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$989
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2637
$998
🏠 One person rent
$408
$158
🏘️ Family rent
$706
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1536
$351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
93
5
😀 Quality of life
89
43
🏙️ Population
2.36M
115K

The cost of living in Taoyuan is 140% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5651st and 8941st ($989 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Taiwan and Bhutan, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Taoyuan compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. Taoyuan ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 245th and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Taoyuan Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.32
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.74
$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$870
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$555
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.2
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.5
$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.1
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.16%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7494
$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4746
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.2
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.13
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.34
$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.5
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.04
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.63
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.6
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.7
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.6
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$526
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19490
$600

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$889
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$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$437
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$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