Taoyuan vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taoyuan Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$861
$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2376
$1081
🏠 One person rent
$308
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1180
$436
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
93
5
😀 Quality of life
86
36
🏙️ Population
2.29M
79.2K

The cost of living in Taoyuan is 91% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6163rd and 8761st ($861 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th 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 Taoyuan compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Taoyuan ranked 3rd best city to live in Taiwan vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 264th and 7674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Taoyuan vs Thimphu

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Taoyuan Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.82
$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.72
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$7.06
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$229
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$758
$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$491
$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.2
$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.4
$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7365
$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4810
$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.01
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.3
$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.67
$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.69
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.65
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.91
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.2
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.3
$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13937
$701

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$917
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$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716

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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