Taoyuan vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taoyuan Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2515
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$378
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$653
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$351
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1212
$462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
93
5
😀 Quality of life
87
45
🏙️ Population
2.35M
115K

The cost of living in Taoyuan is 128% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6085th and 8957th ($941 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 Taoyuan compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Taoyuan ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 373rd and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Taoyuan Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.94
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.68
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$761
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$528
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.6
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.8
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.99%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8065
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5166
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.07
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.45
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.53
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.57
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.15
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.62
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.57
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.1
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.47
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.3
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.7
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$541
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17081
$633

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$1257
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$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464

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Distance City Cost of living
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$443
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$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
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$355
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$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
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$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