Taoyuan vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taoyuan Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$875
$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2361
$1047
🏠 One person rent
$353
$145
🏘️ Family rent
$658
$225
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1050
$550
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
93
5
😀 Quality of life
83
34
🏙️ Population
2.33M
115K

The cost of living in Taoyuan is 107% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6171st and 8915th ($875 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in Taiwan and Bhutan, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Taoyuan compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Taoyuan ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 418th and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Taoyuan Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.58
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.61
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$360
$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$749
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$545
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36
$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.1
$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.4
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.99%
10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7669
$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4912
$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.8
$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.62
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.14
$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.07
$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.61
$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.6
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.6
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.24
$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15
$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.7
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.8
$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$256
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18619
$666

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$821
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$897
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$1073
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$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443

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$459
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$312
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$296
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$296
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$900
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$317
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$309
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$342
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$323
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$307
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$963
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$300
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$280
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$408
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$308
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$264
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$292
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$282
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$305
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$292
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$304
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$295
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$297
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$419
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$341
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$430
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$367
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$309
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$294
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$281
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$321
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$289
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$294
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$316
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$292
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$299
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$300