Taoyuan vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taoyuan Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$868
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2477
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$324
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$703
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1084
$570
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
93
5
😀 Quality of life
83
50
🏙️ Population
2.33M
115K

The cost of living in Taoyuan is 124% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6227th and 9013th ($868 vs $387) 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Taoyuan ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 388th and 6232nd 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
$4.69
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$6.45
 Cappuccino
$2.83
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.12
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$336
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$244
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$831
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$563
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.8
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.5
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.98%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7902
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4753
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.9
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.87
$15.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.05
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.38
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.8
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.66
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.64
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.64
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.67
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.3
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.44
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.5
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$531
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13630
$691

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$828
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$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691

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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