Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 12.2% cheaper than Taipei.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 36.0% less for restaurants
Taipei
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
NT$202.14
|
$2.77
THB101.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.98
NT$161.71
|
$5.55
THB203.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
NT$33.38
|
$0.58
THB21.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
NT$23.25
|
$0.31
THB11.54
|
|
pay 30.6% less for groceries
Taipei
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
NT$61.19
|
$1.62
THB59.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
NT$251.63
|
$9.67
THB354.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$368.15
|
$6.60
THB242.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
NT$92.13
|
$2.22
THB81.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
NT$133.99
|
$1.30
THB47.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
NT$67.16
|
$1.37
THB50.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$32.80
|
$0.70
THB25.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
NT$38.31
|
$1.02
THB37.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
NT$48.39
|
$0.78
THB28.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
NT$40.27
|
$0.69
THB25.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$36.46
|
$0.61
THB22.53
|
|
pay 23.3% more for transportation
Taipei
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.71
NT$120.49
|
$4.25
THB155.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.34
NT$1,212.82
|
$36.06
THB1,323.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,397.60
NT$1,019,778.29
|
$51,319.04
THB1,882,934.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.87
NT$288.04
|
$10.52
THB385.91
|
|
pay 23.7% less for housing
Taipei
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.59
NT$830.99
|
$15.07
THB552.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$662.03
NT$21,502.26
|
$608.65
THB22,331.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.69
NT$16,392.00
|
$287.69
THB10,555.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.03
NT$2,339.36
|
$70.06
THB2,570.46
|
|
pay 20.4% less for childcare
Taipei
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$686.42
NT$22,294.46
|
$614.94
THB22,562.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,703.28
NT$574,993.65
|
$12,311.97
THB451,735.50
|
|
pay 3.6% less for entertainment and sports
Taipei
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
NT$80.85
|
$2.08
THB76.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
NT$113.41
|
$2.37
THB86.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
NT$126.34
|
$4.16
THB152.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.67
NT$1,256.03
|
$57.72
THB2,117.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.34
NT$303.20
|
$6.94
THB254.45
|
|
pay 5.3% more for clothing
Taipei
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.24
NT$2,021.36
|
$53.87
THB1,976.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
NT$981.01
|
$39.30
THB1,441.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
NT$2,869.46
|
$101.75
THB3,733.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.73
NT$3,368.94
|
$92.54
THB3,395.35
|
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