Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 26.5% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 70.7% more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
฿107.25
|
$5.92
NT$191.22
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
฿214.50
|
$4.93
NT$159.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
฿20.70
|
$1.07
NT$34.57
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
฿11.71
|
$0.68
NT$22.00
|
|
pay 71.3% more for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
฿67.61
|
$2.01
NT$65.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
฿314.93
|
$8.55
NT$276.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
฿239.55
|
$11.77
NT$380.32
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
฿73.28
|
$3.41
NT$110.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
฿52.91
|
$4.21
NT$135.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
฿49.44
|
$2.13
NT$68.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿23.03
|
$1.02
NT$32.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
฿32.76
|
$1.28
NT$41.21
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.64
|
$1.63
NT$52.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.46
|
$1.29
NT$41.74
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿22.77
|
$1.15
NT$37.30
|
|
pay 15.2% less for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
฿162.03
|
$3.89
NT$125.56
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
฿1,394.27
|
$42.09
NT$1,359.76
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
฿2,145,032.91
|
$32,885.97
NT$1,062,315.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
฿385.03
|
$9.21
NT$297.45
|
|
pay 26.9% more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
฿571.68
|
$26.10
NT$842.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
฿23,948.16
|
$624.83
NT$20,184.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
฿11,403.37
|
$417.75
NT$13,494.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
฿2,211.12
|
$69.55
NT$2,246.58
|
|
pay 20.8% more for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
฿20,434.64
|
$689.69
NT$22,279.12
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
฿490,247.27
|
$16,064.75
NT$518,939.52
|
|
pay 5.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
฿85.80
|
$2.14
NT$69.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
฿83.63
|
$3.21
NT$103.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
฿160.88
|
$4.28
NT$138.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
฿2,059.93
|
$39.68
NT$1,281.90
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
฿289.58
|
$10.52
NT$339.94
|
|
pay 5.6% more for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
฿2,174.23
|
$82.51
NT$2,665.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
฿1,472.13
|
$30.23
NT$976.39
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
฿3,538.33
|
$94.58
NT$3,055.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
฿3,704.61
|
$115.17
NT$3,720.23
|
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