Cost of living comparison

Thailand

compared to

Taiwan

Taipei vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Taipei is 21.3% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 25.8% more in Taipei
Groceries: pay 52.6% more in Taipei
Transportation: pay 7.8% less in Taipei
Housing: pay 32.9% more in Taipei
Childcare: pay 8.6% more in Taipei
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.1% more in Taipei
Clothing: pay 8.7% less in Taipei

The cost of groceries, housing, restaurants, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Taipei are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including clothing and transportation are lower in Taipei.

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Taipei vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Taipei instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 25.8% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Taipei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB98.83	$4.71 NT$152.81	+58.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB232.24	$5.65 NT$183.37	-19.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.64	$0.92 NT$29.80	+41.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.72	$0.65 NT$21.18	+85.2%
Average			+25.8%

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pay 52.6% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Taipei
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.16	$2.02 NT$65.64	+36.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB287.02	$9.85 NT$319.53	+14.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB241.89	$11.54 NT$374.58	+58.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB85.32	$2.72 NT$88.34	+6.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.28	$4.45 NT$144.40	+172.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB58.85	$2.23 NT$72.36	+26.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB26.83	$1.51 NT$48.90	+86.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.35	$1.38 NT$44.91	+11.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.09	$2.02 NT$65.53	+130.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.00	$1.25 NT$40.46	+59.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.01	$1.04 NT$33.78	+50.5%
Average			+52.6%

Bangkok vs. Taipei - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.8% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Taipei
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB176.90	$3.94 NT$127.95	-25.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,163.67	$37.67 NT$1,222.44	+7.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$33,523.97 NT$1M	+7.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB350.83	$8.95 NT$290.33	-15.2%
Average			-7.8%

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pay 32.9% more for housing

	Bangkok	Taipei
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB594.63	$27.40 NT$889.19	+53.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,480.48	$1,012.31 NT$32,853.13	+49.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,513.16	$482.92 NT$15,672.34	+39.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,728.64	$66.27 NT$2,150.71	-19.2%
Average			+32.9%

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pay 8.6% more for childcare

	Bangkok	Taipei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB18,904.94	$662.67 NT$21,505.93	+16.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB549K	$16,675.66 NT$541K	+1.1%
Average			+8.6%

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pay 1.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Taipei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB88.94	$2.83 NT$91.68	+5.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB92.95	$3.42 NT$111.13	+22.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB153.18	$3.92 NT$127.34	-14.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,943.57	$41.15 NT$1,335.37	-29.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB252.00	$9.73 NT$315.80	+28.4%
Average			+1.1%

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pay 8.7% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Taipei
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,353.53	$63.18 NT$2,050.48	-10.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,428.36	$39.99 NT$1,297.67	-6.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,228.30	$84.98 NT$2,757.77	-12.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,656.54	$105.09 NT$3,410.39	-4.4%
Average			-8.7%

Bangkok vs. Taipei - Cost of clothing

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