Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

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Thailand

Bangkok vs. New Taipei City Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 6.0% cheaper than New Taipei City.

Restaurants: pay 16.0% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 32.4% less in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 7.8% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 0.6% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 17.8% less in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.4% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 33.6% more in Bangkok

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

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Bangkok vs. New Taipei City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 16.0% less for restaurants

	New Taipei City	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.71 NT$152.81	$2.97 THB98.83	-36.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.18 NT$168.09	$6.98 THB232.24	+34.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 NT$27.73	$0.65 THB21.64	-23.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 NT$17.83	$0.35 THB11.72	-35.8%
Average			-16.0%

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pay 32.4% less for groceries

	New Taipei City	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.86 NT$60.27	$1.48 THB49.16	-20.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.46 NT$404.30	$8.63 THB287.02	-30.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.78 NT$382.41	$7.27 THB241.89	-38.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 NT$72.33	$2.56 THB85.32	+15.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.88 NT$158.26	$1.63 THB54.28	-66.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.85 NT$60.07	$1.77 THB58.85	-4.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.12 NT$36.39	$0.81 THB26.83	-28.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$40.43	$1.24 THB41.35	-0.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.82 NT$58.91	$0.87 THB29.09	-51.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.85 NT$60.07	$0.78 THB26.00	-57.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.94 NT$30.61	$0.69 THB23.01	-26.7%
Average			-32.4%

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pay 7.8% more for transportation

	New Taipei City	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.85 NT$125.09	$5.32 THB176.90	+38.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.67 NT$1,222.44	$34.98 THB1,163.67	-7.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$31,193.83 THB1M	-7.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.28 NT$333.62	$10.55 THB350.83	+2.6%
Average			+7.8%

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pay 0.6% more for housing

	New Taipei City	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.06 NT$748.24	$17.88 THB594.63	-22.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$634.96 NT$20,606.88	$675.80 THB22,480.48	+6.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$344.50 NT$11,180.25	$346.10 THB11,513.16	+0.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.41 NT$2,804.43	$82.03 THB2,728.64	-5.1%
Average			+0.6%

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pay 17.8% less for childcare

	New Taipei City	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$651.33 NT$21,138.06	$568.31 THB18,904.94	-12.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$21,299.70 NT$691K	$16,500.59 THB549K	-22.5%
Average			-17.8%

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pay 13.4% more for entertainment and sports

	New Taipei City	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.57 NT$50.94	$2.67 THB88.94	+70.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.34 NT$75.84	$2.79 THB92.95	+19.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.32 NT$140.07	$4.60 THB153.18	+6.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.71 NT$1,256.40	$58.43 THB1,943.57	+50.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.56 NT$407.48	$7.58 THB252.00	-39.7%
Average			+13.4%

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pay 33.6% more for clothing

	New Taipei City	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$35.57 NT$1,154.53	$70.75 THB2,353.53	+98.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.39 NT$1,018.70	$42.94 THB1,428.36	+36.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.08 NT$2,988.19	$97.05 THB3,228.30	+5.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.88 NT$3,208.91	$109.92 THB3,656.54	+11.2%
Average			+33.6%

New Taipei City vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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