Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 8.8% cheaper than Taipei.
- Restaurants
-
pay 33.1% less in Bangkok
- Groceries
-
pay 28.0% less in Bangkok
- Transportation
-
pay 26.0% more in Bangkok
- Housing
-
pay 18.7% less in Bangkok
- Childcare
-
pay 12.1% less in Bangkok
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 0.6% more in Bangkok
- Clothing
-
pay 3.4% more in Bangkok
The cost of transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Bangkok are more expensive than in Taipei. Expenses including restaurants, groceries, housing, and childcare are lower in Bangkok.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 33.1% less for restaurants
Taipei
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.18
NT$203.08
|
$2.91
THB98.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.01
NT$164.49
|
$5.83
THB197.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
NT$32.99
|
$0.62
THB20.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NT$22.31
|
$0.29
THB9.89
|
|
pay 28.0% less for groceries
Taipei
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
NT$61.04
|
$1.52
THB51.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.37
NT$275.05
|
$11.74
THB398.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.77
NT$353.74
|
$7.32
THB248.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
NT$89.25
|
$2.27
THB77.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.37
NT$143.40
|
$1.31
THB44.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.06
NT$67.73
|
$1.47
THB49.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$33.27
|
$0.73
THB24.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
NT$40.95
|
$1.04
THB35.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
NT$51.07
|
$0.80
THB27.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
NT$42.67
|
$0.71
THB24.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
NT$36.46
|
$0.62
THB21.10
|
|
pay 26.0% more for transportation
Taipei
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
NT$121.02
|
$4.47
THB151.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.10
NT$1,218.48
|
$39.32
THB1,333.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,750.62
NT$1,141,310.98
|
$55,345.18
THB1,876,645.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.81
NT$289.39
|
$10.34
THB350.64
|
|
pay 18.7% less for housing
Taipei
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.04
NT$789.49
|
$15.36
THB520.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.95
NT$20,722.20
|
$571.31
THB19,371.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.35
NT$15,283.54
|
$301.88
THB10,236.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.62
NT$2,089.48
|
$67.33
THB2,283.05
|
|
pay 12.1% less for childcare
Taipei
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$610.09
NT$20,037.25
|
$632.63
THB21,451.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,275.33
NT$600,214.95
|
$13,191.37
THB447,293.25
|
|
pay 0.6% more for entertainment and sports
Taipei
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
NT$86.31
|
$2.33
THB79.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
NT$100.09
|
$2.58
THB87.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.71
NT$121.85
|
$4.20
THB142.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.32
NT$1,258.42
|
$54.58
THB1,850.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.89
NT$324.93
|
$7.28
THB246.93
|
|
pay 3.4% more for clothing
Taipei
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.02
NT$1,839.91
|
$55.27
THB1,874.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
NT$1,023.17
|
$34.84
THB1,181.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.26
NT$2,800.16
|
$97.10
THB3,292.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.43
NT$3,396.98
|
$92.12
THB3,123.63
|
|
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