Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 31.6% cheaper than Taipei.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 34.0% less for restaurants
Taipei
|
Thailand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.92
NT$192.60
|
$2.08
฿76.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
NT$160.50
|
$5.66
฿208.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
NT$34.82
|
$0.67
฿24.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NT$22.16
|
$0.35
฿13.02
|
|
pay 46.3% less for groceries
Taipei
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
NT$65.55
|
$1.48
฿54.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.55
NT$278.03
|
$7.99
฿294.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
NT$383.07
|
$6.46
฿237.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
NT$111.02
|
$1.75
฿64.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.21
NT$136.83
|
$1.07
฿39.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.13
NT$69.16
|
$1.20
฿44.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
NT$33.04
|
$0.50
฿18.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
NT$41.51
|
$0.79
฿29.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
NT$53.00
|
$0.59
฿21.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
NT$42.04
|
$0.62
฿22.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$37.57
|
$0.46
฿16.91
|
|
pay 6.1% less for transportation
Taipei
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
NT$126.47
|
$4.57
฿168.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.09
NT$1,369.57
|
$24.32
฿894.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,885.97
NT$1,069,978.03
|
$31,287.73
฿1,151,082.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.21
NT$299.59
|
$9.68
฿356.19
|
|
pay 41.8% less for housing
Taipei
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.10
NT$849.06
|
$17.10
฿629.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$624.83
NT$20,329.58
|
$290.79
฿10,698.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$417.75
NT$13,592.06
|
$207.49
฿7,633.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.55
NT$2,262.79
|
$49.43
฿1,818.53
|
|
pay 44.9% less for childcare
Taipei
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$689.69
NT$22,439.82
|
$334.45
฿12,304.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,064.75
NT$522,682.60
|
$9,908.05
฿364,519.32
|
|
pay 18.8% less for entertainment and sports
Taipei
|
Thailand
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
NT$69.55
|
$1.90
฿69.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
NT$104.51
|
$1.94
฿71.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
NT$139.10
|
$3.61
฿132.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.68
NT$1,291.15
|
$47.07
฿1,731.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.52
NT$342.39
|
$5.63
฿207.21
|
|
pay 29.6% less for clothing
Taipei
|
Thailand
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.51
NT$2,684.69
|
$40.39
฿1,486.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.23
NT$983.44
|
$27.03
฿994.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.58
NT$3,077.31
|
$82.02
฿3,017.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.17
NT$3,747.06
|
$65.30
฿2,402.27
|
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