Cost of living comparison
compared to
Bangkok vs. Taoyuan Cost of Living Summary
Bangkok is 7.2% more expensive than Taoyuan.
- Restaurants
-
pay 28.8% less in Bangkok
- Groceries
-
pay 7.7% less in Bangkok
- Transportation
-
pay 11.6% more in Bangkok
- Housing
-
pay 23.3% more in Bangkok
- Childcare
-
pay 0.8% less in Bangkok
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 14.1% more in Bangkok
- Clothing
-
pay 38.9% more in Bangkok
The cost of clothing, housing, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Bangkok are more expensive than in Taoyuan. Expenses including restaurants, groceries, and childcare are lower in Bangkok.
Bangkok vs. Taoyuan Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Taoyuan, you would:
pay 28.8% less for restaurants
|
Taoyuan
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.73
NT$179.44
|
$3.10
THB98.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.24
NT$164.06
|
$6.20
THB197.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
NT$36.91
|
$0.79
THB25.19
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
NT$23.07
|
$0.33
THB10.61
|
|
Taoyuan vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants
pay 7.7% less for groceries
|
Taoyuan
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
NT$42.66
|
$1.44
THB45.81
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
NT$135.86
|
$8.50
THB270.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.87
NT$371.52
|
$7.23
THB230.01
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
NT$67.67
|
$2.28
THB72.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.50
NT$109.45
|
$1.38
THB43.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
NT$44.80
|
$1.59
THB50.61
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
NT$26.65
|
$0.82
THB25.98
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
NT$36.74
|
$1.02
THB32.56
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
NT$40.70
|
$0.85
THB27.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
NT$32.56
|
$0.72
THB22.92
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
NT$25.58
|
$0.65
THB20.65
|
|
Taoyuan vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries
pay 11.6% more for transportation
|
Taoyuan
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
NT$119.11
|
$4.69
THB149.30
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
NT$1,230.44
|
$37.21
THB1,183.78
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,064.72
NT$1,097,140.06
|
$37,206.42
THB1,183,775.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.50
NT$297.36
|
$11.63
THB369.93
|
|
Taoyuan vs. Bangkok - Cost of transportation
pay 23.3% more for housing
|
Taoyuan
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.64
NT$583.16
|
$16.91
THB537.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$409.63
NT$12,817.06
|
$675.06
THB21,477.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$335.90
NT$10,509.99
|
$321.97
THB10,243.81
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.36
NT$1,513.07
|
$68.69
THB2,185.37
|
|
Taoyuan vs. Bangkok - Cost of housing
pay 0.8% less for childcare
|
Taoyuan
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$557.10
NT$17,431.20
|
$609.37
THB19,388.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,992.63
NT$469,104.28
|
$13,346.39
THB424,634.53
|
|
Taoyuan vs. Bangkok - Cost of childcare
pay 14.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Taoyuan
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.54
NT$48.19
|
$2.79
THB88.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.82
NT$88.18
|
$2.54
THB80.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.23
NT$194.82
|
$4.40
THB139.83
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.82
NT$1,089.62
|
$51.03
THB1,623.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.83
NT$307.61
|
$8.06
THB256.48
|
|
Taoyuan vs. Bangkok - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 38.9% more for clothing
|
Taoyuan
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.26
NT$1,948.19
|
$58.81
THB1,870.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.39
NT$512.68
|
$38.03
THB1,210.07
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.47
NT$2,392.52
|
$104.24
THB3,316.45
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.31
NT$3,076.09
|
$91.47
THB2,910.11
|
|
Taoyuan vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing
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