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Taiwan vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Taiwan is 4.9% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 47.4% more in Taiwan
Groceries: pay 36.7% more in Taiwan
Transportation: pay 18.1% less in Taiwan
Housing: pay 10.1% less in Taiwan
Childcare: pay 7.8% less in Taiwan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.2% less in Taiwan
Clothing: pay 6.4% less in Taiwan

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

Taiwan vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.4% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Taiwan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.91 THB100.50	$4.21 NT$138.49	+44.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 THB201.00	$4.80 NT$158.08	-17.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB21.24	$0.95 NT$31.21	+53.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB10.07	$0.61 NT$20.09	+109.1%
Average			+47.4%

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pay 36.7% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Taiwan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 THB52.52	$1.76 NT$58.00	+15.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.74 THB405.04	$7.11 NT$234.18	-39.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 THB252.51	$11.33 NT$373.02	+54.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 THB78.39	$2.53 NT$83.40	+11.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 THB45.36	$3.21 NT$105.68	+144.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 THB50.76	$1.77 NT$58.34	+20.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 THB25.06	$0.80 NT$26.30	+10.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 THB35.72	$1.10 NT$36.10	+5.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB27.76	$1.27 NT$41.71	+57.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB24.58	$1.21 NT$39.78	+69.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB21.47	$0.96 NT$31.50	+53.7%
Average			+36.7%

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pay 18.1% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Taiwan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB154.06	$3.59 NT$118.20	-19.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 THB1,356.78	$37.87 NT$1,246.97	-3.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,345.18 THB1,909,538.80	$33,524.98 NT$1,103,887.09	-39.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.34 THB356.78	$9.35 NT$307.75	-9.6%
Average			-18.1%

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pay 10.1% less for housing

	Bangkok	Taiwan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.36 THB529.96	$18.76 NT$617.78	+22.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.31 THB19,711.37	$386.89 NT$12,739.36	-32.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.88 THB10,415.67	$269.95 NT$8,888.69	-10.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.33 THB2,323.07	$54.00 NT$1,778.13	-19.8%
Average			-10.1%

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pay 7.8% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Taiwan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.63 THB21,827.34	$472.11 NT$15,545.26	-25.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,191.37 THB455,133.16	$14,471.45 NT$476,505.72	+9.7%
Average			-7.8%

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pay 7.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Taiwan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 THB80.40	$1.82 NT$59.95	-21.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 THB89.14	$2.59 NT$85.30	+0.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 THB144.97	$4.00 NT$131.61	-4.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.58 THB1,883.07	$34.52 NT$1,136.64	-36.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.28 THB251.26	$9.29 NT$305.77	+27.5%
Average			-7.2%

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pay 6.4% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Taiwan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.27 THB1,906.89	$63.92 NT$2,104.83	+15.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 THB1,202.03	$28.11 NT$925.64	-19.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.10 THB3,350.03	$76.13 NT$2,506.72	-21.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.12 THB3,178.38	$91.74 NT$3,020.65	-0.4%
Average			-6.4%

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