Cost of living comparison
Taoyuan is 5.0% more expensive than Bangkok.
- Restaurants
-
pay 63.1% more in Taoyuan
- Groceries
-
pay 21.9% more in Taoyuan
- Transportation
-
pay 19.7% less in Taoyuan
- Housing
-
pay 16.9% less in Taoyuan
- Childcare
-
pay 6.5% less in Taoyuan
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 0.6% less in Taoyuan
- Clothing
-
pay 6.0% less in Taoyuan
The cost of restaurants and groceries in Taoyuan are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including transportation, housing, childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Taoyuan.
If you lived in Taoyuan instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 63.1% more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Taoyuan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB95.30
|
$4.64
NT$138.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB190.60
|
$5.57
NT$166.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB20.14
|
$1.04
NT$30.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB9.54
|
$0.67
NT$20.04
|
|
pay 21.9% more for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Taoyuan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB49.80
|
$1.30
NT$38.85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB384.07
|
$4.10
NT$122.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB239.43
|
$11.16
NT$333.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB74.34
|
$2.13
NT$63.82
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB43.01
|
$3.30
NT$98.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB48.14
|
$1.35
NT$40.42
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB23.77
|
$0.80
NT$24.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB33.87
|
$1.11
NT$33.14
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB26.32
|
$1.23
NT$36.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB23.31
|
$0.98
NT$29.37
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB20.36
|
$0.77
NT$23.07
|
|
pay 19.7% less for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Taoyuan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB146.08
|
$3.60
NT$107.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,286.53
|
$37.10
NT$1,109.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,810,671.72
|
$33,081.10
NT$989,670.75
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB338.31
|
$8.97
NT$268.23
|
|
pay 16.9% less for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Taoyuan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB502.52
|
$16.28
NT$486.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB18,690.80
|
$371.00
NT$11,099.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB9,876.39
|
$267.95
NT$8,016.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,202.79
|
$48.96
NT$1,464.69
|
|
pay 6.5% less for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Taoyuan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB20,697.22
|
$525.59
NT$15,723.74
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB431,568.47
|
$13,706.50
NT$410,050.50
|
|
pay 0.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Taoyuan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB76.24
|
$1.51
NT$45.32
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB84.53
|
$2.47
NT$73.99
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB137.47
|
$5.87
NT$175.74
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,785.58
|
$37.78
NT$1,130.26
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB238.25
|
$9.28
NT$277.48
|
|
pay 6.0% less for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Taoyuan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,808.16
|
$74.20
NT$2,219.82
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,139.79
|
$21.64
NT$647.45
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,176.59
|
$76.52
NT$2,289.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB3,013.82
|
$92.75
NT$2,774.78
|
|
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