Cost of living comparison

Taoyuan, Taiwan

compared to

Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok vs. Taoyuan Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 8.2% more expensive than Taoyuan.

Restaurants: pay 32.4% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 2.5% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 28.1% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 24.6% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 8.3% more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.6% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 15.4% more in Bangkok

The cost of transportation, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, childcare, and groceries in Bangkok are more expensive than in Taoyuan.

Bangkok vs. Taoyuan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.4% less for restaurants

	Taoyuan	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.64 NT$153.96	$2.91 THB98.33	-37.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.57 NT$184.75	$5.83 THB196.66	+4.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 NT$34.38	$0.62 THB20.79	-40.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 NT$22.24	$0.29 THB9.85	-56.4%
Average			-32.4%

Taoyuan vs. Bangkok - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.5% more for groceries

	Taoyuan	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.30 NT$43.11	$1.52 THB51.38	+17.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.10 NT$136.00	$11.74 THB396.28	+186.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.16 NT$370.56	$7.32 THB247.04	-34.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.13 NT$70.82	$2.27 THB76.70	+6.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.30 NT$109.56	$1.31 THB44.38	-60.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 NT$44.85	$1.47 THB49.67	+8.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 NT$26.68	$0.73 THB24.52	-9.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.11 NT$36.78	$1.04 THB34.94	-6.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.23 NT$40.74	$0.80 THB27.16	-34.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 NT$32.59	$0.71 THB24.05	-27.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.77 NT$25.61	$0.62 THB21.01	-19.3%
Average			+2.5%

Taoyuan vs. Bangkok - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.1% more for transportation

	Taoyuan	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.60 NT$119.54	$4.47 THB150.73	+24.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.10 NT$1,231.66	$39.32 THB1,327.43	+6.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,081.10 NT$1,098,226.35	$55,345.18 THB1,868,239.73	+67.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.97 NT$297.65	$10.34 THB349.07	+15.3%
Average			+28.1%

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pay 24.6% more for housing

	Taoyuan	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.28 NT$540.37	$15.36 THB518.50	-5.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$371.00 NT$12,316.56	$571.31 THB19,285.06	+54.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$267.95 NT$8,895.29	$301.88 THB10,190.40	+12.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.96 NT$1,625.35	$67.33 THB2,272.83	+37.5%
Average			+24.6%

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pay 8.3% more for childcare

	Taoyuan	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$525.59 NT$17,448.46	$632.63 THB21,355.26	+20.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,706.50 NT$455,028.36	$13,191.37 THB445,289.64	-3.8%
Average			+8.3%

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pay 10.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Taoyuan	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.51 NT$50.29	$2.33 THB78.66	+53.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.47 NT$82.11	$2.58 THB87.21	+4.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.87 NT$195.01	$4.20 THB141.84	-28.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.78 NT$1,254.24	$54.58 THB1,842.35	+44.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.28 NT$307.91	$7.28 THB245.82	-21.5%
Average			+10.6%

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pay 15.4% more for clothing

	Taoyuan	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.20 NT$2,463.31	$55.27 THB1,865.64	-25.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.64 NT$718.47	$34.84 THB1,176.03	+61.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.52 NT$2,540.29	$97.10 THB3,277.58	+26.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.75 NT$3,079.14	$92.12 THB3,109.64	-0.7%
Average			+15.4%

Taoyuan vs. Bangkok - Cost of clothing

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