Cost of Living & Income: Taipei vs Bangalore

ℹ️ About the data: the figures for Taipei and Bangalore are averages compiled from millions of user-contributed income and living-cost entries worldwide over the last 12 months (updated July 2026), converted to Chinese yuan (CNY, ¥). Green 🟢 marks a higher income or a lower price. Source: NUMBEO, which is widely cited by international media; the Seapoe team compiled, translated and processed the data.

Income comparison

MetricTaipeiBangaloreTaipei vs Bangalore
💰 Average monthly net salary¥11,645¥5,565Taipei earns 2.1× the salary in Bangalore

Daily expenses

MetricTaipeiBangaloreTaipei vs Bangalore
🍜 Meal, inexpensive restaurant¥31¥21Taipei costs 1.48× the price in Bangalore
🍝 Meal for two, mid-range restaurant (3 courses)¥314¥135Taipei costs 2.33× the price in Bangalore
🍔 McMeal at McDonald's (or equivalent)¥38¥29Taipei costs 1.30× the price in Bangalore
💧 Utilities, 85 m² apartment (monthly)¥520.8¥187.0Taipei costs 2.79× the price in Bangalore
💻 Broadband internet, 60 Mbps+ (monthly)¥181.9¥70.2Taipei costs 2.59× the price in Bangalore
📱 Mobile plan, calls + 10 GB+ data (monthly)¥115.9¥29.3Taipei costs 3.95× the price in Bangalore
💪 Gym membership (monthly)¥274.7¥121.4Taipei costs 2.26× the price in Bangalore
🎬 Cinema ticket, international release¥62.8¥33.6Taipei costs 1.87× the price in Bangalore
⛽ Petrol (1 litre)¥6.9¥7.5Bangalore costs 1.09× the price in Taipei

Supermarket prices

MetricTaipeiBangaloreTaipei vs Bangalore
🥩 Beef round (1 kg)¥143.0¥42.9Taipei costs 3.33× the price in Bangalore
🥚 Eggs (12)¥17.2¥7.4Taipei costs 2.34× the price in Bangalore
🥛 Milk (1 litre)¥20.3¥4.1Taipei costs 4.97× the price in Bangalore
🍞 Bread (500 g)¥12.8¥3.8Taipei costs 3.37× the price in Bangalore
🍏 Apples (1 kg)¥32.3¥18.5Taipei costs 1.75× the price in Bangalore
🥔 Potatoes (1 kg)¥18.3¥2.6Taipei costs 7.07× the price in Bangalore
🍅 Tomatoes (1 kg)¥29.7¥2.9Taipei costs 10.10× the price in Bangalore
🍺 Domestic beer (500 ml)¥11.0¥12.9Bangalore costs 1.17× the price in Taipei
🍷 Wine, mid-range bottle¥94.2¥70.8Taipei costs 1.33× the price in Bangalore

Rent & property prices

MetricTaipeiBangaloreTaipei vs Bangalore
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥5,772¥2,175Taipei costs 2.65× the price in Bangalore
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥3,104¥1,305Taipei costs 2.38× the price in Bangalore
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥10,343¥5,677Taipei costs 1.82× the price in Bangalore
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥6,318¥3,390Taipei costs 1.86× the price in Bangalore
🏡 Apartment price per m², city centre¥86,193¥12,550Taipei costs 6.87× the price in Bangalore
🏡 Apartment price per m², outside centre¥51,073¥6,890Taipei costs 7.41× the price in Bangalore