Cost of Living & Income: Taipei vs Bangkok

ℹ️ About the data: the figures for Taipei and Bangkok 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

MetricTaipeiBangkokTaipei vs Bangkok
💰 Average monthly net salary¥11,645¥4,238Taipei earns 2.7× the salary in Bangkok

Daily expenses

MetricTaipeiBangkokTaipei vs Bangkok
🍜 Meal, inexpensive restaurant¥31¥20Taipei costs 1.54× the price in Bangkok
🍝 Meal for two, mid-range restaurant (3 courses)¥314¥245Taipei costs 1.28× the price in Bangkok
🍔 McMeal at McDonald's (or equivalent)¥38¥51Bangkok costs 1.35× the price in Taipei
💧 Utilities, 85 m² apartment (monthly)¥520.8¥709.0Bangkok costs 1.36× the price in Taipei
💻 Broadband internet, 60 Mbps+ (monthly)¥181.9¥123.1Taipei costs 1.48× the price in Bangkok
📱 Mobile plan, calls + 10 GB+ data (monthly)¥115.9¥103.4Taipei costs 1.12× the price in Bangkok
💪 Gym membership (monthly)¥274.7¥409.0Bangkok costs 1.49× the price in Taipei
🎬 Cinema ticket, international release¥62.8¥50.9Taipei costs 1.23× the price in Bangkok
⛽ Petrol (1 litre)¥6.9¥9.5Bangkok costs 1.38× the price in Taipei

Supermarket prices

MetricTaipeiBangkokTaipei vs Bangkok
🥩 Beef round (1 kg)¥143.0¥96.4Taipei costs 1.48× the price in Bangkok
🥚 Eggs (12)¥17.2¥17.5Bangkok costs 1.02× the price in Taipei
🥛 Milk (1 litre)¥20.3¥12.9Taipei costs 1.57× the price in Bangkok
🍞 Bread (500 g)¥12.8¥10.3Taipei costs 1.24× the price in Bangkok
🍏 Apples (1 kg)¥32.3¥28.2Taipei costs 1.15× the price in Bangkok
🥔 Potatoes (1 kg)¥18.3¥11.9Taipei costs 1.54× the price in Bangkok
🍅 Tomatoes (1 kg)¥29.7¥13.6Taipei costs 2.19× the price in Bangkok
🍺 Domestic beer (500 ml)¥11.0¥12.3Bangkok costs 1.11× the price in Taipei
🍷 Wine, mid-range bottle¥94.2¥112.0Bangkok costs 1.19× the price in Taipei

Rent & property prices

MetricTaipeiBangkokTaipei vs Bangkok
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥5,772¥4,774Taipei costs 1.21× the price in Bangkok
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥3,104¥2,402Taipei costs 1.29× the price in Bangkok
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥10,343¥14,264Bangkok costs 1.38× the price in Taipei
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥6,318¥5,000Taipei costs 1.26× the price in Bangkok
🏡 Apartment price per m², city centre¥86,193¥41,570Taipei costs 2.07× the price in Bangkok
🏡 Apartment price per m², outside centre¥51,073¥22,415Taipei costs 2.28× the price in Bangkok