Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Chiayi Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Chiayi

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 23.5% cheaper than Chiayi without rent, and 8.1% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 1.9% cheaper than Chiayi without rent, and 19.6% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$6.60 NT$209

-31.67%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,449

$40.64 NT$1,284

13.39%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$5.71 NT$180

53.77%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$2.21 NT$69.8

39.82%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.70 ฿21.97

$1.12 NT$35.24

-37.50%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$0.73 NT$23.14

-45.21%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

$1.83 NT$57.7

31.15%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

$3.01 NT$94.9

22.26%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$3.27 NT$103

-31.19%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$1.89 NT$59.7

-1.06%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$3.06 NT$96.7

-27.45%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$2.87 NT$90.7

-22.30%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$20.29 NT$641

-3.01%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$9.70 NT$306

-62.27%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

$20.23 NT$639

-35.29%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$5.20 NT$164

-35.00%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.3

$2.90 NT$91.7

-41.72%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$2.89 NT$91.3

-19.38%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$4.29 NT$135

-53.85%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.77

$2.91 NT$91.8

-46.74%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.42

$2.24 NT$70.8

-32.59%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.84

$1.96 NT$62.0

-50.00%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$1.37 NT$43.23

-64.96%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$4.02 NT$127

8.21%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

$4.81 NT$152

329.31%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

$1.73 NT$54.6

2.31%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

$2.33 NT$73.4

18.03%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.19

$0.81 NT$25.55

69.14%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

$39.07 NT$1,234

-70.92%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.8

$2.94 NT$92.8

5.78%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.96

$0.45 NT$14.23

133.33%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$10.03 NT$317

36.79%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.16

$0.99 NT$31.28

35.35%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$27.7K ฿869.6K

$37.8K NT$1.2M

-26.75%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$33.6K ฿1.1M

$27.8K NT$878.6K

20.75%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$122 ฿3,835

$70.6 NT$2,230

72.78%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$13.61 ฿428

$19.00 NT$600

-28.37%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$24.46 NT$773

-24.41%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

$37.52 NT$1,185

64.42%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

$15.04 NT$475

11.04%

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$11.81 NT$373

-23.03%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$702 ฿22.1K

$643 NT$20.3K

9.17%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.8K

$19.0K NT$599.9K

-15.82%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$58.3 NT$1,841

1.01%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,082

$33.69 NT$1,064

2.14%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,545

$94.7 NT$2,989

19.12%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,662

$120 NT$3,802

-29.67%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.1K

$437 NT$13.8K

38.68%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

$291 NT$9,202

49.35%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

$1,041 NT$32.9K

98.71%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

$721 NT$22.8K

104.32%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.8K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

$2,118 NT$66.9K

-74.15%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

2.19

143.38%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

Last update for Chiayi: January 12, 2026

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