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

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 24.2% cheaper than Chiayi without rent, and 9.6% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 5.4% cheaper than Chiayi without rent, and 23.4% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.65 ฿149

$6.91 NT$220

-32.71%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.11 ฿1,474

$40.01 NT$1,275

15.25%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.74 ฿279

$5.82 NT$186

50.17%

Cappuccino

$3.04 ฿97.1

$2.18 NT$69.5

39.45%

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

$0.72 ฿23.03

$1.13 NT$36.02

-36.28%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.39 ฿12.50

$0.75 NT$23.80

-48.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.44 ฿78.0

$1.83 NT$58.4

33.33%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 ฿121

$3.13 NT$99.9

21.09%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.14 ฿68.6

$3.09 NT$98.6

-30.74%

White Bread (500g)

$1.86 ฿59.5

$1.92 NT$61.1

-3.12%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.19 ฿69.9

$3.02 NT$96.3

-27.48%

Eggs

$2.25 ฿71.8

$2.94 NT$93.8

-23.47%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.73 ฿631

$19.78 NT$630

-0.25%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.79 ฿121

$10.11 NT$322

-62.51%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.55 ฿433

$20.59 NT$656

-34.19%

Apples (1kg)

$3.25 ฿104

$5.10 NT$163

-36.27%

Banana (1kg)

$1.67 ฿53.4

$2.84 NT$90.6

-41.20%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.39 ฿76.5

$2.84 NT$90.6

-15.85%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.09 ฿66.9

$4.13 NT$132

-49.39%

Potato (1kg)

$1.53 ฿48.88

$2.90 NT$92.3

-47.24%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿48.27

$2.27 NT$72.4

-33.48%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.99 ฿31.62

$1.89 NT$60.3

-47.62%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 ฿16.46

$1.37 NT$43.55

-62.77%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.27 ฿137

$4.00 NT$127

6.75%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.31 ฿649

$4.63 NT$148

338.66%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ฿57.3

$1.74 NT$55.5

2.87%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.77 ฿88.5

$2.33 NT$74.2

18.88%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.40 ฿44.89

$0.87 NT$27.67

60.92%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿374

$38.82 NT$1,237

-69.86%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿99.4

$2.89 NT$92.1

7.61%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.99 ฿31.80

$0.45 NT$14.25

120.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.73 ฿439

$10.09 NT$322

36.08%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.32 ฿42.17

$1.03 NT$32.98

28.16%

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

$27.2K ฿870.7K

$38.2K NT$1.2M

-28.71%

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

$34.1K ฿1.1M

$27.1K NT$863.0K

25.98%

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

$120 ฿3,849

$71.2 NT$2,268

69.20%

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

$13.93 ฿445

$19.10 NT$609

-27.07%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.31 ฿585

$25.46 NT$811

-28.08%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.9 ฿1,948

$37.59 NT$1,198

62.09%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿551

$15.41 NT$491

11.81%

Cinema Ticket

$8.71 ฿278

$11.87 NT$378

-26.62%

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

$698 ฿22.3K

$638 NT$20.3K

9.36%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.7K ฿503.0K

$19.1K NT$607.7K

-17.49%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.6 ฿1,843

$59.6 NT$1,899

-3.29%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.24 ฿1,095

$33.03 NT$1,053

3.66%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,618

$92.8 NT$2,958

21.94%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.8 ฿2,711

$121 NT$3,848

-29.75%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$604 ฿19.3K

$428 NT$13.7K

40.96%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$436 ฿13.9K

$284 NT$9,055

53.49%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,057 ฿65.8K

$1,056 NT$33.6K

94.85%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,498 ฿47.9K

$715 NT$22.8K

109.59%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿135.9K

$7,074 NT$225.5K

-39.89%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿95.5K

$5,349 NT$170.5K

-44.14%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$529 ฿16.9K

$2,103 NT$67.0K

-74.84%

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: February 28, 2026

Last update for Chiayi: March 2, 2026

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