Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Taichung Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Taichung

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 18.2% cheaper than Taichung without rent, and 2.5% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 10.1% cheaper than Taichung without rent, and 20.8% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$5.10 NT$161

-11.57%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,448

$29.95 NT$947

53.86%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$5.43 NT$172

61.69%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$3.00 NT$94.8

3.00%

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

$0.70 ฿21.96

$1.10 NT$34.67

-36.36%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$0.85 NT$26.96

-52.94%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

$2.07 NT$65.4

15.94%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

$2.81 NT$89.0

30.96%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$3.86 NT$122

-41.71%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$1.76 NT$55.6

6.25%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$2.72 NT$85.9

-18.38%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$3.30 NT$104

-32.42%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$31.25 NT$988

-37.02%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$8.37 NT$265

-56.27%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

$15.71 NT$497

-16.68%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$4.71 NT$149

-28.24%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.2

$1.82 NT$57.7

-7.14%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$2.26 NT$71.3

3.10%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$2.93 NT$92.7

-32.42%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.76

$1.29 NT$40.81

20.16%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.41

$1.88 NT$59.4

-19.68%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.83

$2.39 NT$75.5

-59.00%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$1.28 NT$40.54

-62.50%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$3.97 NT$126

9.57%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

$14.03 NT$444

47.18%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

$1.70 NT$53.8

4.12%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

$2.63 NT$83.1

4.56%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.18

$0.86 NT$27.12

59.30%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

$29.19 NT$923

-61.08%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.7

$2.90 NT$91.8

7.24%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.95

$1.18 NT$37.34

-11.02%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$10.04 NT$318

36.65%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.14

$1.05 NT$33.14

27.62%

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

$27.7K ฿869.3K

$34.1K NT$1.1M

-18.99%

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

$33.6K ฿1.1M

$25.5K NT$806.0K

31.79%

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

$122 ฿3,834

$94.2 NT$2,978

29.53%

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

$13.61 ฿428

$24.59 NT$777

-44.65%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$21.93 NT$694

-15.69%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

$36.26 NT$1,147

70.13%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

$10.32 NT$326

61.82%

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$10.69 NT$338

-14.97%

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

$702 ฿22.1K

$356 NT$11.3K

97.18%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.6K

$20.7K NT$653.6K

-22.63%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$86.3 NT$2,729

-31.78%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,081

$35.01 NT$1,107

-1.71%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,544

$93.7 NT$2,963

20.34%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,661

$127 NT$4,029

-33.56%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.0K

$382 NT$12.1K

58.79%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

$289 NT$9,123

50.84%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

$1,024 NT$32.4K

102.03%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

$732 NT$23.2K

101.13%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.7K

$6,965 NT$220.2K

-36.18%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

$7,846 NT$248.1K

-61.92%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

$1,449 NT$45.8K

-62.21%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

2.18

144.50%

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

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

Last update for Taichung: January 12, 2026

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