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

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 14.8% cheaper than Taichung without rent, and 2.7% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 12.1% cheaper than Taichung without rent, and 22.9% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.59 ฿147

$5.16 NT$162

-11.05%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.83 ฿1,497

$30.33 NT$954

54.40%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.70 ฿278

$5.57 NT$175

56.19%

Cappuccino

$2.92 ฿93.5

$3.03 NT$95.2

-3.63%

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

$0.68 ฿21.86

$1.15 NT$36.12

-40.87%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.66

$0.83 NT$26.18

-51.81%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.51 ฿80.2

$2.19 NT$68.9

14.61%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.80 ฿122

$2.94 NT$92.6

29.25%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.16 ฿69.1

$3.84 NT$121

-43.75%

White Bread (500g)

$1.88 ฿60.1

$1.72 NT$54.0

9.30%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.16 ฿69.0

$2.77 NT$87.1

-22.02%

Eggs

$2.22 ฿71.0

$3.17 NT$99.9

-29.97%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.57 ฿626

$31.24 NT$983

-37.36%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.80 ฿122

$8.34 NT$262

-54.44%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.41 ฿429

$15.65 NT$493

-14.31%

Apples (1kg)

$3.26 ฿104

$4.69 NT$148

-30.49%

Banana (1kg)

$1.61 ฿51.5

$1.81 NT$57.0

-11.05%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.31 ฿73.8

$2.19 NT$68.8

5.48%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.06 ฿65.8

$3.07 NT$96.7

-32.90%

Potato (1kg)

$1.61 ฿51.3

$1.30 NT$40.78

23.85%

Onion (1kg)

$1.44 ฿46.13

$1.96 NT$61.8

-26.53%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.03 ฿32.91

$2.29 NT$72.1

-55.02%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.34

$1.28 NT$40.40

-62.50%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.50 ฿144

$4.10 NT$129

9.76%

Wine (Bottle)

$19.18 ฿613

$15.89 NT$500

20.70%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.82 ฿58.3

$1.66 NT$52.3

9.64%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.69 ฿86.0

$2.53 NT$79.5

6.32%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.38 ฿44.04

$0.88 NT$27.69

56.82%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.76 ฿376

$29.32 NT$923

-59.89%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿99.3

$2.95 NT$92.9

5.42%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.00 ฿32.09

$1.19 NT$37.48

-15.97%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.74 ฿439

$10.12 NT$319

35.77%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.30 ฿41.49

$1.01 NT$31.72

28.71%

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

$27.4K ฿874.5K

$34.1K NT$1.1M

-19.78%

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

$33.0K ฿1.1M

$26.4K NT$829.9K

25.20%

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

$125 ฿3,993

$94.3 NT$2,966

32.50%

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

$13.74 ฿439

$24.30 NT$765

-43.46%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.61 ฿595

$21.75 NT$685

-14.44%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.6 ฿1,936

$36.14 NT$1,137

67.54%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.15 ฿548

$10.08 NT$317

70.14%

Cinema Ticket

$9.01 ฿288

$10.60 NT$334

-15.00%

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

$698 ฿22.3K

$358 NT$11.3K

95.14%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.1K ฿515.1K

$20.8K NT$654.5K

-22.53%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.2 ฿1,893

$83.7 NT$2,634

-29.25%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.86 ฿1,115

$34.37 NT$1,081

1.43%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$114 ฿3,651

$93.8 NT$2,951

21.79%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$85.8 ฿2,743

$129 NT$4,049

-33.31%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$619 ฿19.8K

$379 NT$11.9K

63.33%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$437 ฿14.0K

$291 NT$9,161

50.04%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,075 ฿66.3K

$1,053 NT$33.1K

97.08%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,509 ฿48.2K

$735 NT$23.1K

105.40%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,764 ฿120.3K

$7,082 NT$222.9K

-46.85%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,694 ฿86.1K

$5,358 NT$168.6K

-49.73%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$528 ฿16.9K

$1,494 NT$47.0K

-64.62%

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: April 13, 2026

Last update for Taichung: April 13, 2026

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