Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Tainan Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Tainan

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 21.2% cheaper than Tainan without rent, and 13.5% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 0.5% cheaper than Tainan without rent, and 25% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$6.00 NT$189

-24.83%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,449

$27.54 NT$870

67.32%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$5.15 NT$163

70.49%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$3.42 NT$108

-9.65%

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

$0.70 ฿21.97

$1.13 NT$35.82

-38.05%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$0.73 NT$23.00

-45.21%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

$3.39 NT$107

-29.20%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

$3.33 NT$105

10.51%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$3.12 NT$98.5

-27.88%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$1.87 NT$59.2

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$2.92 NT$92.3

-23.97%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$2.80 NT$88.5

-20.36%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$20.14 NT$636

-2.28%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$10.19 NT$322

-64.08%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

$20.66 NT$652

-36.64%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$4.42 NT$140

-23.53%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.3

$2.82 NT$89.1

-40.07%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$2.85 NT$89.9

-18.25%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$4.31 NT$136

-54.06%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.77

$2.84 NT$89.8

-45.42%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.42

$2.28 NT$71.9

-33.77%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.84

$1.74 NT$54.9

-43.68%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$1.09 NT$34.49

-55.96%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$3.98 NT$126

9.30%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

$13.72 NT$433

50.51%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

$1.80 NT$56.7

-1.67%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

$2.41 NT$76.0

14.11%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.19

$0.59 NT$18.71

132.20%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

$21.81 NT$689

-47.91%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.8

$2.86 NT$90.2

8.74%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.96

$0.78 NT$24.61

34.62%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$10.19 NT$322

34.64%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.16

$1.01 NT$32.02

32.67%

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

$27.7K ฿869.6K

$37.9K NT$1.2M

-27.07%

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

$33.6K ฿1.1M

$26.3K NT$832.0K

27.51%

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

$122 ฿3,835

$85.2 NT$2,691

43.15%

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

$22.61 NT$714

-18.22%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

$38.69 NT$1,222

59.45%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

$14.88 NT$470

12.23%

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$11.63 NT$367

-21.84%

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

$702 ฿22.1K

$272 NT$8,577

158.62%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.8K

$6,819 NT$215.3K

134.52%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$57.8 NT$1,826

1.85%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,082

$30.86 NT$975

11.50%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,545

$94.5 NT$2,983

19.39%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,662

$121 NT$3,821

-30.02%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.1K

$323 NT$10.2K

87.69%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

$193 NT$6,098

125.38%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

$697 NT$22.0K

196.79%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

$725 NT$22.9K

103.04%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.8K

$3,231 NT$102.0K

37.61%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

$2,416 NT$76.3K

23.65%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

$1,374 NT$43.4K

-60.15%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

1.83

191.26%

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

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

Last update for Tainan: January 11, 2026

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