Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Taipei Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Taipei

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 21.2% cheaper than Taipei without rent, and 14.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 18.1% cheaper than Taipei without rent, and 4.3% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.65 ฿148

$6.91 NT$220

-32.71%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.11 ฿1,463

$40.76 NT$1,299

13.13%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.74 ฿277

$5.61 NT$179

55.79%

Cappuccino

$3.04 ฿96.4

$3.80 NT$121

-20.00%

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

$0.72 ฿22.85

$1.12 NT$35.60

-35.71%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.39 ฿12.41

$0.78 NT$25.01

-50.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.44 ฿77.4

$3.41 NT$109

-28.45%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 ฿120

$3.48 NT$111

8.91%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.14 ฿68.0

$3.21 NT$102

-33.33%

White Bread (500g)

$1.86 ฿59.0

$1.90 NT$60.6

-2.11%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.19 ฿69.4

$3.09 NT$98.3

-29.13%

Eggs

$2.25 ฿71.2

$2.78 NT$88.7

-19.06%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.73 ฿626

$20.30 NT$647

-2.81%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.79 ฿120

$10.16 NT$324

-62.70%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.55 ฿430

$20.02 NT$638

-32.32%

Apples (1kg)

$3.25 ฿103

$5.21 NT$166

-37.62%

Banana (1kg)

$1.67 ฿53.0

$2.86 NT$91.0

-41.61%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.39 ฿75.9

$2.81 NT$89.5

-14.95%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.09 ฿66.4

$4.18 NT$133

-50.00%

Potato (1kg)

$1.53 ฿48.50

$2.91 NT$92.7

-47.42%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.89

$2.26 NT$72.0

-33.19%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.99 ฿31.37

$1.96 NT$62.4

-49.49%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 ฿16.33

$1.33 NT$42.38

-61.65%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.27 ฿136

$3.95 NT$126

8.10%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.31 ฿644

$15.12 NT$482

34.33%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ฿56.8

$1.81 NT$57.7

-1.10%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.77 ฿87.8

$2.44 NT$77.7

13.52%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.40 ฿44.54

$0.84 NT$26.69

66.67%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿371

$41.01 NT$1,307

-71.47%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿98.7

$2.91 NT$92.7

6.87%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.99 ฿31.55

$0.78 NT$24.96

26.92%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.73 ฿436

$10.19 NT$325

34.74%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.32 ฿41.84

$1.02 NT$32.60

29.41%

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

$27.2K ฿863.9K

$37.9K NT$1.2M

-28.10%

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

$34.1K ฿1.1M

$27.3K NT$869.5K

25.00%

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

$120 ฿3,819

$84.2 NT$2,683

42.99%

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

$13.93 ฿442

$19.21 NT$612

-27.49%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.31 ฿581

$25.20 NT$803

-27.34%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.9 ฿1,933

$40.90 NT$1,303

48.97%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿547

$13.60 NT$433

26.69%

Cinema Ticket

$8.71 ฿276

$12.03 NT$383

-27.60%

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

$698 ฿22.1K

$640 NT$20.4K

8.98%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.7K ฿499.1K

$19.0K NT$605.3K

-17.18%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.6 ฿1,828

$59.6 NT$1,899

-3.32%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.24 ฿1,086

$33.91 NT$1,080

0.97%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,590

$94.1 NT$2,999

20.23%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.8 ฿2,690

$122 NT$3,880

-30.35%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$604 ฿19.2K

$791 NT$25.2K

-23.70%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$436 ฿13.8K

$533 NT$17.0K

-18.14%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,057 ฿65.2K

$1,650 NT$52.6K

24.67%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,498 ฿47.5K

$1,097 NT$34.9K

36.61%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿134.9K

$14.1K NT$450.6K

-69.93%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿94.8K

$8,275 NT$263.6K

-63.89%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$529 ฿16.8K

$1,649 NT$52.5K

-67.91%

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 Taipei: March 2, 2026

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