Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Taitung Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Taitung

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 6.5% cheaper than Taitung without rent, and 12.2% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Phuket is 4.6% more expensive than Taitung without rent, and 31.3% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.65 ฿149

$4.06 NT$129

14.53%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.11 ฿1,474

$40.74 NT$1,298

13.18%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.74 ฿279

$5.81 NT$185

50.43%

Cappuccino

$3.04 ฿97.1

$3.87 NT$123

-21.45%

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

$0.72 ฿23.03

$1.14 NT$36.26

-36.84%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.39 ฿12.50

$0.79 NT$25.26

-50.63%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.44 ฿78.0

$3.37 NT$107

-27.60%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 ฿121

$3.48 NT$111

8.91%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.14 ฿68.6

$3.21 NT$102

-33.33%

White Bread (500g)

$1.86 ฿59.5

$1.95 NT$62.1

-4.62%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.19 ฿69.9

$3.02 NT$96.2

-27.48%

Eggs

$2.25 ฿71.8

$2.37 NT$75.5

-5.06%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.73 ฿631

$20.18 NT$643

-2.23%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.79 ฿121

$4.18 NT$133

-9.33%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.55 ฿433

$19.92 NT$635

-31.98%

Apples (1kg)

$3.25 ฿104

$2.05 NT$65.2

58.54%

Banana (1kg)

$1.67 ฿53.4

$2.90 NT$92.5

-42.41%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.39 ฿76.5

$2.05 NT$65.5

16.59%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.09 ฿66.9

$4.14 NT$132

-49.52%

Potato (1kg)

$1.53 ฿48.88

$2.91 NT$92.7

-47.42%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿48.27

$2.22 NT$70.7

-31.98%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.99 ฿31.62

$1.94 NT$61.9

-48.97%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 ฿16.46

$1.38 NT$44.08

-63.04%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.27 ฿137

$4.16 NT$133

2.64%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.31 ฿649

$14.96 NT$477

35.76%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ฿57.3

$1.81 NT$57.7

-1.10%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.77 ฿88.5

$2.39 NT$76.2

15.90%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.40 ฿44.89

$0.83 NT$26.60

68.67%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿374

$38.63 NT$1,231

-69.71%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿99.4

$2.94 NT$93.8

5.78%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.99 ฿31.80

$0.80 NT$25.43

23.75%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.73 ฿439

$10.09 NT$322

36.08%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.32 ฿42.17

$1.04 NT$33.08

26.92%

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

$27.2K ฿870.7K

$38.4K NT$1.2M

-28.99%

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

$34.1K ฿1.1M

$27.7K NT$881.7K

23.31%

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

$120 ฿3,849

$84.8 NT$2,701

42.05%

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

$13.93 ฿445

$19.15 NT$610

-27.26%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.31 ฿585

$24.90 NT$794

-26.47%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.9 ฿1,948

$37.93 NT$1,209

60.64%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿551

$15.07 NT$480

14.33%

Cinema Ticket

$8.71 ฿278

$10.27 NT$327

-15.19%

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

$698 ฿22.3K

$645 NT$20.5K

8.25%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.7K ฿503.0K

$18.7K NT$597.3K

-16.06%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.6 ฿1,843

$30.26 NT$965

90.48%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.24 ฿1,095

$16.34 NT$521

109.55%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,618

$53.4 NT$1,702

111.97%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.8 ฿2,711

$124 NT$3,966

-31.84%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$604 ฿19.3K

$429 NT$13.7K

40.92%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$436 ฿13.9K

$291 NT$9,272

49.90%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,057 ฿65.8K

$1,024 NT$32.6K

100.84%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,498 ฿47.9K

$735 NT$23.4K

103.75%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿135.9K

$8,297 NT$264.4K

-48.75%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿95.5K

$5,403 NT$172.2K

-44.69%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$529 ฿16.9K

$626 NT$19.9K

-15.43%

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 Taitung: March 2, 2026

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