Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Taoyuan Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Taoyuan

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 2.2% cheaper than Taoyuan without rent, and 12.5% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Phuket is 3.3% more expensive than Taoyuan without rent, and 42.9% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$4.97 NT$157

-9.26%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,449

$25.15 NT$794

83.22%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$6.14 NT$194

43.00%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$2.83 NT$89.4

9.19%

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

$0.70 ฿21.97

$1.25 NT$39.40

-44.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$0.83 NT$26.30

-51.81%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

$1.71 NT$54.0

40.35%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

$2.32 NT$73.3

58.62%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$3.21 NT$101

-29.91%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$1.43 NT$45.29

30.77%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$2.52 NT$79.5

-11.90%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$2.22 NT$70.2

0.45%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$8.72 NT$275

125.69%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$8.15 NT$257

-55.09%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

$15.93 NT$503

-17.83%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$3.33 NT$105

1.50%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.3

$1.97 NT$62.1

-14.21%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$2.61 NT$82.3

-10.73%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$3.01 NT$95.1

-34.22%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.77

$2.39 NT$75.5

-35.15%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.42

$1.81 NT$57.2

-16.57%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.84

$2.67 NT$84.2

-63.30%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$0.86 NT$27.02

-44.19%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$6.36 NT$201

-31.60%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

$9.65 NT$305

113.99%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

$1.77 NT$55.8

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

$2.43 NT$76.6

13.17%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.19

$0.69 NT$21.83

98.55%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

$40.62 NT$1,283

-72.03%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.8

$3.13 NT$98.8

-0.64%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.96

$0.77 NT$24.45

36.36%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$8.00 NT$253

71.50%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.16

$1.06 NT$33.47

26.42%

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

$27.7K ฿869.6K

$36.4K NT$1.1M

-23.95%

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

$33.6K ฿1.1M

$26.9K NT$850.1K

24.80%

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

$122 ฿3,835

$66.5 NT$2,101

83.37%

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

$13.61 ฿428

$29.25 NT$924

-53.47%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$19.05 NT$601

-2.94%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

$37.07 NT$1,171

66.41%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

$10.11 NT$319

65.18%

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$10.05 NT$317

-9.55%

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

$702 ฿22.1K

$580 NT$18.3K

21.20%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.8K

$15.7K NT$496.4K

1.73%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$81.0 NT$2,557

-27.27%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,082

$24.06 NT$760

43.02%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,545

$84.0 NT$2,653

34.24%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,662

$100 NT$3,170

-15.66%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.1K

$419 NT$13.2K

44.76%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

$341 NT$10.8K

27.48%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

$844 NT$26.7K

145.02%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

$600 NT$18.9K

145.57%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.8K

$8,096 NT$255.7K

-45.09%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

$5,104 NT$161.2K

-41.46%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

$1,259 NT$39.7K

-56.51%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

1.57

239.49%

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

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

Last update for Taoyuan: January 11, 2026

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