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

😐 Solo nomad: Taitung is 7% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 10.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Taitung is 4.4% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 23.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.06 NT$129

$4.65 ฿149

-12.69%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$40.74 NT$1,298

$46.11 ฿1,474

-11.65%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.81 NT$185

$8.74 ฿279

-33.52%

Cappuccino

$3.87 NT$123

$3.04 ฿97.1

27.30%

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

$1.14 NT$36.26

$0.72 ฿23.03

58.33%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.79 NT$25.26

$0.39 ฿12.50

102.56%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.37 NT$107

$2.44 ฿78.0

38.11%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.48 NT$111

$3.79 ฿121

-8.18%

Milk (1 liter)

$3.21 NT$102

$2.14 ฿68.6

50.00%

White Bread (500g)

$1.95 NT$62.1

$1.86 ฿59.5

4.84%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.02 NT$96.2

$2.19 ฿69.9

37.90%

Eggs

$2.37 NT$75.5

$2.25 ฿71.8

5.33%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$20.18 NT$643

$19.73 ฿631

2.28%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.18 NT$133

$3.79 ฿121

10.29%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.92 NT$635

$13.55 ฿433

47.01%

Apples (1kg)

$2.05 NT$65.2

$3.25 ฿104

-36.92%

Banana (1kg)

$2.90 NT$92.5

$1.67 ฿53.4

73.65%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.05 NT$65.5

$2.39 ฿76.5

-14.23%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.14 NT$132

$2.09 ฿66.9

98.09%

Potato (1kg)

$2.91 NT$92.7

$1.53 ฿48.88

90.20%

Onion (1kg)

$2.22 NT$70.7

$1.51 ฿48.27

47.02%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.94 NT$61.9

$0.99 ฿31.62

95.96%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.38 NT$44.08

$0.51 ฿16.46

170.59%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.16 NT$133

$4.27 ฿137

-2.58%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.96 NT$477

$20.31 ฿649

-26.34%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.81 NT$57.7

$1.79 ฿57.3

1.12%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.39 NT$76.2

$2.77 ฿88.5

-13.72%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.83 NT$26.60

$1.40 ฿44.89

-40.71%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$38.63 NT$1,231

$11.70 ฿374

230.17%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.94 NT$93.8

$3.11 ฿99.4

-5.47%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.80 NT$25.43

$0.99 ฿31.80

-19.19%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$10.09 NT$322

$13.73 ฿439

-26.51%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.04 NT$33.08

$1.32 ฿42.17

-21.21%

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

$38.4K NT$1.2M

$27.2K ฿870.7K

40.82%

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

$27.7K NT$881.7K

$34.1K ฿1.1M

-18.90%

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

$84.8 NT$2,701

$120 ฿3,849

-29.60%

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

$19.15 NT$610

$13.93 ฿445

37.47%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$24.90 NT$794

$18.31 ฿585

35.99%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$37.93 NT$1,209

$60.9 ฿1,948

-37.75%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$15.07 NT$480

$17.23 ฿551

-12.54%

Cinema Ticket

$10.27 NT$327

$8.71 ฿278

17.91%

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

$645 NT$20.5K

$698 ฿22.3K

-7.62%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$18.7K NT$597.3K

$15.7K ฿503.0K

19.13%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$30.26 NT$965

$57.6 ฿1,843

-47.50%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$16.34 NT$521

$34.24 ฿1,095

-52.28%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$53.4 NT$1,702

$113 ฿3,618

-52.82%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$124 NT$3,966

$84.8 ฿2,711

46.72%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$429 NT$13.7K

$604 ฿19.3K

-29.04%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$291 NT$9,272

$436 ฿13.9K

-33.29%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,024 NT$32.6K

$2,057 ฿65.8K

-50.21%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$735 NT$23.4K

$1,498 ฿47.9K

-50.92%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$8,297 NT$264.4K

$4,252 ฿135.9K

95.12%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$5,403 NT$172.2K

$2,988 ฿95.5K

80.81%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$626 NT$19.9K

$529 ฿16.9K

18.25%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

2.19

5.33

-58.91%

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

Last update for Taitung: March 2, 2026

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

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