Cost of Living Comparison Between Yilan and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Yilan and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Yilan is 1.2% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 15.6% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Yilan is 17.8% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 31.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.48 NT$111

$4.65 ฿149

-25.16%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$30.43 NT$970

$46.11 ฿1,474

-34.01%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.31 NT$169

$8.74 ฿279

-39.24%

Cappuccino

$2.97 NT$94.5

$3.04 ฿97.1

-2.30%

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

$1.16 NT$36.89

$0.72 ฿23.03

61.11%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.70 NT$22.37

$0.39 ฿12.50

79.49%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.49 NT$47.60

$2.44 ฿78.0

-38.93%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.81 NT$89.6

$3.79 ฿121

-25.86%

Milk (1 liter)

$3.55 NT$113

$2.14 ฿68.6

65.89%

White Bread (500g)

$1.70 NT$54.2

$1.86 ฿59.5

-8.60%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.91 NT$60.9

$2.19 ฿69.9

-12.79%

Eggs

$2.68 NT$85.5

$2.25 ฿71.8

19.11%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$31.46 NT$1,003

$19.73 ฿631

59.45%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.95 NT$254

$3.79 ฿121

109.76%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$15.55 NT$496

$13.55 ฿433

14.76%

Apples (1kg)

$4.54 NT$145

$3.25 ฿104

39.69%

Banana (1kg)

$0.84 NT$26.73

$1.67 ฿53.4

-49.70%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.29 NT$72.8

$2.39 ฿76.5

-4.18%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.74 NT$55.4

$2.09 ฿66.9

-16.75%

Potato (1kg)

$1.33 NT$42.30

$1.53 ฿48.88

-13.07%

Onion (1kg)

$1.34 NT$42.81

$1.51 ฿48.27

-11.26%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.18 NT$69.4

$0.99 ฿31.62

120.20%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.24 NT$39.63

$0.51 ฿16.46

143.14%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.08 NT$130

$4.27 ฿137

-4.45%

Wine (Bottle)

$16.07 NT$512

$20.31 ฿649

-20.88%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.42 NT$45.41

$1.79 ฿57.3

-20.67%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.55 NT$81.3

$2.77 ฿88.5

-7.94%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.00 NT$31.97

$1.40 ฿44.89

-28.57%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$35.41 NT$1,128

$11.70 ฿374

202.65%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.81 NT$89.6

$3.11 ฿99.4

-9.65%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.24 NT$39.67

$0.99 ฿31.80

25.25%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$10.11 NT$322

$13.73 ฿439

-26.37%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.01 NT$32.13

$1.32 ฿42.17

-23.48%

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

$27.3K NT$869.5K

$27.2K ฿870.7K

0.18%

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

$22.7K NT$723.9K

$34.1K ฿1.1M

-33.42%

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

$59.2 NT$1,885

$120 ฿3,849

-50.87%

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

$16.71 NT$533

$13.93 ฿445

19.96%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$21.86 NT$697

$18.31 ฿585

19.39%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$31.74 NT$1,011

$60.9 ฿1,948

-47.91%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.83 NT$536

$17.23 ฿551

-2.32%

Cinema Ticket

$10.08 NT$321

$8.71 ฿278

15.73%

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

$363 NT$11.6K

$698 ฿22.3K

-47.94%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$20.8K NT$664.0K

$15.7K ฿503.0K

32.42%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$72.3 NT$2,303

$57.6 ฿1,843

25.36%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.58 NT$1,102

$34.24 ฿1,095

0.99%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$76.5 NT$2,438

$113 ฿3,618

-32.39%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$87.9 NT$2,802

$84.8 ฿2,711

3.67%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$296 NT$9,448

$604 ฿19.3K

-50.91%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$286 NT$9,119

$436 ฿13.9K

-34.39%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$676 NT$21.5K

$2,057 ฿65.8K

-67.15%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$492 NT$15.7K

$1,498 ฿47.9K

-67.14%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$7,426 NT$236.7K

$4,252 ฿135.9K

74.63%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$5,612 NT$178.9K

$2,988 ฿95.5K

87.82%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,040 NT$33.1K

$529 ฿16.9K

96.48%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

2.18

5.33

-59.10%

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

Last update for Yilan: March 3, 2026

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

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