Kaohsiung vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kaohsiung	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$932	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2650	$3235
🏠 One person rent	$342	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$781	$1720
🍽️ Food expenses	$379	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$30.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1271	$742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	81	7
😀 Quality of life	83	53
🏙️ Population	2.73M	77.6K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 5% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 6046th and 5798th ($932 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Taiwan and Thailand, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 389th and 6033rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Phuket

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	Kaohsiung	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.76	$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$36.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.01	$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.88	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$351	$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$876	$1825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$613	$1525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.9	$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.8	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.8	$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.19%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4772	$4213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2838	$2936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.5	$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.84	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.06	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.58	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.4	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.92	$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.02	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.31	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.41	$9.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.6	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.9	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$348	$748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12438	$13132

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Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$841
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$801
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$707
124 km or 77 mi	Douliu	$761
150 km or 93 mi	Nantou	$818
163 km or 101 mi	Changhua	$841
175 km or 108 mi	Taichung	$931
224 km or 139 mi	Miaoli	$698
253 km or 157 mi	Hsinchu	$864
257 km or 160 mi	Zhubei	$828
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$868
280 km or 174 mi	Yilan	$745
285 km or 177 mi	Kinmen	$821
291 km or 181 mi	New Taipei	$1060
298 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1158
301 km or 187 mi	Jinjiang	$654
307 km or 191 mi	Xiamen	$807
309 km or 192 mi	Quanzhou	$666
315 km or 196 mi	Keelung	$1028
340 km or 211 mi	Putian	$661
341 km or 212 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
379 km or 235 mi	Shantou	$605
393 km or 244 mi	Chaozhou	$592
398 km or 247 mi	Fuzhou	$706
416 km or 258 mi	Jieyang	$691
430 km or 267 mi	Puning	$726
432 km or 268 mi	Longyan	$713
437 km or 271 mi	Ishigaki	$1229
457 km or 284 mi	Ningde	$683
466 km or 289 mi	Meizhou	$795
487 km or 302 mi	Sanming	$642
497 km or 309 mi	Nanping	$673
510 km or 317 mi	Shanwei	$1014
562 km or 349 mi	Miyakojima	$1231
575 km or 357 mi	Rui'an	$719
575 km or 357 mi	Tuguegarao	$445
587 km or 365 mi	Heyuan	$801
600 km or 373 mi	Wenzhou	$776
605 km or 376 mi	Huizhou	$629
616 km or 382 mi	Wuyishan	$643

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$822
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$807
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$635
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$594
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$561
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$745
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$563
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$806
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$523
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$461
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$669
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$671
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$490
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$759
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$670
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$519
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$503
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$570
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$676
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$773
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$800
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$729
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$687
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$697
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892