Kaohsiung vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kaohsiung	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$932	$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2619	$2965
🏠 One person rent	$339	$484
🏘️ Family rent	$747	$1625
🍽️ Food expenses	$377	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$28.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1088	$545
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	81	7
😀 Quality of life	84	55
🏙️ Population	2.73M	77.6K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 7% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 5786th and 6130th ($932 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Taiwan and Thailand, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.6 months in Phuket. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 320th and 5986th 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	$3.13	$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.8	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.88	$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$2.74
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$829	$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.4	$66.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.3	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.21%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4824	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2490	$2078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.6	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.04	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.02	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.92	$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.61	$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.4	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.92	$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.34	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.5	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.14	$8.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.2	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.81	$4.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.6	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.1	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$313	$672
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12618	$13219

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Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$913
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$952
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$725
124 km or 77 mi	Douliu	$791
150 km or 93 mi	Nantou	$857
163 km or 101 mi	Changhua	$890
175 km or 108 mi	Taichung	$995
224 km or 139 mi	Miaoli	$746
253 km or 157 mi	Hsinchu	$860
257 km or 160 mi	Zhubei	$917
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$861
280 km or 174 mi	Yilan	$863
285 km or 177 mi	Kinmen	$851
291 km or 181 mi	New Taipei	$1011
298 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1169
301 km or 187 mi	Jinjiang	$676
307 km or 191 mi	Xiamen	$721
309 km or 192 mi	Quanzhou	$689
315 km or 196 mi	Keelung	$860
340 km or 211 mi	Putian	$675
341 km or 212 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
379 km or 235 mi	Shantou	$589
393 km or 244 mi	Chaozhou	$588
398 km or 247 mi	Fuzhou	$664
416 km or 258 mi	Jieyang	$716
430 km or 267 mi	Puning	$738
432 km or 268 mi	Longyan	$713
437 km or 271 mi	Ishigaki	$1114
457 km or 284 mi	Ningde	$694
466 km or 289 mi	Meizhou	$799
487 km or 302 mi	Sanming	$667
497 km or 309 mi	Nanping	$678
510 km or 317 mi	Shanwei	$1083
562 km or 349 mi	Miyakojima	$1115
575 km or 357 mi	Rui'an	$744
575 km or 357 mi	Tuguegarao	$487
587 km or 365 mi	Heyuan	$891
600 km or 373 mi	Wenzhou	$787
605 km or 376 mi	Huizhou	$837
616 km or 382 mi	Wuyishan	$655

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$653
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$739
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$697
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$554
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$642
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$650
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$496
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$520
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$642
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$487
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$702
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$453
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$443
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$544
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$566
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$578
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$472
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$638
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$403
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$550
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$500
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$483
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$571
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$614
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$653
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$665
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$553
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$582
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$614
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743