New Taipei vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New Taipei	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2892	$2644
🏠 One person rent	$482	$573
🏘️ Family rent	$823	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$394	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$34.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1360	$801
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	94	8
😀 Quality of life	89	56
🏙️ Population	4.05M	77.6K

The cost of living in New Taipei is 5% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 5023rd and 5233rd ($1108 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 New Taipei compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. New Taipei ranked 1st best city to live in Taiwan vs Phuket ranked 8th in Thailand, while ranked 252nd and 6325th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Taipei vs Phuket

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	New Taipei	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.77	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.8	$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.14	$9.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$570	$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1019	$1154
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$608	$805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.9	$70.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.3	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.72%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13830	$4350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7127	$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.67	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.19	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.72	$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.9	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.19	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.35	$4.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.6	$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.75	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.68	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.74	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$68
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.9	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$656	$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18576	$16566

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Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1257
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$941
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$997
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$796
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$882
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$937
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$709
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$957
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$888
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$879
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$889
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$910
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$656
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$668
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$841
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$910
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$654
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1067
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$634
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$630
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$999
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$705
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$903
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$763
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$723
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$682
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$677
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1064
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$634
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$697
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$661
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$698
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$610
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$598
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$667
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$617
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$465
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$665
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$602

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$808
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$891
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$846
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$612
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$790
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$634
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$622
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$782
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$628
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$845
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$564
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$438
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$663
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$792
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$740
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$451
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$572
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$696
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$461
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$458
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$562
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$784
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$846
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$874
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$762
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$750
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$763
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981