Phuket vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phuket Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2644
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$573
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$1004
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.3
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$801
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
8
85
😀 Quality of life
56
86
🏙️ Population
77.6K
2.87M

The cost of living in Phuket is 11% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5233rd and 5984th ($1059 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Thailand and Taiwan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Phuket compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Phuket ranked 8th best city to live in Thailand vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6325th and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phuket vs Taichung

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Phuket Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.74
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.4
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.77
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$446
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1154
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$805
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.1
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.5
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4350
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3066
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.71
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.45
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.5
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.5
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.3
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.55
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16566
$17495

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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

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665