Phuket vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phuket Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$940
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3111
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$519
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$1664
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.5
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$718
$1355
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
7
84
😀 Quality of life
53
81
🏙️ Population
77.6K
3.03M

The cost of living in Phuket is 5% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5827th and 6071st ($940 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 7th best city to live in Thailand vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6063rd and 521st 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
$5.23
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.38
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1891
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1436
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.4
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.17%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4059
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2821
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.5
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.02
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.4
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.94
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.4
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.1
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$723
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13013
$18658

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$792
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$782
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$772
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$563
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$763
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$719
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$560
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$570
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$705
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$536
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$730
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$777
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$490
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$435
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$605
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$620
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$619
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$461
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$695
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$398
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$485
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$628
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$481
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$470
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$576
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$474
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$631
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$656
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$486
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$503
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$501
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$752
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$781
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$670
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$645
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$755
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$677
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$701
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$743
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$810

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671