Phuket vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phuket Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$985
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3235
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$544
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$1720
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$30.3
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$742
$1368
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
7
84
😀 Quality of life
53
80
🏙️ Population
77.6K
3.03M

The cost of living in Phuket is 6% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5798th and 6052nd ($985 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 6th best city to live in Thailand vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6033rd and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Phuket Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.63
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.6
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.72
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.47
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$498
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1825
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1525
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.3
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.6
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.8%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4213
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2936
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.37
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.3
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.9
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.26
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.3
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$748
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13132
$13638

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716