Phuket vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Phuket Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$870
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2965
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$484
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$1625
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$28.4
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$545
$1361
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
7
84
😀 Quality of life
55
83
🏙️ Population
77.6K
3.03M

The cost of living in Phuket is 13% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6130th and 5356th ($870 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Thailand and Taiwan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Phuket compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Phuket ranked 6th best city to live in Thailand vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 5986th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Phuket vs Taichung infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Phuket vs Taichung

Prices for goods and services in Phuket and Taichung are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Phuket Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.16
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.95
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.74
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$388
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1732
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1452
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.5
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.5
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.84%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3141
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2078
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.98
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.8
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.42
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.59
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$672
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13219
$13893

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721