Phuket vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Phuket	Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1014	$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2500	$2330
🏠 One person rent	$544	$263
🏘️ Family rent	$932	$440
🍽️ Food expenses	$335	$430
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.8	$81.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$944	$1477
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	7	74
😀 Quality of life	57	83
🏙️ Population	77.6K	1.87M

The cost of living in Phuket is 13% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 5469th and 6262nd ($1014 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Thailand and Taiwan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Phuket compared to 1.7 months in Tainan. Phuket ranked 5th best city to live in Thailand vs Tainan ranked 8th in Taiwan, while ranked 6129th and 549th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phuket vs Tainan

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	Phuket	Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.11	$6.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.4	$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$2.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.04	$3.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$595	$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1073	$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$738	$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.6	$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.28%	1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4256	$3267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2916	$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.45	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.4	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$18.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.4	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.3	$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.35	$12.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.43	$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.54	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$66.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.6	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.3	$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$612	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14328	$6518

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Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$773
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$854
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$593
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$741
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$509
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$754
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$701
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$449
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$552
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$657
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$466
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$460
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$553
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$724
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$787
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$812
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$704
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$681
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$708
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866

Cities near Tainan

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
62 km or 38 mi	Chiayi	$914
89 km or 55 mi	Douliu	$894
102 km or 63 mi	Taitung	$854
116 km or 72 mi	Nantou	$894
126 km or 78 mi	Changhua	$914
139 km or 86 mi	Taichung	$1006
188 km or 117 mi	Miaoli	$695
218 km or 135 mi	Hsinchu	$993
222 km or 138 mi	Zhubei	$868
233 km or 145 mi	Taoyuan	$942
249 km or 155 mi	Kinmen	$901
254 km or 158 mi	Yilan	$802
259 km or 161 mi	New Taipei	$1135
261 km or 162 mi	Jinjiang	$615
267 km or 166 mi	Taipei	$1313
269 km or 167 mi	Quanzhou	$621
271 km or 168 mi	Xiamen	$707
286 km or 178 mi	Keelung	$1030
298 km or 185 mi	Putian	$634
308 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
356 km or 221 mi	Fuzhou	$628
359 km or 223 mi	Shantou	$589
371 km or 230 mi	Chaozhou	$454
395 km or 246 mi	Jieyang	$451
397 km or 247 mi	Longyan	$697
412 km or 256 mi	Puning	$579
415 km or 258 mi	Ningde	$628
431 km or 268 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
439 km or 273 mi	Meizhou	$669
446 km or 277 mi	Sanming	$616
455 km or 283 mi	Nanping	$671
497 km or 309 mi	Shanwei	$941
535 km or 333 mi	Rui'an	$700
556 km or 346 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
560 km or 348 mi	Wenzhou	$753
567 km or 352 mi	Heyuan	$766
573 km or 356 mi	Wuyishan	$600
590 km or 367 mi	Huizhou	$608
608 km or 378 mi	Lishui	$696