Phuket vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phuket Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1010
$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2467
$2456
🏠 One person rent
$555
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$956
$460
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.5
$94.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$512
$1386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
8
73
😀 Quality of life
55
72
🏙️ Population
77.6K
1.85M

The cost of living in Phuket is 8% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 5497th and 6014th ($1010 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Thailand and Taiwan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Phuket compared to 1.5 months in Tainan. Phuket ranked 9th best city to live in Thailand vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 6330th and 2806th 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
$5.76
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.13
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.46
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$650
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$429
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1157
$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$761
$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.61%
2.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3728
$3086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2603
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.53
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.2
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.4
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.35
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.44
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.5
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$65
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.9
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.7
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$565
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13979
$5481

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$784
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$836
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$806
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$582
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$788
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$747
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$616
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$588
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$735
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$592
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$766
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$812
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$545
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$637
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$762
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$720
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$439
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$555
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$407
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$531
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$677
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$453
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$449
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$567
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$678
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$787
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$809
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$839
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$743
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$741
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$766
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$718
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$799
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$971
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$904
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$884
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$844
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$868
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$874
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$942
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$687
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$921
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$889
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$989
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$892
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$792
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1123
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$643
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1248
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$648
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$729
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$979
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$673
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$679
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$612
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$474
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$473
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$705
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$600
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$672
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1039
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$682
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$640
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$689
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$954
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$717
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1042
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$774
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$777
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$617
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$638
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$686