Phuket vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phuket Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2644
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$573
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$1004
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.3
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$801
$1446
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
8
73
😀 Quality of life
56
72
🏙️ Population
77.6K
1.85M

The cost of living in Phuket is 16% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 5233rd and 6264th ($1059 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 1.6 months in Tainan. Phuket ranked 8th best city to live in Thailand vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 6325th and 2963rd 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
$6.74
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.4
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.77
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$446
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1154
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$805
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.1
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.5
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4350
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3066
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.71
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.45
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.5
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.5
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.3
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.55
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16566
$5587

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$808
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$891
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$846
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$612
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$834
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$790
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$634
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$622
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$782
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$628
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$805
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$845
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$564
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$438
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$663
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$792
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$740
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$451
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$572
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$407
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$551
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$696
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$461
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$458
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$562
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$701
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$784
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$846
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$874
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$762
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$750
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$764
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$763
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$838
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$981

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697