Phuket vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phuket Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$870
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2965
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$484
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$1625
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$28.4
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$545
$1294
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
7
74
😀 Quality of life
55
82
🏙️ Population
77.6K
1.87M

The cost of living in Phuket is 5% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 6130th and 5887th ($870 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Thailand and Taiwan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Phuket compared to 1.4 months in Tainan. Phuket ranked 6th best city to live in Thailand vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 5986th and 364th 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
$4.16
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.95
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.74
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$388
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1732
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1452
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.5
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.5
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.84%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3141
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2078
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.03
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.5
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.98
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.8
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.42
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.59
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$672
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13219
$11040

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741