Phuket vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phuket Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2644
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$573
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$1004
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.3
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$801
$1619
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
8
94
😀 Quality of life
56
89
🏙️ Population
77.6K
2.44M

The cost of living in Phuket is 16% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5233rd and 4661st ($1059 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Phuket ranked 8th best city to live in Thailand vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 6325th and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phuket vs Taipei

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Phuket Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.74
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.4
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.77
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$446
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1154
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$805
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.1
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.5
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4350
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3066
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.71
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.45
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.5
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.5
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.3
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.55
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16566
$18442

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602