Phuket vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phuket Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1010
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2467
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$555
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$956
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.5
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$512
$1536
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
8
93
😀 Quality of life
55
89
🏙️ Population
77.6K
2.36M

The cost of living in Phuket is 2% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5497th and 5651st ($1010 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Phuket ranked 9th best city to live in Thailand vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 6330th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phuket vs Taoyuan

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Phuket Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.76
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.13
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.46
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$650
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$429
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1157
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$761
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.61%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3728
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2603
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.53
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.2
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.4
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.35
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.44
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.5
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.9
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.7
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$565
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13979
$19490

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473