Phuket vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phuket Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2644
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$573
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$1004
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.3
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$801
$1212
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
8
93
😀 Quality of life
56
87
🏙️ Population
77.6K
2.35M

The cost of living in Phuket is 13% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5233rd and 6085th ($1059 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 Taoyuan. Phuket ranked 8th best city to live in Thailand vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6325th and 373rd 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
$6.74
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.4
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.77
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$446
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1154
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$805
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.1
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.5
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4350
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3066
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.71
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.45
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.5
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.5
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.3
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.55
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16566
$17081

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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 Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464