Phuket vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Phuket	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1014	$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2500	$2512
🏠 One person rent	$544	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$932	$646
🍽️ Food expenses	$335	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.8	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$944	$1051
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	7	93
😀 Quality of life	57	84
🏙️ Population	77.6K	2.33M

The cost of living in Phuket is 8% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5469th and 5995th ($1014 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Thailand and Taiwan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Phuket compared to 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Phuket ranked 5th best city to live in Thailand vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6129th and 482nd 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	$6.11	$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.4	$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.04	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$595	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1073	$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$738	$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.6	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.28%	1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4256	$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2916	$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.45	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.4	$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.4	$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.3	$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.35	$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.43	$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.54	$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.6	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.3	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$612	$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14328	$14970

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Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$773
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$854
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$593
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$741
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$509
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$754
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$701
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$449
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$552
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$657
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$466
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$460
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$553
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$724
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$787
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$812
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$704
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$681
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$708
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$868
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$993
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1135
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1313
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$695
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$802
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$1030
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$1006
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$914
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$894
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$894
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$914
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$634
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$894
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$854
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$628
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$628
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$621
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$615
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$901
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$707
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$700
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$753
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$671
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$677
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$616
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$696
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$697
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$666
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$600
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$454
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$589
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$586
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$672
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$604
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$451