Cost of Living in Kenting, 🇹🇼 Taiwan - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Nov 12, 2026 Last changed Nov 14, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing 1 2 $640 $299 $509 $262 $68

Utilities 27 28 — $59 $99 $40 —

Internet & Mobile 29 30 31 $40 $46 $65 $46 $1

Groceries 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 $103 $244 $520 $200 $5

Transportation 3 5 6 7 $160 $34 $90 $25 $14

Dining Out 10 11 40 $324 $121 $216 $74 $17

Leisure Activities 8 9 $139 $59 $148 $40 $15

Health Insurance 32 35 $63 $77 $231 $25 $2

Visa & Legal Fees 33 34 — $4 $8 — —

Total $1,469 $943 $1,886 $712 $122

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 $261.98 $240 – $308 per month

Coworking Space 37 38 $115.56 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 2 $640.00 $431 – $1,006 per month

Coliving Space 2 $431.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 12 $3.08 per cup

Beer 17 $1.71 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 11 $4.62 per meal

Fast Food Combo 13 $4.41 per meal

Apples 19 $4.16 per kg

Bread 16 $2.00 per loaf

Milk 14 $2.75 per liter

Rice 18 $2.15 per kg

Chicken Fillets 15 $14.55 per kg

Beef 20 $14.46 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 22 $13.25 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 10 40 $37.29 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 21 $0.82 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 3 4 $3.08 per trip

Taxi per km 3 $0.77 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 5 $46.23 per month

Gasoline 7 $1.01 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 3 4 $6.16 per trip

Scooter Rental 6 $140.24 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 30 $18.46 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 31 $27.71 per month

Gym Membership $40.64 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $12.50 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 29 $30.82 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket $9.38 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 23 $30.51 per pair

Summer Dress 24 $24.35 per dress

Running Shoes 25 $30.79 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 26 $12.33 per visit

Laundry 36 $0.48 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 39 $15.41 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) $5.63 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Nov 12, 2026
Last changed: Nov 14, 2026
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 32.445 TWD on Oct 19, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Taipei, Kaohsiung, Taitung, Hanoi

Change history

Nov 14, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1312.9 640
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 453.26 261.98
- Apples 3.44 4.16
- Beef 17.19 14.46
- Beer 3.13 1.71
36 more changes
- Bread 2.03 2
- Chicken Fillets 8.75 14.55
- Coffee 3.59 3.08
- Coliving Space 562.67 431
- Coworking Space 131.29 115.56
- Dining Out local 125.04, nomad 750.23, expat 375.12, family 625.19, tourist 37.51 local 74.28, nomad 323.62, expat 120.82, family 215.75, tourist 16.95
- Doctor Visit (GP) 20.32 15.41
- Fast Food Combo 5.78 4.41
- Gasoline 0.98 1.01
- Groceries local 187.56, nomad 125.04, expat 281.34, family 687.71, tourist 4.69 local 199.82, nomad 103.12, expat 244.21, family 519.53, tourist 4.72
- Haircut 14.07 12.33
- Health Insurance local 25.82, nomad 78.15, expat 93.78, family 250.08, tourist 0 local 24.66, nomad 62.72, expat 77.36, family 231.16, tourist 2.09
- Housing local 265.71, nomad 875.27, expat 500.15, family 1094.09, tourist 87.53 local 261.98, nomad 640, expat 298.97, family 508.55, tourist 67.81
- Internet & Mobile local 20.32, nomad 43.76, expat 34.39, family 78.15, tourist 3.13 local 46.17, nomad 40.07, family 64.63, tourist 1.03
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 23.44 27.71
- Jeans 56.27 30.51
- Laundry 4.69 0.48
- Leisure Activities local 46.89, nomad 281.34, expat 187.56, family 375.12, tourist 15.63 local 40.07, nomad 138.7, expat 58.56, family 147.94, tourist 15.41
- Meal (Inexpensive) 4.69 4.62
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 43.76 37.29
- Milk 3.06 2.75
- Mobile Plan 18.72 18.46
- Monthly Transport Pass 37.51 46.23
- Rice 1.88 2.15
- Ride-hailing (5km) 6.88 6.16
- Running Shoes 87.53 30.79
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 15.63 30.82
- Scooter Rental 14.07 140.24
- Summer Dress 29.7 24.35
- Taxi Start 3.75 3.08
- Taxi per km 0.78 0.77
- Transportation local 37.51, nomad 187.56, expat 140.67, family 250.08, tourist 18.76 local 24.78, nomad 160.39, expat 34.03, family 89.88, tourist 13.87
- Utilities local 56.27, nomad 109.41, expat 93.78, family 171.93, tourist 0 local 40.07, nomad 0, expat 58.56, family 98.63, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 50.02, expat 31.26, family 125.04 local 0, expat 4.11, family 8.22
- Water (1.5L bottle) 1.09 0.82
- Wine (Mid-range) 18.76 13.25
Apartment (1 bedroom), Coworking Space, Scooter Rental, Housing, Utilities, Internet & Mobile, Groceries, Transportation, Dining Out, Leisure Activities and Health Insurance recalculated so every monthly figure reproduces its local-currency inputs exactly at 32.445 TWD per USD of 2026-10-19; the one-bedroom rental range now matches the 7,800-10,000 TWD listing band, and the grocery, transport and meal baskets were restated with explicit quantities

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