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Phuket vs. Bali Cost of Living Summary

Phuket is 48.1% more expensive than Bali.

Restaurants: pay 37.8% more in Phuket
Groceries: pay 1.6% less in Phuket
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Phuket
Housing: pay 6.7% less in Phuket
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Phuket
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.4% more in Phuket
Clothing: pay 20.2% more in Phuket

The cost of childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and clothing in Phuket are more expensive than in Bali. Expenses including housing and groceries are lower in Phuket. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Phuket.

Phuket vs. Bali Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Phuket instead of Bali, you would:

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pay 37.8% more for restaurants

	Bali	Phuket
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.98 IDR49,748.94	$6.20 THB197.34	+108.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.17 IDR69,648.52	$8.99 THB286.15	+115.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 IDR19,619.23	$0.71 THB22.64	-39.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 IDR9,369.38	$0.38 THB11.99	-32.9%
Average			+37.8%

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pay 1.6% less for groceries

	Bali	Phuket
Bread 1 loaf	$2.32 IDR38,654.12	$1.82 THB57.79	-21.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.83 IDR130,687.71	$8.53 THB271.44	+9.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.60 IDR110,118.90	$8.15 THB259.16	+23.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 IDR36,389.10	$2.28 THB72.52	+4.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.75 IDR29,124.84	$1.84 THB58.58	+5.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.50 IDR25,112.05	$1.51 THB48.04	+0.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 IDR11,095.40	$0.90 THB28.66	+35.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.16 IDR19,332.77	$1.08 THB34.46	-6.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 IDR20,319.62	$0.98 THB31.18	-19.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 IDR14,165.07	$0.73 THB23.11	-14.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.95 IDR15,833.15	$0.63 THB20.07	-33.5%
Average			-1.6%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Bali	Phuket
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.04 IDR50,671.24	$5.04 THB160.21	+65.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.29 IDR138,318.73	$23.45 THB745.94	+182.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,369.74 IDR423,409,521.05	$27,911.74 THB888,051.71	+10.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.07 IDR67,980.52	$10.30 THB327.59	+152.8%
Average			+102.9%

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pay 6.7% less for housing

	Bali	Phuket
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.24 IDR371,125.35	$19.53 THB621.46	-12.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$941.26 IDR15,709,287.34	$645.31 THB20,531.45	-31.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$655.25 IDR10,935,810.14	$489.32 THB15,568.31	-25.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.74 IDR1,097,132.12	$93.36 THB2,970.28	+42.0%
Average			-6.7%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Bali	Phuket
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$264.18 IDR4,409,087.41	$623.36 THB19,833.15	+136.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,829.73 IDR97,295,519.17	$14,508.83 THB461,619.12	+148.9%
Average			+142.4%

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pay 41.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Bali	Phuket
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.53 IDR42,286.60	$2.17 THB69.07	-14.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.34 IDR39,031.66	$3.03 THB96.31	+29.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.23 IDR37,287.22	$4.34 THB138.14	+94.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$78.64 IDR1,312,527.92	$57.81 THB1,839.25	-26.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.88 IDR64,673.62	$8.68 THB276.28	+124.1%
Average			+41.4%

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pay 20.2% more for clothing

	Bali	Phuket
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.94 IDR850,120.10	$66.46 THB2,114.41	+30.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.42 IDR591,161.34	$29.92 THB952.02	-15.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.41 IDR1,408,737.47	$117.41 THB3,735.46	+39.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.76 IDR1,197,587.27	$90.82 THB2,889.69	+26.6%
Average			+20.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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