Cost of living comparison
compared to
Phuket vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary
Phuket is 9.1% more expensive than Bangkok.
- Restaurants
-
pay 37.0% more in Phuket
- Groceries
-
pay 8.7% more in Phuket
- Transportation
-
pay 16.5% less in Phuket
- Housing
-
pay 24.8% more in Phuket
- Childcare
-
pay 5.5% more in Phuket
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 3.4% more in Phuket
- Clothing
-
pay 0.9% more in Phuket
The cost of restaurants, housing, groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Phuket are more expensive than in Bangkok.
Phuket vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Phuket instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 37.0% more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.10
THB98.65
|
$6.20
THB197.34
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.20
THB197.30
|
$8.99
THB286.15
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
THB25.19
|
$0.71
THB22.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
THB10.61
|
$0.38
THB11.99
|
|
Bangkok vs. Phuket - Cost of restaurants
pay 8.7% more for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
THB45.81
|
$1.82
THB57.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.50
THB270.59
|
$8.53
THB271.44
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.23
THB230.01
|
$8.15
THB259.16
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
THB72.68
|
$2.28
THB72.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.38
THB43.91
|
$1.84
THB58.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.59
THB50.61
|
$1.51
THB48.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
THB25.98
|
$0.90
THB28.66
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
THB32.56
|
$1.08
THB34.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
THB27.13
|
$0.98
THB31.18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
THB22.92
|
$0.73
THB23.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
THB20.65
|
$0.63
THB20.07
|
|
Bangkok vs. Phuket - Cost of groceries
pay 16.5% less for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
THB149.30
|
$5.04
THB160.21
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.21
THB1,183.78
|
$23.45
THB745.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,206.42
THB1,183,775.25
|
$27,911.74
THB888,051.71
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.63
THB369.93
|
$10.30
THB327.59
|
|
Bangkok vs. Phuket - Cost of transportation
pay 24.8% more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.91
THB537.90
|
$19.53
THB621.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$675.06
THB21,477.90
|
$645.31
THB20,531.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.97
THB10,243.81
|
$489.32
THB15,568.31
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.69
THB2,185.37
|
$93.36
THB2,970.28
|
|
Bangkok vs. Phuket - Cost of housing
pay 5.5% more for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$609.37
THB19,388.11
|
$623.36
THB19,833.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,346.39
THB424,634.53
|
$14,508.83
THB461,619.12
|
|
Bangkok vs. Phuket - Cost of childcare
pay 3.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.79
THB88.78
|
$2.17
THB69.07
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.54
THB80.83
|
$3.03
THB96.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.40
THB139.83
|
$4.34
THB138.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.03
THB1,623.73
|
$57.81
THB1,839.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.06
THB256.48
|
$8.68
THB276.28
|
|
Bangkok vs. Phuket - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 0.9% more for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.81
THB1,870.97
|
$66.46
THB2,114.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.03
THB1,210.07
|
$29.92
THB952.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.24
THB3,316.45
|
$117.41
THB3,735.46
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.47
THB2,910.11
|
$90.82
THB2,889.69
|
|
Bangkok vs. Phuket - Cost of clothing
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