Cost of living comparison
Phuket is 30.1% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Phuket instead of Germany, you would:
pay 65.3% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Phuket
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.72
€12.70
|
$4.11
THB138.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.42
|
$6.85
THB230.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
€2.62
|
$0.73
THB24.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
€2.30
|
$0.38
THB12.90
|
|
pay 16.8% less for groceries
Germany
|
Phuket
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
€1.96
|
$1.59
THB53.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
€6.25
|
$11.53
THB387.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.93
|
$6.21
THB208.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
€3.29
|
$2.01
THB67.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.19
€6.66
|
$1.23
THB41.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.17
|
$1.34
THB45.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.45
THB15.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$0.82
THB27.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.29
|
$0.66
THB22.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.61
THB20.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.46
THB15.39
|
|
pay 52.1% less for transportation
Germany
|
Phuket
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.16
€6.63
|
$4.30
THB144.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.61
€50.56
|
$10.84
THB364.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,249.82
€27,081.65
|
$19,171.96
THB644,862.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.30
€21.57
|
$10.74
THB361.12
|
|
pay 50.4% less for housing
Germany
|
Phuket
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.15
€45.51
|
$14.20
THB477.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$800.45
€741.12
|
$514.87
THB17,317.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$616.33
€570.64
|
$436.39
THB14,678.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.30
€215.08
|
$79.44
THB2,672.09
|
|
pay 23.2% more for childcare
Germany
|
Phuket
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$434.24
€402.05
|
$616.89
THB20,749.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,512.98
€11,585.45
|
$13,066.70
THB439,507.88
|
|
pay 21.6% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Phuket
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€4.01
|
$2.74
THB92.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
€3.19
|
$2.25
THB75.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.81
€8.16
|
$4.00
THB134.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.42
€32.80
|
$54.14
THB1,821.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.56
€11.63
|
$8.22
THB276.37
|
|
pay 28.0% less for clothing
Germany
|
Phuket
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.65
€77.45
|
$47.60
THB1,601.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.29
€38.23
|
$26.64
THB895.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.84
€83.18
|
$98.60
THB3,316.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.25
€111.33
|
$68.47
THB2,303.08
|
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