Cost of living comparison
Greece is 35.9% more expensive than Phuket.
If you lived in Greece instead of Phuket, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Phuket
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.13
THB151.15
|
$12.71
€11.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.38
THB269.91
|
$8.10
€7.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
THB26.99
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
THB15.11
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 30.3% more for groceries
Phuket
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
THB53.55
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.92
THB362.48
|
$4.97
€4.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
THB200.63
|
$5.63
€5.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.66
THB60.60
|
$3.81
€3.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.18
|
$3.64
€3.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
THB50.58
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB17.45
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
THB30.75
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB23.26
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
THB20.62
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
THB18.79
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 14.7% more for transportation
Phuket
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.71
THB172.04
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$40.24
€37.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,581.13
THB971,663.26
|
$22,158.38
€20,557.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.72
THB647.78
|
$13.03
€12.09
|
|
pay 64.7% more for housing
Phuket
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
THB585.32
|
$34.83
€32.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$445.88
THB16,299.13
|
$429.23
€398.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$469.27
THB17,154.06
|
$358.56
€332.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.03
THB2,340.76
|
$172.07
€159.63
|
|
pay 28.3% less for childcare
Phuket
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.48
THB15,407.16
|
$341.10
€316.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,759.03
THB393,292.27
|
$6,725.16
€6,239.26
|
|
pay 35.5% more for entertainment and sports
Phuket
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
THB81.51
|
$4.08
€3.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.47
THB90.11
|
$3.33
€3.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.99
THB145.75
|
$5.12
€4.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
THB1,653.18
|
$45.22
€41.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.30
THB340.08
|
$8.85
€8.21
|
|
pay 21.8% more for clothing
Phuket
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.08
THB2,013.50
|
$76.36
€70.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.70
THB1,012.69
|
$36.41
€33.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.14
THB3,441.31
|
$77.82
€72.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.84
THB2,699.06
|
$99.20
€92.03
|
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