Cost of living comparison
compared to
Quito vs. Phuket Cost of Living Summary
Quito is 19.5% cheaper than Phuket.
Quito vs. Phuket Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Quito instead of Phuket, you would:
pay 24.7% more for restaurants
|
Phuket
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.46
THB148.24
|
$6.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.62
THB286.59
|
$7.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
THB30.54
|
$1.40
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
THB15.87
|
$1.12
|
|
Phuket vs. Quito - Cost of restaurants
pay 24.4% less for groceries
|
Phuket
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
THB47.33
|
$1.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.70
THB322.52
|
$3.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.39
THB212.60
|
$4.29
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
THB70.84
|
$2.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
THB50.73
|
$2.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
THB43.97
|
$1.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
THB24.92
|
$0.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
THB33.84
|
$0.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
THB31.62
|
$0.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
THB22.39
|
$0.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
THB20.32
|
$0.47
|
|
Phuket vs. Quito - Cost of groceries
pay 23.3% less for transportation
|
Phuket
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.52
THB183.69
|
$3.17
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.39
THB744.96
|
$21.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,737.57
THB889K
|
$21,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.29
THB375.54
|
$13.50
|
|
Phuket vs. Quito - Cost of transportation
pay 38.1% less for housing
|
Phuket
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.15
THB570.48
|
$28.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$726.87
THB24,179.29
|
$482.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$463.45
THB15,416.77
|
$313.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.96
THB2,493.60
|
$21.90
|
|
Phuket vs. Quito - Cost of housing
pay 2.2% more for childcare
|
Phuket
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$555.38
THB18,474.87
|
$743.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,455.56
THB381K
|
$8,951.43
|
|
Phuket vs. Quito - Cost of childcare
pay 6.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Phuket
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.53
THB84.00
|
$3.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
THB92.02
|
$3.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.33
THB143.89
|
$6.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.26
THB1,738.47
|
$46.22
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.58
THB252.00
|
$6.40
|
|
Phuket vs. Quito - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 30.0% more for clothing
|
Phuket
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.94
THB2,093.63
|
$70.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.69
THB954.49
|
$49.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.68
THB3,182.71
|
$115.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.87
THB2,922.95
|
$107.92
|
|
Phuket vs. Quito - Cost of clothing
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