Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 15.2% cheaper than Phuket.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Phuket, you would:
pay 24.3% less for restaurants
Phuket
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.13
THB151.15
|
$2.08
THB76.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.38
THB269.91
|
$5.66
THB206.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
THB26.99
|
$0.67
THB24.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
THB15.11
|
$0.35
THB12.93
|
|
pay 1.5% less for groceries
Phuket
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
THB53.55
|
$1.48
THB54.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.92
THB362.48
|
$7.99
THB292.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
THB200.63
|
$6.46
THB236.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.66
THB60.60
|
$1.75
THB63.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.18
|
$1.07
THB39.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
THB50.58
|
$1.20
THB44.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB17.45
|
$0.50
THB18.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
THB30.75
|
$0.79
THB28.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB23.26
|
$0.59
THB21.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
THB20.62
|
$0.62
THB22.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
THB18.79
|
$0.46
THB16.80
|
|
pay 10.2% less for transportation
Phuket
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.71
THB172.04
|
$4.57
THB167.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.32
THB888.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,581.13
THB971,663.26
|
$31,287.73
THB1,143,711.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.72
THB647.78
|
$9.68
THB353.91
|
|
pay 26.6% less for housing
Phuket
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
THB585.32
|
$17.10
THB625.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$445.88
THB16,299.13
|
$290.79
THB10,629.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$469.27
THB17,154.06
|
$207.49
THB7,584.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.03
THB2,340.76
|
$49.43
THB1,806.88
|
|
pay 14.2% less for childcare
Phuket
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.48
THB15,407.16
|
$334.45
THB12,225.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,759.03
THB393,292.27
|
$9,908.05
THB362,185.06
|
|
pay 16.2% less for entertainment and sports
Phuket
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
THB81.51
|
$1.90
THB69.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.47
THB90.11
|
$1.94
THB71.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.99
THB145.75
|
$3.61
THB132.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
THB1,653.18
|
$47.07
THB1,720.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.30
THB340.08
|
$5.63
THB205.88
|
|
pay 13.4% less for clothing
Phuket
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.08
THB2,013.50
|
$40.39
THB1,476.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.70
THB1,012.69
|
$27.03
THB988.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.14
THB3,441.31
|
$82.02
THB2,998.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.84
THB2,699.06
|
$65.30
THB2,386.88
|
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