Cost of Living Comparison Between 'afrin and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between 'afrin and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: 'afrin is 88% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 80.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: 'afrin is 86.8% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 87.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,449

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.70 ฿21.97

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

Milk (1 liter)

$0.49 SYP 55.6

$2.25 ฿70.6

-78.22%

White Bread (500g)

$0.48 SYP 54.5

$1.87 ฿58.8

-74.33%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.99 SYP 113

$2.22 ฿69.8

-55.41%

Eggs

$1.17 SYP 133

$2.23 ฿70.1

-47.53%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.05 SYP 348

$19.68 ฿619

-84.50%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.91 SYP 332

$3.66 ฿115

-20.49%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.89 SYP 786

$13.09 ฿411

-47.36%

Apples (1kg)

$0.78 SYP 89.3

$3.38 ฿106

-76.92%

Banana (1kg)

$0.98 SYP 112

$1.69 ฿53.3

-42.01%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.98 SYP 111

$2.33 ฿73.2

-57.94%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.78 SYP 88.4

$1.98 ฿62.4

-60.61%

Potato (1kg)

$0.48 SYP 54.3

$1.55 ฿48.77

-69.03%

Onion (1kg)

$0.48 SYP 55.2

$1.51 ฿47.42

-68.21%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.52 SYP 58.9

$0.98 ฿30.84

-46.94%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.18 SYP 21.00

$0.48 ฿15.01

-62.50%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.19

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.8

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.96

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.16

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$27.7K ฿869.6K

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$33.6K ฿1.1M

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$100 SYP 11.4K

$122 ฿3,835

-17.86%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$13.61 ฿428

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$702 ฿22.1K

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.8K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,082

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,545

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,662

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$49.36 SYP 5,630

$606 ฿19.1K

-91.86%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$49.78 SYP 5,678

$435 ฿13.7K

-88.56%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$151 SYP 17.2K

$2,069 ฿65.0K

-92.71%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$101 SYP 11.5K

$1,473 ฿46.3K

-93.17%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.8K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for 'afrin: January 13, 2026

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

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