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 81% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: 'afrin is 86% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 87.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.65 ฿146

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.11 ฿1,450

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.74 ฿275

Cappuccino

$3.04 ฿95.5

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

$0.72 ฿22.65

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.39 ฿12.30

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.44 ฿76.7

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 ฿119

Milk (1 liter)

$0.52 SYP 59.1

$2.14 ฿67.4

-75.70%

White Bread (500g)

$0.51 SYP 57.5

$1.86 ฿58.5

-72.58%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.98 SYP 110

$2.19 ฿68.8

-55.25%

Eggs

$1.17 SYP 132

$2.25 ฿70.6

-48.00%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.06 SYP 344

$19.73 ฿620

-84.49%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.03 SYP 341

$3.79 ฿119

-20.05%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.10 SYP 800

$13.55 ฿426

-47.60%

Apples (1kg)

$0.82 SYP 91.8

$3.25 ฿102

-74.77%

Banana (1kg)

$1.02 SYP 115

$1.67 ฿52.6

-38.92%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.02 SYP 115

$2.39 ฿75.2

-57.32%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.81 SYP 91.5

$2.09 ฿65.8

-61.24%

Potato (1kg)

$0.49 SYP 55.1

$1.53 ฿48.07

-67.97%

Onion (1kg)

$0.51 SYP 57.8

$1.51 ฿47.47

-66.23%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.48 SYP 54.1

$0.99 ฿31.09

-51.52%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.19 SYP 21.11

$0.51 ฿16.19

-62.75%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.27 ฿134

Wine (Bottle)

$20.31 ฿638

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ฿56.3

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.77 ฿87.0

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.40 ฿44.15

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿368

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.8

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.99 ฿31.27

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.73 ฿432

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.32 ฿41.47

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

$27.2K ฿856.3K

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

$34.1K ฿1.1M

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

$98.2 SYP 11.1K

$120 ฿3,785

-18.45%

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

$13.93 ฿438

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.31 ฿576

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.9 ฿1,916

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿542

Cinema Ticket

$8.71 ฿274

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

$698 ฿21.9K

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.7K ฿494.7K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.6 ฿1,812

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.24 ฿1,077

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,558

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.8 ฿2,666

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$49.39 SYP 5,561

$604 ฿19.0K

-91.82%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$50.4 SYP 5,671

$436 ฿13.7K

-88.45%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$149 SYP 16.7K

$2,057 ฿64.7K

-92.77%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$101 SYP 11.4K

$1,498 ฿47.1K

-93.24%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿133.7K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$529 ฿16.6K

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: March 2, 2026

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

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