Cost of Living Comparison Between Akbuk and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Akbuk and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Akbuk is 0.4% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 11.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Akbuk is 2.3% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 26.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.45 ₺293

$4.68 ฿151

59.19%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$45.66 ₺1,796

$46.4 ฿1,502

-1.59%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.06 ₺278

$8.65 ฿280

-18.38%

Cappuccino

$2.64 ₺104

$3.09 ฿100

-14.56%

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

$1.73 ₺68.2

$0.73 ฿23.53

136.99%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.47 ₺18.49

$0.37 ฿11.95

27.03%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.08 ₺121

$2.39 ฿77.4

28.87%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.96 ₺156

$3.62 ฿117

9.39%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.88 ₺34.77

$2.24 ฿72.5

-60.71%

White Bread (500g)

$0.94 ₺37.11

$1.8 ฿58.2

-47.78%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.54 ₺60.7

$2.24 ฿72.3

-31.25%

Eggs

$1.77 ₺69.7

$2.23 ฿72.1

-20.63%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.01 ₺315

$19.31 ฿625

-58.52%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.29 ₺208

$3.77 ฿122

40.32%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$19.43 ₺764

$13.05 ฿422

48.89%

Apples (1kg)

$1.1 ₺43.42

$3.28 ฿106

-66.46%

Banana (1kg)

$2.08 ₺81.8

$1.63 ฿52.6

27.61%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.05 ₺41.21

$2.4 ฿77.7

-56.25%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.15 ₺45.39

$1.99 ฿64.3

-42.21%

Potato (1kg)

$0.61 ₺23.96

$1.53 ฿49.62

-60.13%

Onion (1kg)

$0.46 ₺18.05

$1.49 ฿48.11

-69.13%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.32 ₺51.8

$1.02 ฿32.87

29.41%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.32 ₺12.54

$0.48 ฿15.61

-33.33%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.07 ₺81.2

$4.32 ฿140

-52.08%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.89 ₺428

$21.68 ฿702

-49.77%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.69 ₺66.5

$1.77 ฿57.3

-4.52%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.06 ₺81.2

$2.79 ฿90.4

-26.16%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.68 ₺26.84

$1.35 ฿43.74

-49.63%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$30.14 ₺1,186

$11.76 ฿380

156.29%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.1 ₺43.11

$3.15 ฿102

-65.08%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.07 ₺42.09

$1 ฿32.3

7.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.56 ₺297

$13.64 ฿442

-44.57%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.2 ₺47.06

$1.3 ฿42.2

-7.69%

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

$40K ₺1.6M

$27.4K ฿885.2K

46.35%

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

$41.7K ₺1.6M

$33.9K ฿1.1M

23.05%

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

$47.67 ₺1,875

$123 ฿3,970

-61.14%

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

$8.12 ₺319

$13.93 ฿451

-41.71%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$15.52 ₺611

$18.24 ฿590

-14.91%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$43.07 ₺1,694

$60.8 ฿1,966

-29.10%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.11 ฿554

Cinema Ticket

$6.23 ₺245

$9.07 ฿294

-31.31%

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

$605 ₺23.8K

$694 ฿22.5K

-12.80%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$9,045 ₺355.8K

$15.9K ฿514.4K

-43.10%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$77.6 ₺3,052

$57.5 ฿1,861

34.90%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$44.41 ₺1,747

$34.51 ฿1,117

28.69%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$160 ₺6,305

$115 ฿3,727

39.18%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$112 ₺4,390

$84.8 ฿2,743

31.63%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$518 ₺20.4K

$611 ฿19.8K

-15.25%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$400 ₺15.7K

$442 ฿14.3K

-9.51%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$894 ₺35.2K

$2,014 ฿65.2K

-55.61%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$711 ₺28K

$1,460 ฿47.2K

-51.27%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,572 ₺61.8K

$4,244 ฿137.3K

-62.96%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$828 ₺32.6K

$2,886 ฿93.4K

-71.31%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$697 ฿22.5K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

42.08

5.33

689.49%

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

Last update for Akbuk: October 28, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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