Cost of Living Comparison Between Altos and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Altos and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Altos is 67.9% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 80.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Altos is 76.2% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 85.6% 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)

$0.48 ₲3,247

$2.25 ฿70.6

-78.67%

White Bread (500g)

$0.62 ₲4,216

$1.87 ฿58.8

-66.84%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.98 ₲6,617

$2.22 ฿69.8

-55.86%

Eggs

$1.90 ₲12.9K

$2.23 ฿70.1

-14.80%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.08 ₲41.2K

$19.68 ฿619

-69.11%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.54 ₲24.0K

$3.66 ฿115

-3.28%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.36 ₲36.3K

$13.09 ฿411

-59.05%

Apples (1kg)

$2.46 ₲16.7K

$3.38 ฿106

-27.22%

Banana (1kg)

$1.26 ₲8,563

$1.69 ฿53.3

-25.44%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.39 ₲9,405

$2.33 ฿73.2

-40.34%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.83 ₲12.4K

$1.98 ฿62.4

-7.58%

Potato (1kg)

$1.23 ₲8,326

$1.55 ฿48.77

-20.65%

Onion (1kg)

$1.58 ₲10.7K

$1.51 ฿47.42

4.64%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.23 ₲8,344

$0.98 ฿30.84

25.51%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.52 ₲3,511

$0.48 ฿15.01

8.33%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

Wine (Bottle)

$8.08 ₲54.7K

$20.65 ฿649

-60.87%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.72 ₲4,868

$1.77 ฿55.8

-59.32%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.83 ₲5,621

$2.75 ฿86.6

-69.82%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.41 ₲2,781

$1.37 ฿43.19

-70.07%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$12.16 ₲82.4K

$11.36 ฿357

7.04%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.84 ₲5,713

$3.11 ฿97.8

-72.99%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.69 ₲4,667

$1.05 ฿32.96

-34.29%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.17 ₲7,889

$1.34 ฿42.16

-12.69%

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

$18.8K ₲127.0M

$27.7K ฿869.6K

-32.15%

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

$23.5K ₲159.3M

$33.6K ฿1.1M

-29.95%

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

$35.42 ₲239.8K

$122 ฿3,835

-70.96%

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

$7.81 ₲52.9K

$13.61 ฿428

-42.62%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$13.92 ₲94.3K

$18.49 ฿581

-24.72%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

Cinema Ticket

$3.52 ₲23.8K

$9.09 ฿286

-61.28%

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)

$25.33 ₲171.5K

$58.9 ฿1,851

-56.98%

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)

$606 ฿19.1K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,489 ₲10.1M

$4,445 ฿139.8K

-66.51%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$982 ₲6.6M

$2,988 ฿93.9K

-67.14%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$508 ₲3.4M

$547 ฿17.2K

-7.17%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

87.62%

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

Last update for Altos: January 13, 2026

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

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