Cost of Living Comparison Between Apatity and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Apatity and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Apatity is 8.5% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 22.2% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Apatity is 12.6% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 39.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Apatity
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$9.80 ₽774
$4.65 ฿149
110.75%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$37.96 ₽3,001
$46.11 ฿1,474
-17.68%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.78 ₽457
$8.74 ฿279
-33.87%
Cappuccino
$2.36 ₽187
$3.04 ฿97.1
-22.37%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.24 ₽98.3
$0.72 ฿23.03
72.22%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.42 ₽33.28
$0.39 ฿12.50
7.69%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.36 ₽108
$2.44 ฿78.0
-44.26%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.52 ₽199
$3.79 ฿121
-33.51%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Apatity
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.15 ₽90.8
$2.14 ฿68.6
-46.26%
White Bread (500g)
$0.66 ₽52.5
$1.86 ฿59.5
-64.52%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.39 ₽110
$2.19 ฿69.9
-36.53%
Eggs
$1.70 ₽134
$2.25 ฿71.8
-24.44%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.66 ₽842
$19.73 ฿631
-45.97%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.83 ₽381
$3.79 ฿121
27.44%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$9.06 ₽716
$13.55 ฿433
-33.14%
Apples (1kg)
$1.78 ₽141
$3.25 ฿104
-45.23%
Banana (1kg)
$1.90 ₽150
$1.67 ฿53.4
13.77%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.93 ₽153
$2.39 ฿76.5
-19.25%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.80 ₽222
$2.09 ฿66.9
33.97%
Potato (1kg)
$0.84 ₽66.2
$1.53 ฿48.88
-45.10%
Onion (1kg)
$0.70 ₽55.6
$1.51 ฿48.27
-53.64%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.35 ₽107
$0.99 ฿31.62
36.36%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.70 ₽55.4
$0.51 ฿16.46
37.25%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.95 ₽233
$4.27 ฿137
-30.91%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.06 ₽637
$20.31 ฿649
-60.32%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.00 ₽78.7
$1.79 ฿57.3
-44.13%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.93 ₽153
$2.77 ฿88.5
-30.32%
🚌 Getting Around
Apatity
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.53 ₽41.99
$1.40 ฿44.89
-62.14%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$11.70 ฿374
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.86 ₽147
$3.11 ฿99.4
-40.19%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.32 ₽25.61
$0.99 ฿31.80
-67.68%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$6.38 ₽505
$13.73 ฿439
-53.53%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.72 ₽57.3
$1.32 ฿42.17
-45.45%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$33.7K ₽2.7M
$27.2K ฿870.7K
23.55%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$36.2K ₽2.9M
$34.1K ฿1.1M
6.11%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Apatity
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$111 ₽8,775
$120 ฿3,849
-7.79%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$5.94 ₽469
$13.93 ฿445
-57.36%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$7.75 ₽613
$18.31 ฿585
-57.67%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Apatity
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$35.31 ₽2,791
$60.9 ฿1,948
-42.05%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$17.23 ฿551
-
Cinema Ticket
$4.97 ₽393
$8.71 ฿278
-42.94%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Apatity
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$324 ₽25.6K
$698 ฿22.3K
-53.52%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$7,032 ₽555.8K
$15.7K ฿503.0K
-55.31%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Apatity
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$68.6 ₽5,421
$57.6 ฿1,843
19.00%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$44.31 ₽3,502
$34.24 ฿1,095
29.41%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$113 ₽8,956
$113 ฿3,618
0.12%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$107 ₽8,496
$84.8 ฿2,711
26.74%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Apatity
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$453 ₽35.8K
$604 ฿19.3K
-24.96%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$300 ₽23.7K
$436 ฿13.9K
-31.21%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$747 ₽59.1K
$2,057 ฿65.8K
-63.68%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$514 ₽40.6K
$1,498 ฿47.9K
-65.72%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,036 ₽160.9K
$4,252 ฿135.9K
-52.12%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,380 ₽109.1K
$2,988 ฿95.5K
-53.81%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Apatity
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$848 ₽67.1K
$529 ฿16.9K
60.33%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
15.33
5.33
187.62%

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

Last update for Apatity: March 2, 2026

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

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