Cost of Living Comparison Between Bac Kan and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Bac Kan and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Bac Kan is 43.6% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 41.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Bac Kan is 43.2% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 52.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.19 ₫31K

$4.68 ฿151

-74.57%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$27.04 ₫703.7K

$46.4 ฿1,502

-41.72%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.6 ₫119.7K

$8.65 ฿280

-46.82%

Cappuccino

$0.74 ₫19.1K

$3.09 ฿100

-76.05%

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

$0.27 ₫7,042

$0.73 ฿23.53

-63.01%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.27 ₫7,094

$0.37 ฿11.95

-27.03%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.92 ₫23.9K

$2.39 ฿77.4

-61.51%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.04 ₫27.2K

$3.62 ฿117

-71.27%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.44 ₫37.4K

$2.24 ฿72.5

-35.71%

White Bread (500g)

$0.97 ₫25.3K

$1.8 ฿58.2

-46.11%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.86 ₫22.3K

$2.24 ฿72.3

-61.61%

Eggs

$1.54 ₫40.1K

$2.23 ฿72.1

-30.94%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.06 ₫235.7K

$19.31 ฿625

-53.08%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.77 ₫98K

$3.77 ฿122

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.35 ₫243.2K

$13.05 ฿422

-28.35%

Apples (1kg)

$3.28 ₫85.5K

$3.28 ฿106

Banana (1kg)

$1.02 ₫26.6K

$1.63 ฿52.6

-37.42%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.63 ₫42.4K

$2.4 ฿77.7

-32.08%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.13 ₫29.3K

$1.99 ฿64.3

-43.22%

Potato (1kg)

$1.07 ₫28K

$1.53 ฿49.62

-30.07%

Onion (1kg)

$1.01 ₫26.3K

$1.49 ฿48.11

-32.21%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.56 ₫14.5K

$1.02 ฿32.87

-45.10%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.57 ₫14.7K

$0.48 ฿15.61

18.75%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.33 ₫34.5K

$4.32 ฿140

-69.21%

Wine (Bottle)

$15.02 ₫390.9K

$21.68 ฿702

-30.72%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.9 ₫23.5K

$1.77 ฿57.3

-49.15%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.82 ₫47.4K

$2.79 ฿90.4

-34.77%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.32 ₫8,267

$1.35 ฿43.74

-76.30%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.51 ₫169.4K

$11.76 ฿380

-44.64%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.79 ₫20.6K

$3.15 ฿102

-74.92%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.61 ₫15.9K

$1 ฿32.3

-39.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.61 ₫41.8K

$13.64 ฿442

-88.20%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.89 ₫23.1K

$1.3 ฿42.2

-31.54%

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

$38.4K ₫998.1M

$27.4K ฿885.2K

40.22%

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

$31.9K ₫829.4M

$33.9K ฿1.1M

-6.00%

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

$79.4 ₫2.1M

$123 ฿3,970

-35.25%

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

$5.27 ₫137.2K

$13.93 ฿451

-62.17%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$8.53 ₫221.8K

$18.24 ฿590

-53.23%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$21.47 ₫558.6K

$60.8 ฿1,966

-64.66%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.53 ₫195.9K

$17.11 ฿554

-55.99%

Cinema Ticket

$3.8 ₫98.9K

$9.07 ฿294

-58.10%

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

$262 ₫6.8M

$694 ฿22.5K

-62.28%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$11.7K ₫303.7M

$15.9K ฿514.4K

-26.57%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$44.38 ₫1.2M

$57.5 ฿1,861

-22.83%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$23.67 ₫616K

$34.51 ฿1,117

-31.41%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$90.2 ₫2.3M

$115 ฿3,727

-21.65%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$71.7 ₫1.9M

$84.8 ฿2,743

-15.44%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$362 ₫9.4M

$611 ฿19.8K

-40.69%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$251 ₫6.5M

$442 ฿14.3K

-43.30%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$693 ₫18M

$2,014 ฿65.2K

-65.57%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$469 ₫12.2M

$1,460 ฿47.2K

-67.90%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,963 ₫51.1M

$4,244 ฿137.3K

-53.74%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,065 ₫27.7M

$2,886 ฿93.4K

-63.11%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$697 ฿22.5K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

9.1

5.33

70.73%

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

Last update for Bac Kan: October 29, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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