Cost of Living Comparison Between Bandung and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Bandung and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Bandung is 36.8% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 48.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Bandung is 42.9% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 61.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.32 Rp 21.5K

$4.68 ฿151

-71.79%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$9.47 Rp 153.8K

$46.4 ฿1,502

-79.59%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.35 Rp 54.5K

$8.65 ฿280

-61.27%

Cappuccino

$1.5 Rp 24.3K

$3.09 ฿100

-51.46%

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

$0.52 Rp 8,481

$0.73 ฿23.53

-28.77%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.25 Rp 4,023

$0.37 ฿11.95

-32.43%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.4 Rp 55.2K

$2.39 ฿77.4

42.26%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.5 Rp 56.8K

$3.62 ฿117

-3.31%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.18 Rp 19.1K

$2.24 ฿72.5

-47.32%

White Bread (500g)

$1.07 Rp 17.4K

$1.8 ฿58.2

-40.56%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.87 Rp 14.1K

$2.24 ฿72.3

-61.16%

Eggs

$1.59 Rp 25.8K

$2.23 ฿72.1

-28.70%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.13 Rp 148.2K

$19.31 ฿625

-52.72%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.08 Rp 49.9K

$3.77 ฿122

-18.30%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.09 Rp 131.3K

$13.05 ฿422

-38.01%

Apples (1kg)

$2.39 Rp 38.8K

$3.28 ฿106

-27.13%

Banana (1kg)

$1.3 Rp 21.1K

$1.63 ฿52.6

-20.25%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.64 Rp 26.6K

$2.4 ฿77.7

-31.67%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.6 Rp 25.9K

$1.99 ฿64.3

-19.60%

Potato (1kg)

$1.45 Rp 23.6K

$1.53 ฿49.62

-5.23%

Onion (1kg)

$2.61 Rp 42.3K

$1.49 ฿48.11

75.17%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.97 Rp 15.8K

$1.02 ฿32.87

-4.90%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.42 Rp 6,837

$0.48 ฿15.61

-12.50%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.52 Rp 40.9K

$4.32 ฿140

-41.67%

Wine (Bottle)

$24.39 Rp 395.9K

$21.68 ฿702

12.50%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.11 Rp 34.2K

$1.77 ฿57.3

19.21%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.57 Rp 57.9K

$2.79 ฿90.4

27.96%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.3 Rp 4,861

$1.35 ฿43.74

-77.78%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$10.32 Rp 167.6K

$11.76 ฿380

-12.24%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.76 Rp 12.3K

$3.15 ฿102

-75.87%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.77 Rp 12.5K

$1 ฿32.3

-23.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.48 Rp 40.3K

$13.64 ฿442

-81.82%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.86 Rp 13.9K

$1.3 ฿42.2

-33.85%

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

$24.6K Rp 398.6M

$27.4K ฿885.2K

-10.24%

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

$25.7K Rp 417.5M

$33.9K ฿1.1M

-24.15%

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

$44.59 Rp 723.8K

$123 ฿3,970

-63.65%

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

$4.64 Rp 75.3K

$13.93 ฿451

-66.69%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$22.61 Rp 367K

$18.24 ฿590

23.96%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$21.38 Rp 347K

$60.8 ฿1,966

-64.81%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.55 Rp 106.4K

$17.11 ฿554

-61.72%

Cinema Ticket

$3.02 Rp 49K

$9.07 ฿294

-66.70%

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

$92.6 Rp 1.5M

$694 ฿22.5K

-86.67%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,458 Rp 121.1M

$15.9K ฿514.4K

-53.08%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$40.97 Rp 665K

$57.5 ฿1,861

-28.76%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$30.36 Rp 492.8K

$34.51 ฿1,117

-12.03%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$59.6 Rp 966.8K

$115 ฿3,727

-48.28%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$65.1 Rp 1.1M

$84.8 ฿2,743

-23.25%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$234 Rp 3.8M

$611 ฿19.8K

-61.70%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$156 Rp 2.5M

$442 ฿14.3K

-64.77%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$462 Rp 7.5M

$2,014 ฿65.2K

-77.06%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$249 Rp 4M

$1,460 ฿47.2K

-82.95%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$934 Rp 15.2M

$4,244 ฿137.3K

-77.99%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$407 Rp 6.6M

$2,886 ฿93.4K

-85.91%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$265 Rp 4.3M

$697 ฿22.5K

-61.98%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

9.15

5.33

71.67%

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

Last update for Bandung: October 27, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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