Cost of Living Comparison Between Bangkok and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Bangkok and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Bangkok is 8.2% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 16.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Bangkok is 9.6% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 26.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.13 ฿101

$4.68 ฿151

-33.12%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$30.19 ฿977

$46.4 ฿1,502

-34.94%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.33 ฿205

$8.65 ฿280

-26.82%

Cappuccino

$2.57 ฿83.1

$3.09 ฿100

-16.83%

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

$0.67 ฿21.84

$0.73 ฿23.53

-8.22%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.27 ฿8.64

$0.37 ฿11.95

-27.03%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.44 ฿79.1

$2.39 ฿77.4

2.09%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.09 ฿132

$3.62 ฿117

12.98%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.88 ฿60.7

$2.24 ฿72.5

-16.07%

White Bread (500g)

$1.35 ฿43.79

$1.8 ฿58.2

-25.00%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.46 ฿47.36

$2.24 ฿72.3

-34.82%

Eggs

$2.18 ฿70.6

$2.23 ฿72.1

-2.24%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$18.59 ฿602

$19.31 ฿625

-3.73%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.09 ฿100

$3.77 ฿122

-18.04%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.51 ฿308

$13.05 ฿422

-27.13%

Apples (1kg)

$3.54 ฿114

$3.28 ฿106

7.93%

Banana (1kg)

$1.7 ฿55.1

$1.63 ฿52.6

4.29%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.26 ฿73.2

$2.4 ฿77.7

-5.83%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.89 ฿61.3

$1.99 ฿64.3

-5.03%

Potato (1kg)

$1.59 ฿51.4

$1.53 ฿49.62

3.92%

Onion (1kg)

$1.43 ฿46.15

$1.49 ฿48.11

-4.03%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.31 ฿42.42

$1.02 ฿32.87

28.43%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.53 ฿17.16

$0.48 ฿15.61

10.42%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.26 ฿138

$4.32 ฿140

-1.39%

Wine (Bottle)

$16.91 ฿547

$21.68 ฿702

-22.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.87 ฿60.6

$1.77 ฿57.3

5.65%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.37 ฿109

$2.79 ฿90.4

20.79%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.21 ฿39.06

$1.35 ฿43.74

-10.37%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$37.31 ฿1,207

$11.76 ฿380

217.26%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.06 ฿34.35

$3.15 ฿102

-66.35%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.19 ฿38.63

$1 ฿32.3

19.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.07 ฿196

$13.64 ฿442

-55.50%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.2 ฿38.84

$1.3 ฿42.2

-7.69%

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

$36.9K ฿1.2M

$27.4K ฿885.2K

35.03%

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

$28.6K ฿927K

$33.9K ฿1.1M

-15.52%

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

$89.3 ฿2,888

$123 ฿3,970

-27.24%

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

$12.74 ฿412

$13.93 ฿451

-8.54%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$17.38 ฿562

$18.24 ฿590

-4.71%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$52.2 ฿1,689

$60.8 ฿1,966

-14.09%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$10.46 ฿339

$17.11 ฿554

-38.87%

Cinema Ticket

$7.6 ฿246

$9.07 ฿294

-16.21%

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

$602 ฿19.5K

$694 ฿22.5K

-13.30%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$13.3K ฿430.7K

$15.9K ฿514.4K

-16.28%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.6 ฿1,865

$57.5 ฿1,861

0.23%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$38.79 ฿1,255

$34.51 ฿1,117

12.40%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$107 ฿3,451

$115 ฿3,727

-7.41%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$95 ฿3,075

$84.8 ฿2,743

12.12%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$662 ฿21.4K

$611 ฿19.8K

8.35%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$321 ฿10.4K

$442 ฿14.3K

-27.34%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,881 ฿60.9K

$2,014 ฿65.2K

-6.63%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$836 ฿27K

$1,460 ฿47.2K

-42.76%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,923 ฿191.7K

$4,244 ฿137.3K

39.56%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,794 ฿90.4K

$2,886 ฿93.4K

-3.18%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$824 ฿26.7K

$697 ฿22.5K

18.28%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.84

5.33

9.57%

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

Last update for Bangkok: October 29, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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