Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelos and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Barcelos and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Barcelos is 3.3% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 2.5% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Barcelos is 11.1% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 20.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Barcelos
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.39 €9.83
$4.68 ฿151
143.38%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.55 €40.19
$46.4 ฿1,502
0.32%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.48 €8.18
$8.65 ฿280
9.60%
Cappuccino
$1.91 €1.65
$3.09 ฿100
-38.19%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.05 €1.77
$0.73 ฿23.53
180.82%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.36 €1.18
$0.37 ฿11.95
267.57%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.11 €2.69
$2.39 ฿77.4
30.13%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.46 €2.98
$3.62 ฿117
-4.42%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Barcelos
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.11 €0.96
$2.24 ฿72.5
-50.45%
White Bread (500g)
$1.77 €1.53
$1.8 ฿58.2
-1.67%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.63 €1.41
$2.24 ฿72.3
-27.23%
Eggs
$2.97 €2.56
$2.23 ฿72.1
33.18%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$11.21 €9.68
$19.31 ฿625
-41.95%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.26 €7.13
$3.77 ฿122
119.10%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.63 €11.77
$13.05 ฿422
4.44%
Apples (1kg)
$2 €1.73
$3.28 ฿106
-39.02%
Banana (1kg)
$1.42 €1.22
$1.63 ฿52.6
-12.88%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.91 €1.65
$2.4 ฿77.7
-20.42%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.81 €2.43
$1.99 ฿64.3
41.21%
Potato (1kg)
$1.37 €1.18
$1.53 ฿49.62
-10.46%
Onion (1kg)
$1.82 €1.57
$1.49 ฿48.11
22.15%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.67 €1.44
$1.02 ฿32.87
63.73%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.93 €0.81
$0.48 ฿15.61
93.75%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.47 €5.59
$4.32 ฿140
49.77%
Wine (Bottle)
$4.53 €3.91
$21.68 ฿702
-79.11%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.14 €0.98
$1.77 ฿57.3
-35.59%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.38 €2.05
$2.79 ฿90.4
-14.70%
🚌 Getting Around
Barcelos
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$2.29 €1.97
$1.35 ฿43.74
69.63%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$22.95 €19.81
$11.76 ฿380
95.15%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.51 €3.9
$3.15 ฿102
43.17%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.24 €1.07
$1 ฿32.3
24.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$17 €14.68
$13.64 ฿442
24.63%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.91 €1.65
$1.3 ฿42.2
46.92%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$36.5K €31.5K
$27.4K ฿885.2K
33.39%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$39.3K €33.9K
$33.9K ฿1.1M
15.90%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Barcelos
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$138 €119
$123 ฿3,970
12.51%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$21.01 €18.14
$13.93 ฿451
50.83%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$41.68 €35.99
$18.24 ฿590
128.51%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Barcelos
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$39.45 €34.06
$60.8 ฿1,966
-35.06%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$7.02 €6.06
$17.11 ฿554
-58.97%
Cinema Ticket
$8.2 €7.08
$9.07 ฿294
-9.59%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Barcelos
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$286 €247
$694 ฿22.5K
-58.86%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,744 €4,959
$15.9K ฿514.4K
-63.86%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Barcelos
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$75.2 €65
$57.5 ฿1,861
30.83%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$38.31 €33.08
$34.51 ฿1,117
11.01%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$85.7 €74
$115 ฿3,727
-25.56%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$97.5 €84.2
$84.8 ฿2,743
15.04%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Barcelos
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$451 €389
$611 ฿19.8K
-26.19%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$343 €296
$442 ฿14.3K
-22.54%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$908 €784
$2,014 ฿65.2K
-54.91%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$737 €636
$1,460 ฿47.2K
-49.52%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,560 €3,074
$4,244 ฿137.3K
-16.11%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,838 €1,587
$2,886 ฿93.4K
-36.31%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Barcelos
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,110 €958
$697 ฿22.5K
59.27%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.15
5.33
-3.38%

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Last update for Barcelos: October 29, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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