Cost of Living Comparison Between Bucha and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Bucha and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Bucha is 41.6% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 42.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Bucha is 37.7% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 54.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$8.66 ₴359

$4.68 ฿151

85.04%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$31.24 ₴1,297

$46.4 ฿1,502

-32.67%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.99 ₴249

$8.65 ฿280

-30.75%

Cappuccino

$1.01 ₴41.73

$3.09 ฿100

-67.31%

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

$0.63 ₴26.03

$0.73 ฿23.53

-13.70%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.39 ₴16.28

$0.37 ฿11.95

5.41%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.94 ₴39.03

$2.39 ฿77.4

-60.67%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.42 ₴59

$3.62 ฿117

-60.77%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.99 ₴41.14

$2.24 ฿72.5

-55.80%

White Bread (500g)

$0.75 ₴31.25

$1.8 ฿58.2

-58.33%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.43 ₴59.5

$2.24 ฿72.3

-36.16%

Eggs

$1.48 ₴61.4

$2.23 ฿72.1

-33.63%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.51 ₴312

$19.31 ฿625

-61.11%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.42 ₴184

$3.77 ฿122

17.24%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.87 ₴327

$13.05 ฿422

-39.69%

Apples (1kg)

$0.84 ₴34.74

$3.28 ฿106

-74.39%

Banana (1kg)

$1.46 ₴60.6

$1.63 ฿52.6

-10.43%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.85 ₴76.9

$2.4 ฿77.7

-22.92%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.23 ₴92.7

$1.99 ฿64.3

12.06%

Potato (1kg)

$0.54 ₴22.23

$1.53 ฿49.62

-64.71%

Onion (1kg)

$0.55 ₴22.94

$1.49 ฿48.11

-63.09%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.62 ₴67.1

$1.02 ฿32.87

58.82%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.54 ₴22.43

$0.48 ฿15.61

12.50%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.55 ₴106

$4.32 ฿140

-40.97%

Wine (Bottle)

$4.35 ₴180

$21.68 ฿702

-79.94%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.91 ₴37.68

$1.77 ฿57.3

-48.59%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.36 ₴56.5

$2.79 ฿90.4

-51.25%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.37 ₴15.4

$1.35 ฿43.74

-72.59%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.76 ฿380

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.11 ₴87.4

$3.15 ฿102

-33.02%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.37 ₴15.49

$1 ฿32.3

-63.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.91 ₴121

$13.64 ฿442

-78.67%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.38 ₴57.1

$1.3 ฿42.2

6.15%

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

$30.9K ₴1.3M

$27.4K ฿885.2K

13.13%

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

$24.9K ₴1M

$33.9K ฿1.1M

-26.60%

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

$75.9 ₴3,152

$123 ฿3,970

-38.12%

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

$5.78 ₴240

$13.93 ฿451

-58.51%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$7.11 ₴295

$18.24 ฿590

-61.02%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$24.8 ₴1,029

$60.8 ฿1,966

-59.18%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$9.44 ₴392

$17.11 ฿554

-44.83%

Cinema Ticket

$4.45 ₴185

$9.07 ฿294

-50.94%

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

$289 ₴12K

$694 ฿22.5K

-58.31%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,758 ₴322.1K

$15.9K ฿514.4K

-51.19%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$68.2 ₴2,830

$57.5 ฿1,861

18.55%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$14.76 ₴613

$34.51 ฿1,117

-57.23%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$75.4 ₴3,129

$115 ฿3,727

-34.55%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$83.2 ₴3,452

$84.8 ฿2,743

-1.89%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$343 ₴14.2K

$611 ฿19.8K

-43.83%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$204 ₴8,457

$442 ฿14.3K

-53.94%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$440 ₴18.3K

$2,014 ฿65.2K

-78.14%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$313 ₴13K

$1,460 ฿47.2K

-78.59%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,637 ₴68K

$4,244 ฿137.3K

-61.43%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$969 ₴40.2K

$2,886 ฿93.4K

-66.43%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$666 ₴27.6K

$697 ฿22.5K

-4.43%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

50.09%

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

Last update for Bucha: October 27, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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