Cost of Living Comparison Between Cali and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Cali and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Cali is 28% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 38.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Cali is 31.2% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 48.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.65 COP 15.2K

$4.68 ฿151

-22.01%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$29.31 COP 122.2K

$46.4 ฿1,502

-36.83%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.44 COP 31K

$8.65 ฿280

-13.99%

Cappuccino

$1.56 COP 6,522

$3.09 ฿100

-49.51%

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

$0.9 COP 3,746

$0.73 ฿23.53

23.29%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.56 COP 2,341

$0.37 ฿11.95

51.35%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.05 COP 4,360

$2.39 ฿77.4

-56.07%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.56 COP 10.7K

$3.62 ฿117

-29.28%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.22 COP 5,067

$2.24 ฿72.5

-45.54%

White Bread (500g)

$1.52 COP 6,331

$1.8 ฿58.2

-15.56%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.26 COP 5,261

$2.24 ฿72.3

-43.75%

Eggs

$2.47 COP 10.3K

$2.23 ฿72.1

10.76%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.32 COP 18K

$19.31 ฿625

-77.63%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.3 COP 22.1K

$3.77 ฿122

40.58%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.7 COP 32.1K

$13.05 ฿422

-41.00%

Apples (1kg)

$2.48 COP 10.3K

$3.28 ฿106

-24.39%

Banana (1kg)

$0.98 COP 4,101

$1.63 ฿52.6

-39.88%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.14 COP 4,767

$2.4 ฿77.7

-52.50%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.27 COP 5,292

$1.99 ฿64.3

-36.18%

Potato (1kg)

$0.89 COP 3,699

$1.53 ฿49.62

-41.83%

Onion (1kg)

$1.05 COP 4,371

$1.49 ฿48.11

-29.53%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.75 COP 3,107

$1.02 ฿32.87

-26.47%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.65 COP 2,722

$0.48 ฿15.61

35.42%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.92 COP 12.2K

$4.32 ฿140

-32.41%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.91 COP 45.5K

$21.68 ฿702

-49.68%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.07 COP 4,466

$1.77 ฿57.3

-39.55%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.88 COP 7,856

$2.79 ฿90.4

-32.62%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.72 COP 2,987

$1.35 ฿43.74

-46.67%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$20.38 COP 84.9K

$11.76 ฿380

73.30%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.56 COP 6,502

$3.15 ฿102

-50.48%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.91 COP 7,969

$1 ฿32.3

91.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.87 COP 41.1K

$13.64 ฿442

-27.64%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.99 COP 4,121

$1.3 ฿42.2

-23.85%

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

$22.2K COP 92.4M

$27.4K ฿885.2K

-18.97%

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

$29.5K COP 123M

$33.9K ฿1.1M

-12.97%

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

$80.2 COP 334.3K

$123 ฿3,970

-34.63%

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

$8.59 COP 35.8K

$13.93 ฿451

-38.33%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$24.04 COP 100.2K

$18.24 ฿590

31.80%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$19.75 COP 82.3K

$60.8 ฿1,966

-67.49%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$14.26 COP 59.4K

$17.11 ฿554

-16.66%

Cinema Ticket

$4.96 COP 20.7K

$9.07 ฿294

-45.31%

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

$224 COP 932.1K

$694 ฿22.5K

-67.80%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,064 COP 25.3M

$15.9K ฿514.4K

-61.85%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$63.1 COP 263.1K

$57.5 ฿1,861

9.75%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$43.4 COP 180.9K

$34.51 ฿1,117

25.76%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$76.9 COP 320.5K

$115 ฿3,727

-33.24%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$88.9 COP 370.5K

$84.8 ฿2,743

4.82%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$239 COP 997.9K

$611 ฿19.8K

-60.83%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$189 COP 789K

$442 ฿14.3K

-57.21%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$605 COP 2.5M

$2,014 ฿65.2K

-69.98%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$404 COP 1.7M

$1,460 ฿47.2K

-72.35%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,074 COP 4.5M

$4,244 ฿137.3K

-74.70%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$852 COP 3.6M

$2,886 ฿93.4K

-70.49%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$399 COP 1.7M

$697 ฿22.5K

-42.72%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.58

5.33

117.26%

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

Last update for Cali: October 28, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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