Cost of Living Comparison Between Cascais and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Cascais and Phuket

😐 Solo nomad: Cascais is 20.6% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 79.1% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Cascais is 26.1% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 46.8% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Cascais
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$13.87 €11.97
$4.68 ฿151
196.37%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$45.69 €39.45
$46.4 ฿1,502
-1.53%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.25 €7.98
$8.65 ฿280
6.94%
Cappuccino
$2.93 €2.53
$3.09 ฿100
-5.18%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.15 €1.85
$0.73 ฿23.53
194.52%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.49 €1.28
$0.37 ฿11.95
302.70%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.35 €2.03
$2.39 ฿77.4
-1.67%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.41 €2.94
$3.62 ฿117
-5.80%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Cascais
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.05 €0.91
$2.24 ฿72.5
-53.13%
White Bread (500g)
$1.82 €1.57
$1.8 ฿58.2
1.11%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.94 €1.68
$2.24 ฿72.3
-13.39%
Eggs
$3.19 €2.75
$2.23 ฿72.1
43.05%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$11.37 €9.82
$19.31 ฿625
-41.12%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.98 €6.89
$3.77 ฿122
111.67%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$14.3 €12.35
$13.05 ฿422
9.58%
Apples (1kg)
$2.46 €2.12
$3.28 ฿106
-25.00%
Banana (1kg)
$1.71 €1.48
$1.63 ฿52.6
4.91%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.02 €1.74
$2.4 ฿77.7
-15.83%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.91 €2.51
$1.99 ฿64.3
46.23%
Potato (1kg)
$1.48 €1.28
$1.53 ฿49.62
-3.27%
Onion (1kg)
$2.06 €1.78
$1.49 ฿48.11
38.26%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.68 €1.45
$1.02 ฿32.87
64.71%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.95 €0.82
$0.48 ฿15.61
97.92%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$5.91 €5.1
$4.32 ฿140
36.81%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.8 €5.01
$21.68 ฿702
-73.25%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.31 €1.13
$1.77 ฿57.3
-25.99%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.59 €2.24
$2.79 ฿90.4
-7.17%
🚌 Getting Around
Cascais
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$2.71 €2.34
$1.35 ฿43.74
100.74%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$46.4 €40.06
$11.76 ฿380
294.56%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.1 €3.54
$3.15 ฿102
30.16%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.85 €0.73
$1 ฿32.3
-15.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$14.71 €12.7
$13.64 ฿442
7.84%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.9 €1.64
$1.3 ฿42.2
46.15%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$34.6K €29.9K
$27.4K ฿885.2K
26.55%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$39.4K €34K
$33.9K ฿1.1M
16.21%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Cascais
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$146 €126
$123 ฿3,970
19.13%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$21.53 €18.59
$13.93 ฿451
54.56%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$42.45 €36.65
$18.24 ฿590
132.73%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Cascais
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$69.4 €59.9
$60.8 ฿1,966
14.17%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$11.7 €10.1
$17.11 ฿554
-31.62%
Cinema Ticket
$8.43 €7.28
$9.07 ฿294
-7.06%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Cascais
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$606 €523
$694 ฿22.5K
-12.66%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$16.3K €14.1K
$15.9K ฿514.4K
2.61%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Cascais
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$88.2 €76.2
$57.5 ฿1,861
53.38%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$39.17 €33.82
$34.51 ฿1,117
13.50%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$94 €81.1
$115 ฿3,727
-18.40%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$94.1 €81.3
$84.8 ฿2,743
11.02%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Cascais
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,740 €1,502
$611 ฿19.8K
184.74%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,264 €1,091
$442 ฿14.3K
185.73%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$3,708 €3,201
$2,014 ฿65.2K
84.07%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,592 €2,238
$1,460 ฿47.2K
77.57%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$8,087 €6,983
$4,244 ฿137.3K
90.57%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$5,686 €4,909
$2,886 ฿93.4K
97.00%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Cascais
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,464 €2,127
$697 ฿22.5K
253.68%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
3.81
5.33
-28.52%

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Last update for Cascais: October 29, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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