Cost of Living Comparison Between Cusco and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Cusco and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Cusco is 37.8% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 38.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Cusco is 40.3% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 51.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.85 PEN 10.3

$4.68 ฿151

-39.10%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$27.87 PEN 101

$46.4 ฿1,502

-39.94%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.6 PEN 20.22

$8.65 ฿280

-35.26%

Cappuccino

$2.05 PEN 7.41

$3.09 ฿100

-33.66%

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

$1.27 PEN 4.59

$0.73 ฿23.53

73.97%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.79 PEN 2.86

$0.37 ฿11.95

113.51%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.23 PEN 8.06

$2.39 ฿77.4

-6.69%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.08 PEN 14.76

$3.62 ฿117

12.71%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.45 PEN 5.24

$2.24 ฿72.5

-35.27%

White Bread (500g)

$3.05 PEN 11.04

$1.8 ฿58.2

69.44%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.33 PEN 4.81

$2.24 ฿72.3

-40.63%

Eggs

$3.78 PEN 13.64

$2.23 ฿72.1

69.51%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.79 PEN 17.31

$19.31 ฿625

-75.19%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.95 PEN 17.9

$3.77 ฿122

31.30%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.73 PEN 24.31

$13.05 ฿422

-48.43%

Apples (1kg)

$2.38 PEN 8.61

$3.28 ฿106

-27.44%

Banana (1kg)

$0.78 PEN 2.82

$1.63 ฿52.6

-52.15%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.29 PEN 4.66

$2.4 ฿77.7

-46.25%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.9 PEN 3.23

$1.99 ฿64.3

-54.77%

Potato (1kg)

$1.03 PEN 3.74

$1.53 ฿49.62

-32.68%

Onion (1kg)

$0.95 PEN 3.42

$1.49 ฿48.11

-36.24%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.65 PEN 2.35

$1.02 ฿32.87

-36.27%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.68 PEN 2.47

$0.48 ฿15.61

41.67%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.76 PEN 17.19

$4.32 ฿140

10.19%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.45 PEN 23.29

$21.68 ฿702

-70.25%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.99 PEN 7.19

$1.77 ฿57.3

12.43%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.03 PEN 10.94

$2.79 ฿90.4

8.60%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.29 PEN 1.06

$1.35 ฿43.74

-78.52%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.76 ฿380

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.65 PEN 5.94

$3.15 ฿102

-47.62%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.67 PEN 6.02

$1 ฿32.3

67.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.81 PEN 10.17

$13.64 ฿442

-79.40%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.48 PEN 5.33

$1.3 ฿42.2

13.85%

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

$18.7K PEN 67.6K

$27.4K ฿885.2K

-31.58%

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

$22.2K PEN 80.1K

$33.9K ฿1.1M

-34.62%

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

$33.79 PEN 122

$123 ฿3,970

-72.46%

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

$14.03 PEN 50.7

$13.93 ฿451

0.72%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$30.11 PEN 109

$18.24 ฿590

65.08%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$30.45 PEN 110

$60.8 ฿1,966

-49.88%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.11 ฿554

Cinema Ticket

$4.9 PEN 17.7

$9.07 ฿294

-45.98%

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

$694 ฿22.5K

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.9K ฿514.4K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$35.49 PEN 128

$57.5 ฿1,861

-38.29%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$29.27 PEN 106

$34.51 ฿1,117

-15.18%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$61.1 PEN 221

$115 ฿3,727

-46.95%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$71.5 PEN 258

$84.8 ฿2,743

-15.70%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$307 PEN 1,110

$611 ฿19.8K

-49.73%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$248 PEN 897

$442 ฿14.3K

-43.85%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$583 PEN 2,105

$2,014 ฿65.2K

-71.07%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$409 PEN 1,477

$1,460 ฿47.2K

-71.99%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,856 PEN 13.9K

$4,244 ฿137.3K

-9.14%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,797 PEN 6,491

$2,886 ฿93.4K

-37.75%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$417 PEN 1,507

$697 ฿22.5K

-40.11%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

106.38%

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

Last update for Cusco: October 28, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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