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Cost of Living Comparison Between Dabas and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Dabas and Phuket

๐Ÿ™‚ Solo nomad: Dabas is 11% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 7.2% cheaper with rent.
๐Ÿ™‚ Family of 3: Dabas is 11.7% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 31% cheaper with rent.
Currency
๐Ÿฝ Eating Out
Dabas
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$8.41 Ftย 2,791
$4.51 เธฟ142
86.47%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$34.08 Ftย 11.3K
$46.08 เธฟ1,448
-26.04%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.38 Ftย 2,783
$8.78 เธฟ276
-4.56%
Cappuccino
$1.47 Ftย 489
$3.09 เธฟ97.0
-52.43%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.13 Ftย 376
$0.70 เธฟ21.96
61.43%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.42 Ftย 139
$0.40 เธฟ12.46
5.00%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.60 Ftย 530
$2.40 เธฟ75.5
-33.33%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.47 Ftย 489
$3.68 เธฟ116
-60.05%
๐Ÿ›’ Groceries & Markets
Dabas
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.11 Ftย 367
$2.25 เธฟ70.6
-50.67%
White Bread (500g)
$1.42 Ftย 471
$1.87 เธฟ58.8
-24.06%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.82 Ftย 605
$2.22 เธฟ69.8
-18.02%
Eggs
$2.41 Ftย 799
$2.23 เธฟ70.1
8.07%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.43 Ftย 3,131
$19.68 เธฟ619
-52.08%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.02 Ftย 1,999
$3.66 เธฟ115
64.48%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$14.23 Ftย 4,724
$13.09 เธฟ411
8.71%
Apples (1kg)
$2.01 Ftย 667
$3.38 เธฟ106
-40.53%
Banana (1kg)
$2.00 Ftย 665
$1.69 เธฟ53.2
18.34%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.14 Ftย 710
$2.33 เธฟ73.2
-8.15%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.68 Ftย 1,221
$1.98 เธฟ62.4
85.86%
Potato (1kg)
$1.27 Ftย 422
$1.55 เธฟ48.76
-18.06%
Onion (1kg)
$1.25 Ftย 414
$1.51 เธฟ47.41
-17.22%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.79 Ftย 594
$0.98 เธฟ30.83
82.65%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.54 Ftย 179
$0.48 เธฟ15.01
12.50%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$7.24 Ftย 2,403
$4.35 เธฟ137
66.44%
Wine (Bottle)
$4.40 Ftย 1,462
$20.65 เธฟ649
-78.69%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.21 Ftย 400
$1.77 เธฟ55.8
-31.64%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.06 Ftย 685
$2.75 เธฟ86.6
-25.09%
๐ŸšŒ Getting Around
Dabas
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.14 Ftย 377
$1.37 เธฟ43.18
-16.79%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$25.39 Ftย 8,428
$11.36 เธฟ357
123.50%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.22 Ftย 1,070
$3.11 เธฟ97.7
3.54%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.06 Ftย 351
$1.05 เธฟ32.95
0.95%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$22.96 Ftย 7,622
$13.72 เธฟ431
67.35%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.41 Ftย 468
$1.34 เธฟ42.14
5.22%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.3K Ftย 9.1M
$27.7K เธฟ869.3K
-1.25%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$31.4K Ftย 10.4M
$33.6K เธฟ1.1M
-6.47%
๐Ÿงพ Monthly Utilities & Internet
Dabas
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$164 Ftย 54.6K
$122 เธฟ3,834
34.77%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$27.01 Ftย 8,967
$13.61 เธฟ428
98.46%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$20.03 Ftย 6,650
$18.49 เธฟ581
8.33%
๐ŸŽ‰ Sport & Entertainment
Dabas
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$46.41 Ftย 15.4K
$61.7 เธฟ1,939
-24.77%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$16.57 Ftย 5,500
$16.70 เธฟ525
-0.78%
Cinema Ticket
$7.87 Ftย 2,613
$9.09 เธฟ286
-13.42%
๐Ÿงธ Childcare & Education
Dabas
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$400 Ftย 132.8K
$702 เธฟ22.1K
-43.05%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$7,152 Ftย 2.4M
$16.0K เธฟ502.6K
-55.27%
๐Ÿ‘•๐Ÿ‘Ÿ Clothing & Footwear
Dabas
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$93.7 Ftย 31.1K
$58.9 เธฟ1,851
59.21%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$43.79 Ftย 14.5K
$34.41 เธฟ1,081
27.26%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$93.9 Ftย 31.2K
$113 เธฟ3,544
-16.71%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$99.2 Ftย 32.9K
$84.7 เธฟ2,661
17.19%
๐Ÿ  Accommodation & Living
Dabas
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$440 Ftย 145.9K
$606 เธฟ19.0K
-27.46%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$350 Ftย 116.3K
$435 เธฟ13.7K
-19.49%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$640 Ftย 212.3K
$2,069 เธฟ65.0K
-69.09%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$537 Ftย 178.2K
$1,473 เธฟ46.3K
-63.54%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,996 Ftย 994.6K
$4,445 เธฟ139.7K
-32.60%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,268 Ftย 752.9K
$2,988 เธฟ93.9K
-24.08%
๐Ÿ’ต Salaries & Financials
Dabas
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$547 เธฟ17.2K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
8
5.33
50.09%

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Last update for Dabas: January 12, 2026

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

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