Cost of Living Comparison Between Fier and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Fier and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Fier is 11% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 10.3% cheaper with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Fier is 13.3% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 31.6% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Fier
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.86 ALL 983
$4.65 ฿148
155.05%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$34.92 ALL 2,894
$46.11 ฿1,470
-24.27%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$3.62 ALL 300
$8.74 ฿279
-58.58%
Cappuccino
$2.04 ALL 169
$3.04 ฿96.9
-32.89%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.90 ALL 158
$0.72 ฿22.96
163.89%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.91 ALL 75.2
$0.39 ฿12.47
133.33%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.57 ALL 130
$2.44 ฿77.8
-35.66%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.22 ALL 267
$3.79 ฿121
-15.04%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Fier
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.14 ALL 177
$2.14 ฿68.4
-
White Bread (500g)
$1.08 ALL 89.3
$1.86 ฿59.3
-41.94%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.15 ALL 178
$2.19 ฿69.7
-1.83%
Eggs
$3.93 ALL 326
$2.25 ฿71.6
74.67%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$12.86 ALL 1,066
$19.73 ฿629
-34.82%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.21 ALL 598
$3.79 ฿121
90.24%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.97 ALL 992
$13.55 ฿432
-11.66%
Apples (1kg)
$1.45 ALL 120
$3.25 ฿104
-55.38%
Banana (1kg)
$2.42 ALL 201
$1.67 ฿53.3
44.91%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.00 ALL 166
$2.39 ฿76.3
-16.32%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.00 ALL 166
$2.09 ฿66.7
-4.31%
Potato (1kg)
$1.15 ALL 95.3
$1.53 ฿48.74
-24.84%
Onion (1kg)
$1.20 ALL 99.5
$1.51 ฿48.13
-20.53%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.44 ALL 119
$0.99 ฿31.53
45.45%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.61 ALL 50.9
$0.51 ฿16.41
19.61%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.17 ALL 346
$4.27 ฿136
-2.34%
Wine (Bottle)
$11.05 ALL 916
$20.31 ฿647
-45.59%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.44 ALL 119
$1.79 ฿57.1
-19.55%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.13 ALL 177
$2.77 ฿88.2
-23.10%
🚌 Getting Around
Fier
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.45 ALL 37.47
$1.40 ฿44.77
-67.86%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$18.76 ALL 1,555
$11.70 ฿373
60.34%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$2.41 ALL 199
$3.11 ฿99.1
-22.51%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.07 ALL 88.3
$0.99 ฿31.71
8.08%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$17.32 ALL 1,435
$13.73 ฿438
26.15%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.82 ALL 151
$1.32 ฿42.05
37.88%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$17.3K ALL 1.4M
$27.2K ฿868.3K
-36.32%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$34.9K ALL 2.9M
$34.1K ฿1.1M
2.42%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Fier
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$106 ALL 8,801
$120 ฿3,838
-11.79%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$17.65 ALL 1,462
$13.93 ฿444
26.70%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$11.60 ALL 961
$18.31 ฿584
-36.65%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Fier
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$55.7 ALL 4,619
$60.9 ฿1,942
-8.53%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$25.77 ALL 2,136
$17.23 ฿549
49.56%
Cinema Ticket
$9.49 ALL 787
$8.71 ฿278
8.96%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Fier
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$159 ALL 13.1K
$698 ฿22.2K
-77.27%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,550 ALL 459.9K
$15.7K ฿501.6K
-64.73%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Fier
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$67.1 ALL 5,558
$57.6 ฿1,838
16.36%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$47.05 ALL 3,899
$34.24 ฿1,092
37.41%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$92.6 ALL 7,674
$113 ฿3,608
-18.18%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$130 ALL 10.7K
$84.8 ฿2,704
52.78%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Fier
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$451 ALL 37.4K
$604 ฿19.3K
-25.30%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$345 ALL 28.6K
$436 ฿13.9K
-20.86%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$603 ALL 50.0K
$2,057 ฿65.6K
-70.68%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$431 ALL 35.7K
$1,498 ฿47.8K
-71.21%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,790 ALL 148.3K
$4,252 ฿135.6K
-57.90%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,219 ALL 101.0K
$2,988 ฿95.3K
-59.21%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Fier
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$481 ALL 39.9K
$529 ฿16.9K
-9.07%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.52
5.33
3.56%

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

Last update for Fier: March 1, 2026

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

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