Last update: Oct 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between France and Phuket

For one person, living is cheaper in Phuket: $1,190 a month against $1,970 in France, rent and utilities included – about $9,400 less a year. Rent and utilities account for about half of the difference.

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🇫🇷 France

$1,970

/mo nomad

Phuket

🇹🇭 Thailand

$1,190

/mo nomad

😐 Solo nomad: France is 60.4% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 65.6% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: France is 63.6% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 42.1% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$16.72 €14.92

$4.35 ฿146

284.37%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$66.8 €59.6

$32.45 ฿1,087

105.79%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.38 €11.94

$8.42 ฿282

58.91%

Cappuccino

$3.80 €3.39

$2.81 ฿94.0

35.23%

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

$3.33 €2.97

$0.87 ฿29.29

282.76%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.09 €1.87

$0.46 ฿15.39

354.35%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$6.53 €5.83

$2.59 ฿86.6

152.12%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.69 €5.08

$3.64 ฿122

56.32%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.37 €1.22

$1.71 ฿57.2

-19.88%

White Bread (500g)

$2.03 €1.81

$1.45 ฿48.42

40.00%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.66 €2.37

$1.56 ฿52.3

70.51%

Eggs

$4.28 €3.82

$2.10 ฿70.3

103.81%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.32 €17.24

$19.53 ฿654

-1.08%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$13.53 €12.07

$3.40 ฿114

297.94%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$21.48 €19.17

$11.14 ฿373

92.82%

Apples (1kg)

$3.04 €2.71

$2.83 ฿94.8

7.42%

Banana (1kg)

$2.40 €2.14

$1.62 ฿54.3

48.15%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.03 €2.70

$2.22 ฿74.5

36.49%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.60 €3.21

$2.15 ฿71.9

67.44%

Potato (1kg)

$2.21 €1.98

$1.49 ฿49.95

48.32%

Onion (1kg)

$2.37 €2.11

$1.33 ฿44.40

78.20%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.57 €1.40

$1.07 ฿35.72

46.73%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.84 €0.75

$0.51 ฿17.01

64.71%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$14.08 €12.56

$4.38 ฿147

221.46%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.72 €6.89

$18.77 ฿629

-58.87%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.66 €2.37

$1.74 ฿58.3

52.87%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.14 €2.80

$2.78 ฿92.9

12.95%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.07 €1.84

$2.17 ฿72.6

-4.61%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$56.1 €50.1

$22.28 ฿746

151.93%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.02 €4.48

$3.02 ฿101

66.23%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.16 €1.93

$1.06 ฿35.43

103.77%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$37.11 €33.12

$3.71 ฿124

900.27%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.08 €1.86

$1.43 ฿47.88

45.45%

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

$34.8K €31.0K

$26.3K ฿882.1K

31.97%

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

$34.7K €31.0K

$26.2K ฿877.3K

32.61%

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

$218 €195

$96.7 ฿3,236

125.61%

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

$19.94 €17.80

$11.41 ฿382

74.76%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$33.76 €30.13

$17.11 ฿573

97.31%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$36.93 €32.95

$52.8 ฿1,768

-30.06%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$20.64 €18.42

$11.07 ฿371

86.45%

Cinema Ticket

$13.48 €12.03

$7.65 ฿256

76.21%

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

$869 €775

$555 ฿18.6K

56.63%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$12.1K €10.8K

$11.3K ฿377.7K

7.02%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$99.8 €89.1

$63.4 ฿2,123

57.36%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$44.92 €40.09

$28.61 ฿958

57.01%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$107 €95.9

$96.7 ฿3,238

11.12%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$139 €124

$88.6 ฿2,967

57.04%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$873 €779

$735 ฿24.6K

18.83%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$677 €604

$458 ฿15.3K

47.83%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,523 €1,359

$2,102 ฿70.4K

-27.56%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,219 €1,088

$1,187 ฿39.7K

2.73%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,373 €4,795

$3,493 ฿116.9K

53.84%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,567 €3,183

$2,491 ฿83.4K

43.17%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,739 €2,444

$501 ฿16.8K

446.73%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.78

5.57

-32.14%

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

Last update for France: October 6, 2026

Last update for Phuket: October 4, 2026

Monthly budget structure

Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.

Accommodation & Living

France

$677 35.1%

Phuket

$458 38.1% 32.4% $219

Groceries & Markets

France

$374 19.4%

Phuket

$268 22.3% 28.4% $106

Eating Out

France

$285 14.8%

Phuket

$119 9.9% 58.2% $166

Monthly Utilities & Internet

France

$272 14.1%

Phuket

$125 10.4% 53.9% $147

Clothing & Footwear

France

$176 9.1%

Phuket

$125 10.4% 29.1% $51

Getting Around

France

$80 4.2%

Phuket

$39 3.3% 51.1% $41

Sport & Entertainment

France

$64 3.3%

Phuket

$68 5.7% 6.6% $4.2

Good to know

🇫🇷 France

🇹🇭 Phuket

🕒 Local time

05:24 5:24 AM

10:24 10:24 AM

5 h ahead of France

🌤 Weather

👥 Population

68,373,433

79,308

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📈 Exchange rate

1 EUR = 1.12 USD

100 THB = 2.99 USD

100 THB = 2.66 EUR

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