Cost of Living Comparison Between Gangtok and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Gangtok and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Gangtok is 57.4% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 71.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Gangtok is 62.3% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 75.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.61 ₹223

$4.68 ฿151

-44.23%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$12.99 ₹1,111

$46.4 ฿1,502

-72.00%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.83 ₹327

$8.65 ฿280

-55.72%

Cappuccino

$1.53 ₹131

$3.09 ฿100

-50.49%

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

$0.4 ₹33.99

$0.73 ฿23.53

-45.21%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.17 ₹14.26

$0.37 ฿11.95

-54.05%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.96 ₹81.9

$2.39 ฿77.4

-59.83%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.76 ₹150

$3.62 ฿117

-51.38%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.78 ₹66.3

$2.24 ฿72.5

-65.18%

White Bread (500g)

$0.49 ₹41.7

$1.8 ฿58.2

-72.78%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.71 ₹61

$2.24 ฿72.3

-68.30%

Eggs

$1.42 ₹122

$2.23 ฿72.1

-36.32%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.43 ₹294

$19.31 ฿625

-82.24%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.47 ₹297

$3.77 ฿122

-7.96%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.05 ฿422

Apples (1kg)

$2.27 ₹194

$3.28 ฿106

-30.79%

Banana (1kg)

$0.85 ₹72.3

$1.63 ฿52.6

-47.85%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.98 ₹84.1

$2.4 ฿77.7

-59.17%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.73 ₹62.7

$1.99 ฿64.3

-63.32%

Potato (1kg)

$0.61 ₹51.9

$1.53 ฿49.62

-60.13%

Onion (1kg)

$0.6 ₹51.5

$1.49 ฿48.11

-59.73%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.46 ₹39.06

$1.02 ฿32.87

-54.90%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.6 ₹51

$0.48 ฿15.61

25.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.25 ₹363

$4.32 ฿140

-1.62%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.87 ₹673

$21.68 ฿702

-63.70%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.89 ₹76.4

$1.77 ฿57.3

-49.72%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.1 ₹180

$2.79 ฿90.4

-24.73%

Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)

$3.45 ₹295

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.28 ₹23.67

$1.35 ฿43.74

-79.26%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$8.58 ₹734

$11.76 ฿380

-27.04%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.79 ₹68

$3.15 ฿102

-74.92%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.35 ₹30.13

$1 ฿32.3

-65.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.47 ₹125

$13.64 ฿442

-89.22%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.24 ₹106

$1.3 ฿42.2

-4.62%

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

$14.2K ₹1.2M

$27.4K ฿885.2K

-47.98%

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

$22.1K ₹1.9M

$33.9K ฿1.1M

-34.87%

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

$25.74 ₹2,202

$123 ฿3,970

-79.02%

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

$3.43 ₹293

$13.93 ฿451

-75.38%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$7.16 ₹612

$18.24 ฿590

-60.75%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$23.48 ₹2,009

$60.8 ฿1,966

-61.35%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.84 ₹585

$17.11 ฿554

-60.02%

Cinema Ticket

$4.55 ₹389

$9.07 ฿294

-49.83%

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

$27.99 ₹2,394

$694 ฿22.5K

-95.97%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,533 ₹131.2K

$15.9K ฿514.4K

-90.35%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$25.49 ₹2,180

$57.5 ฿1,861

-55.68%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$17.1 ₹1,462

$34.51 ฿1,117

-50.45%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$57.6 ₹4,922

$115 ฿3,727

-50.03%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$35.42 ₹3,030

$84.8 ฿2,743

-58.22%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$80 ₹6,843

$611 ฿19.8K

-86.91%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$52 ₹4,444

$442 ฿14.3K

-88.25%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$175 ₹15K

$2,014 ฿65.2K

-91.30%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$115 ₹9,860

$1,460 ฿47.2K

-92.10%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$965 ₹82.6K

$4,244 ฿137.3K

-77.26%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$684 ₹58.5K

$2,886 ฿93.4K

-76.32%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$259 ₹22.1K

$697 ฿22.5K

-62.88%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

8.67

5.33

62.66%

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

Last update for Gangtok: October 28, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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