Cost of Living Comparison Between George and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between George and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: George is 1.6% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 12.7% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: George is 8.3% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 26.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
George
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.33 R 202
$4.68 ฿151
142.09%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$37.24 R 662
$46.4 ฿1,502
-19.74%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.96 R 88.2
$8.65 ฿280
-42.66%
Cappuccino
$1.91 R 33.98
$3.09 ฿100
-38.19%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.56 R 27.7
$0.73 ฿23.53
113.70%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.2 R 21.25
$0.37 ฿11.95
224.32%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.58 R 45.84
$2.39 ฿77.4
7.95%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.99 R 53.2
$3.62 ฿117
-17.40%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
George
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.11 R 19.77
$2.24 ฿72.5
-50.45%
White Bread (500g)
$1.05 R 18.69
$1.8 ฿58.2
-41.67%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.64 R 29.16
$2.24 ฿72.3
-26.79%
Eggs
$2.95 R 52.4
$2.23 ฿72.1
32.29%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.58 R 170
$19.31 ฿625
-50.39%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.81 R 85.6
$3.77 ฿122
27.59%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$7.69 R 137
$13.05 ฿422
-41.07%
Apples (1kg)
$1.84 R 32.71
$3.28 ฿106
-43.90%
Banana (1kg)
$1.62 R 28.84
$1.63 ฿52.6
-0.61%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.43 R 25.51
$2.4 ฿77.7
-40.42%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.33 R 59.2
$1.99 ฿64.3
67.34%
Potato (1kg)
$1.58 R 28.01
$1.53 ฿49.62
3.27%
Onion (1kg)
$1.75 R 31.15
$1.49 ฿48.11
17.45%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.34 R 23.91
$1.02 ฿32.87
31.37%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.97 R 17.19
$0.48 ฿15.61
102.08%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.11 R 55.3
$4.32 ฿140
-28.01%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.31 R 94.4
$21.68 ฿702
-75.51%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.21 R 21.43
$1.77 ฿57.3
-31.64%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.63 R 29.04
$2.79 ฿90.4
-41.58%
🚌 Getting Around
George
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.79 R 14.06
$1.35 ฿43.74
-41.48%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$25.54 R 454
$11.76 ฿380
117.18%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.1 R 19.59
$3.15 ฿102
-65.08%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.9 R 16.09
$1 ฿32.3
-10.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.91 R 69.5
$13.64 ฿442
-71.33%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.24 R 22.14
$1.3 ฿42.2
-4.62%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$20.9K R 371.7K
$27.4K ฿885.2K
-23.59%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$20.7K R 368K
$33.9K ฿1.1M
-38.98%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
George
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$128 R 2,269
$123 ฿3,970
4.00%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$16.39 R 292
$13.93 ฿451
17.66%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$51.2 R 911
$18.24 ฿590
180.87%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
George
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$26.96 R 480
$60.8 ฿1,966
-55.62%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$11.42 R 203
$17.11 ฿554
-33.26%
Cinema Ticket
$5.51 R 97.9
$9.07 ฿294
-39.25%
🧸 Childcare & Education
George
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$125 R 2,219
$694 ฿22.5K
-82.03%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$4,803 R 85.4K
$15.9K ฿514.4K
-69.79%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
George
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$72.5 R 1,289
$57.5 ฿1,861
26.01%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$52.9 R 941
$34.51 ฿1,117
53.38%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$97.6 R 1,735
$115 ฿3,727
-15.27%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$89.2 R 1,586
$84.8 ฿2,743
5.21%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
George
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$403 R 7,162
$611 ฿19.8K
-34.09%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$332 R 5,907
$442 ฿14.3K
-24.90%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$714 R 12.7K
$2,014 ฿65.2K
-64.54%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$808 R 14.4K
$1,460 ฿47.2K
-44.62%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$688 R 12.2K
$4,244 ฿137.3K
-83.79%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$530 R 9,419
$2,886 ฿93.4K
-81.65%
💵 Salaries & Financials
George
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,263 R 22.5K
$697 ฿22.5K
81.25%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
10.88
5.33
104.13%

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Last update for George: October 27, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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