Cost of Living Comparison Between Gulbene and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Gulbene and Phuket

😐 Solo nomad: Gulbene is 9.6% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 15.6% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Gulbene is 24.7% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 10.4% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Gulbene
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$17.33 €14.96
$4.68 ฿151
270.30%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$68.6 €59.3
$46.4 ฿1,502
47.89%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.14 €7.89
$8.65 ฿280
5.66%
Cappuccino
$3.64 €3.14
$3.09 ฿100
17.80%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.77 €1.53
$0.73 ฿23.53
142.47%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.37 €1.18
$0.37 ฿11.95
270.27%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$5.64 €4.87
$2.39 ฿77.4
135.98%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$5.63 €4.86
$3.62 ฿117
55.52%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Gulbene
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.37 €1.19
$2.24 ฿72.5
-38.84%
White Bread (500g)
$1.64 €1.42
$1.8 ฿58.2
-8.89%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.91 €2.51
$2.24 ฿72.3
29.91%
Eggs
$3.1 €2.68
$2.23 ฿72.1
39.01%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$12.28 €10.6
$19.31 ฿625
-36.41%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.94 €6.86
$3.77 ฿122
110.61%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.82 €10.21
$13.05 ฿422
-9.43%
Apples (1kg)
$1.73 €1.49
$3.28 ฿106
-47.26%
Banana (1kg)
$1.84 €1.59
$1.63 ฿52.6
12.88%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.61 €2.26
$2.4 ฿77.7
8.75%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.59 €3.1
$1.99 ฿64.3
80.40%
Potato (1kg)
$1.09 €0.94
$1.53 ฿49.62
-28.76%
Onion (1kg)
$1.06 €0.91
$1.49 ฿48.11
-28.86%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.71 €1.48
$1.02 ฿32.87
67.65%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.82 €0.71
$0.48 ฿15.61
70.83%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$5.78 €4.99
$4.32 ฿140
33.80%
Wine (Bottle)
$9.33 €8.06
$21.68 ฿702
-56.96%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.79 €1.54
$1.77 ฿57.3
1.13%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.2 €1.9
$2.79 ฿90.4
-21.15%
🚌 Getting Around
Gulbene
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.01 €0.87
$1.35 ฿43.74
-25.19%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$36.54 €31.55
$11.76 ฿380
210.71%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$2.85 €2.46
$3.15 ฿102
-9.52%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.87 €0.75
$1 ฿32.3
-13.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$14.11 €12.19
$13.64 ฿442
3.45%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.89 €1.63
$1.3 ฿42.2
45.38%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$30.4K €26.3K
$27.4K ฿885.2K
11.31%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$31.9K €27.5K
$33.9K ฿1.1M
-5.96%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Gulbene
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$324 €280
$123 ฿3,970
163.87%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$19.76 €17.06
$13.93 ฿451
41.85%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$20.73 €17.9
$18.24 ฿590
13.65%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Gulbene
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$50.9 €43.93
$60.8 ฿1,966
-16.25%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$17.11 ฿554
-
Cinema Ticket
$11.38 €9.83
$9.07 ฿294
25.47%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Gulbene
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$536 €463
$694 ฿22.5K
-22.77%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.8K €13.6K
$15.9K ฿514.4K
-0.78%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Gulbene
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$91.8 €79.3
$57.5 ฿1,861
59.68%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$46.02 €39.74
$34.51 ฿1,117
33.35%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$96 €82.9
$115 ฿3,727
-16.64%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$133 €115
$84.8 ฿2,743
56.81%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Gulbene
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$357 €308
$611 ฿19.8K
-41.54%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$258 €222
$442 ฿14.3K
-41.75%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$762 €658
$2,014 ฿65.2K
-62.17%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$444 €384
$1,460 ฿47.2K
-69.57%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$4,244 ฿137.3K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,886 ฿93.4K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Gulbene
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$697 ฿22.5K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
4.63
5.33
-13.13%

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Last update for Gulbene: October 28, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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