Cost of Living Comparison Between Gyongyos and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Gyongyos and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Gyongyos is 18.4% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 22.2% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Gyongyos is 2.3% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 35.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Gyongyos
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$10.15 Ft 3,296
$4.65 ฿146
118.28%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$43.82 Ft 14.2K
$46.11 ฿1,450
-4.97%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.17 Ft 2,654
$8.74 ฿275
-6.52%
Cappuccino
$1.97 Ft 642
$3.04 ฿95.5
-35.20%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.42 Ft 461
$0.72 ฿22.65
97.22%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.93 Ft 303
$0.39 ฿12.30
138.46%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.28 Ft 741
$2.44 ฿76.7
-6.56%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.05 Ft 665
$3.79 ฿119
-45.91%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Gyongyos
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.08 Ft 351
$2.14 ฿67.4
-49.53%
White Bread (500g)
$1.23 Ft 401
$1.86 ฿58.5
-33.87%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.54 Ft 501
$2.19 ฿68.8
-29.68%
Eggs
$2.10 Ft 684
$2.25 ฿70.6
-6.67%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.26 Ft 3,010
$19.73 ฿620
-53.07%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.70 Ft 1,852
$3.79 ฿119
50.40%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.99 Ft 3,571
$13.55 ฿426
-18.89%
Apples (1kg)
$1.50 Ft 486
$3.25 ฿102
-53.85%
Banana (1kg)
$1.86 Ft 603
$1.67 ฿52.6
11.38%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.04 Ft 662
$2.39 ฿75.2
-14.64%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.98 Ft 1,294
$2.09 ฿65.8
90.43%
Potato (1kg)
$1.12 Ft 364
$1.53 ฿48.07
-26.80%
Onion (1kg)
$1.34 Ft 436
$1.51 ฿47.47
-11.26%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.32 Ft 429
$0.99 ฿31.09
33.33%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.53 Ft 172
$0.51 ฿16.19
3.92%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.82 Ft 2,217
$4.27 ฿134
59.72%
Wine (Bottle)
$4.84 Ft 1,573
$20.31 ฿638
-76.17%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.04 Ft 338
$1.79 ฿56.3
-41.90%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.19 Ft 388
$2.77 ฿87.0
-57.04%
🚌 Getting Around
Gyongyos
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.75 Ft 245
$1.40 ฿44.15
-46.43%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$17.04 Ft 5,536
$11.70 ฿368
45.64%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$2.85 Ft 925
$3.11 ฿97.8
-8.36%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.87 Ft 281
$0.99 ฿31.27
-12.12%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$16.95 Ft 5,509
$13.73 ฿432
23.45%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.70 Ft 553
$1.32 ฿41.47
28.79%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$24.9K Ft 8.1M
$27.2K ฿856.3K
-8.74%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$19.9K Ft 6.5M
$34.1K ฿1.1M
-41.74%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Gyongyos
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$144 Ft 46.9K
$120 ฿3,785
19.84%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.62 Ft 7,349
$13.93 ฿438
62.38%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$17.24 Ft 5,600
$18.31 ฿576
-5.84%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Gyongyos
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$32.84 Ft 10.7K
$60.9 ฿1,916
-46.10%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$8.83 Ft 2,868
$17.23 ฿542
-48.75%
Cinema Ticket
$5.90 Ft 1,917
$8.71 ฿274
-32.26%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Gyongyos
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$452 Ft 146.8K
$698 ฿21.9K
-35.25%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$6,726 Ft 2.2M
$15.7K ฿494.7K
-57.25%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Gyongyos
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$85.5 Ft 27.8K
$57.6 ฿1,812
48.30%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$14.42 Ft 4,685
$34.24 ฿1,077
-57.89%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$74.5 Ft 24.2K
$113 ฿3,558
-34.15%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$71.5 Ft 23.2K
$84.8 ฿2,666
-15.71%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Gyongyos
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$394 Ft 127.9K
$604 ฿19.0K
-34.80%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$254 Ft 82.6K
$436 ฿13.7K
-41.72%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$558 Ft 181.3K
$2,057 ฿64.7K
-72.87%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$552 Ft 179.5K
$1,498 ฿47.1K
-63.13%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,491 Ft 1.1M
$4,252 ฿133.7K
-17.91%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,726 Ft 885.7K
$2,988 ฿93.9K
-8.77%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Gyongyos
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$743 Ft 241.4K
$529 ฿16.6K
40.41%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
8
5.33
50.09%

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Last update for Gyongyos: March 1, 2026

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

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