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

🙂 Solo nomad: Gyongyos is 20.7% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 20.1% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Gyongyos is 9.2% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 34.7% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Gyongyos
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$10.12 Ft 3,109
$4.59 ฿147
120.48%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$43.53 Ft 13.4K
$46.83 ฿1,497
-7.05%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.96 Ft 2,447
$8.70 ฿278
-8.51%
Cappuccino
$2.03 Ft 623
$2.92 ฿93.5
-30.48%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.40 Ft 432
$0.68 ฿21.86
105.88%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.99 Ft 304
$0.40 ฿12.66
147.50%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.35 Ft 723
$2.51 ฿80.2
-6.37%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.06 Ft 632
$3.80 ฿122
-45.79%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Gyongyos
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.08 Ft 332
$2.16 ฿69.1
-50.00%
White Bread (500g)
$1.26 Ft 388
$1.88 ฿60.1
-32.98%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.59 Ft 489
$2.16 ฿69.0
-26.39%
Eggs
$2.20 Ft 675
$2.22 ฿71.0
-0.90%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.12 Ft 2,802
$19.57 ฿626
-53.40%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.71 Ft 1,756
$3.80 ฿122
50.26%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.04 Ft 3,392
$13.41 ฿429
-17.67%
Apples (1kg)
$1.57 Ft 484
$3.26 ฿104
-51.84%
Banana (1kg)
$1.79 Ft 549
$1.61 ฿51.5
11.18%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.99 Ft 613
$2.31 ฿73.8
-13.85%
Tomato (1kg)
$4.01 Ft 1,234
$2.06 ฿65.8
94.66%
Potato (1kg)
$1.12 Ft 345
$1.61 ฿51.3
-30.43%
Onion (1kg)
$1.34 Ft 411
$1.44 ฿46.13
-6.94%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.31 Ft 404
$1.03 ฿32.91
27.18%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.50 Ft 153
$0.48 ฿15.34
4.17%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$7.10 Ft 2,183
$4.50 ฿144
57.78%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.32 Ft 1,634
$19.18 ฿613
-72.26%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.10 Ft 337
$1.82 ฿58.3
-39.56%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.19 Ft 365
$2.69 ฿86.0
-55.76%
🚌 Getting Around
Gyongyos
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.75 Ft 230
$1.38 ฿44.04
-45.65%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$16.79 Ft 5,159
$11.76 ฿376
42.77%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$2.84 Ft 872
$3.11 ฿99.3
-8.68%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.88 Ft 270
$1.00 ฿32.09
-12.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$17.13 Ft 5,266
$13.74 ฿439
24.67%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.77 Ft 544
$1.30 ฿41.49
36.15%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$24.2K Ft 7.4M
$27.4K ฿874.5K
-11.52%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$20.3K Ft 6.2M
$33.0K ฿1.1M
-38.41%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Gyongyos
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$147 Ft 45.3K
$125 ฿3,993
18.07%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.83 Ft 7,015
$13.74 ฿439
66.16%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$17.32 Ft 5,323
$18.61 ฿595
-6.93%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Gyongyos
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$32.82 Ft 10.1K
$60.6 ฿1,936
-45.80%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$8.46 Ft 2,601
$17.15 ฿548
-50.67%
Cinema Ticket
$5.67 Ft 1,742
$9.01 ฿288
-37.07%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Gyongyos
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$467 Ft 143.6K
$698 ฿22.3K
-33.03%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$6,878 Ft 2.1M
$16.1K ฿515.1K
-57.31%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Gyongyos
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$83.9 Ft 25.8K
$59.2 ฿1,893
41.72%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$14.59 Ft 4,483
$34.86 ฿1,115
-58.15%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$73.2 Ft 22.5K
$114 ฿3,651
-35.91%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$72.8 Ft 22.4K
$85.8 ฿2,743
-15.15%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Gyongyos
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$386 Ft 118.6K
$619 ฿19.8K
-37.60%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$262 Ft 80.5K
$437 ฿14.0K
-40.01%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$556 Ft 170.9K
$2,075 ฿66.3K
-73.20%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$539 Ft 165.5K
$1,509 ฿48.2K
-64.32%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,032 Ft 931.8K
$3,764 ฿120.3K
-19.44%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,649 Ft 814.1K
$2,694 ฿86.1K
-1.65%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Gyongyos
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$785 Ft 241.2K
$528 ฿16.9K
48.53%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
8
5.33
50.09%

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Last update for Gyongyos: April 12, 2026

Last update for Phuket: April 13, 2026

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