Cost of Living Comparison Between Herat and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Herat and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Herat is 41.7% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 55.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Herat is 60.2% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 73.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.15 ؋135

$4.65 ฿146

-53.76%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$8.64 ؋543

$46.11 ฿1,450

-81.26%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.00 ؋252

$8.74 ฿275

-54.23%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.15 ؋135

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.28 ؋458

Cappuccino

$0.75 ؋47.46

$3.04 ฿95.5

-75.33%

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

$0.52 ؋32.74

$0.72 ฿22.65

-27.78%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.13 ؋8.23

$0.39 ฿12.30

-66.67%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.44 ฿76.7

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 ฿119

Milk (1 liter)

$0.48 ؋29.89

$2.14 ฿67.4

-77.57%

White Bread (500g)

$0.28 ؋17.34

$1.86 ฿58.5

-84.95%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.92 ؋184

$2.19 ฿68.8

33.33%

Eggs

$2.09 ؋131

$2.25 ฿70.6

-7.11%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$2.92 ؋184

$19.73 ฿620

-85.20%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.58 ؋162

$3.79 ฿119

-31.93%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.87 ؋369

$13.55 ฿426

-56.68%

Apples (1kg)

$0.69 ؋43.58

$3.25 ฿102

-78.77%

Banana (1kg)

$0.74 ؋46.32

$1.67 ฿52.6

-55.69%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.54 ؋34.15

$2.39 ฿75.2

-77.41%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.59 ؋37.20

$2.09 ฿65.8

-71.77%

Potato (1kg)

$0.58 ؋36.60

$1.53 ฿48.07

-62.09%

Onion (1kg)

$0.35 ؋21.86

$1.51 ฿47.47

-76.82%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.99 ฿31.09

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.28 ؋17.54

$0.51 ฿16.19

-45.10%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.94 ؋59.4

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.91 ؋120

$4.27 ฿134

-55.27%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.31 ฿638

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ฿56.3

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.77 ฿87.0

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.28 ؋17.47

$1.40 ฿44.15

-80.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿368

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.18 ؋137

$3.11 ฿97.8

-29.90%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.39 ؋87.3

$0.99 ฿31.27

40.40%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.19 ؋263

$13.73 ฿432

-69.48%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.03 ؋64.6

$1.32 ฿41.47

-21.97%

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

$27.2K ฿856.3K

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

$34.1K ฿1.1M

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

$185 ؋11.7K

$120 ฿3,785

54.00%

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

$13.93 ฿438

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$144 ؋9,042

$18.31 ฿576

685.09%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$14.34 ؋902

$60.9 ฿1,916

-76.46%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿542

Cinema Ticket

$8.71 ฿274

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

$14.54 ؋915

$698 ฿21.9K

-97.92%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.7K ฿494.7K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$21.76 ؋1,369

$57.6 ฿1,812

-62.25%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$21.30 ؋1,340

$34.24 ฿1,077

-37.79%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$28.68 ؋1,804

$113 ฿3,558

-74.66%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$35.54 ؋2,235

$84.8 ฿2,666

-58.09%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$72.6 ؋4,568

$604 ฿19.0K

-87.97%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$42.33 ؋2,662

$436 ฿13.7K

-90.29%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$115 ؋7,224

$2,057 ฿64.7K

-94.42%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$72.0 ؋4,526

$1,498 ฿47.1K

-95.20%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿133.7K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$188 ؋11.8K

$529 ฿16.6K

-64.48%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

275.23%

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

Last update for Herat: March 1, 2026

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

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