Cost of Living Comparison Between High Level and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between High Level and Phuket

😐 Solo nomad: High Level is 62.7% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 84.4% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: High Level is 21.5% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 37.3% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.21 CA$24.04

$4.71 ฿151

265.39%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$69.2 CA$96.6

$45.87 ฿1,471

50.75%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.09 CA$15.5

$8.84 ฿283

25.45%

Cappuccino

$3.72 CA$5.2

$3.06 ฿98.2

21.57%

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

$2.04 CA$2.84

$0.69 ฿22.21

195.65%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.72 CA$2.41

$0.39 ฿12.59

341.03%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.57 CA$7.79

$2.49 ฿79.8

123.69%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.01 CA$8.4

$3.72 ฿119

61.56%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.09 CA$2.92

$2.18 ฿70

-4.13%

White Bread (500g)

$2.61 CA$3.65

$1.8 ฿57.6

45.00%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.57 CA$4.99

$2.23 ฿71.6

60.09%

Eggs

$3.4 CA$4.75

$2.23 ฿71.5

52.47%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.97 CA$15.33

$19.66 ฿631

-44.20%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$11.89 CA$16.61

$3.77 ฿121

215.38%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$14.92 CA$20.84

$13.53 ฿434

10.27%

Apples (1kg)

$4.02 CA$5.62

$3.24 ฿104

24.07%

Banana (1kg)

$1.36 CA$1.9

$1.62 ฿52

-16.05%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.76 CA$5.25

$2.4 ฿77

56.67%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.7 CA$5.17

$2.08 ฿66.6

77.88%

Potato (1kg)

$2.46 CA$3.44

$1.59 ฿50.9

54.72%

Onion (1kg)

$2.57 CA$3.59

$1.49 ฿47.87

72.48%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.64 CA$3.69

$1.01 ฿32.53

161.39%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.72 CA$2.4

$0.48 ฿15.5

258.33%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$14.06 CA$19.64

$4.48 ฿144

213.84%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.52 CA$20.29

$20.34 ฿652

-28.61%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.8 CA$3.91

$1.86 ฿59.6

50.54%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.01 CA$4.2

$2.7 ฿86.4

11.48%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.32 CA$3.24

$1.43 ฿45.89

62.24%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$63.3 CA$88.4

$11.47 ฿368

451.53%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.08 CA$4.3

$3.04 ฿97.7

1.32%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.49 CA$2.08

$1.04 ฿33.25

43.27%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$25.46 CA$35.57

$13.64 ฿438

86.66%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.11 CA$1.55

$1.35 ฿43.4

-17.78%

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

$25.2K CA$35.2K

$27.2K ฿872.2K

-7.35%

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

$20.2K CA$28.3K

$33.5K ฿1.1M

-39.51%

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

$141 CA$196

$122 ฿3,913

15.17%

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

$44.55 CA$62.2

$13.61 ฿436

227.33%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$62.3 CA$87

$18.36 ฿589

239.11%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$42.17 CA$58.9

$59.9 ฿1,919

-29.54%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.84 ฿540

Cinema Ticket

$11.59 CA$16.19

$8.92 ฿286

29.93%

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

$723 CA$1,010

$684 ฿21.9K

5.77%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$11.7K CA$16.4K

$16.1K ฿515.9K

-27.18%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$55.2 CA$77.1

$58.2 ฿1,866

-5.17%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$39.6 CA$55.3

$34.38 ฿1,102

15.18%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$87.5 CA$122

$113 ฿3,639

-22.91%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$107 CA$149

$84.9 ฿2,722

25.67%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,298 CA$1,813

$621 ฿19.9K

109.15%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,180 CA$1,649

$441 ฿14.1K

167.93%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,027 CA$2,832

$2,063 ฿66.2K

-1.74%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,799 CA$2,513

$1,469 ฿47.1K

22.39%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,277 CA$5,975

$4,286 ฿137.4K

-0.20%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,234 CA$5,915

$2,957 ฿94.8K

43.16%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$534 ฿17.1K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

6.46

5.33

21.20%

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

Last update for High Level: December 1, 2025

Last update for Phuket: December 1, 2025

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