Cost of Living Comparison Between Howrah and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Howrah and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Howrah is 65.4% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 69.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Howrah is 70.8% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 75.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.78 ₹159

$4.71 ฿151

-62.21%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$11.74 ₹1,052

$45.87 ฿1,468

-74.41%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.42 ₹396

$8.84 ฿283

-50.00%

Cappuccino

$1.43 ₹128

$3.06 ฿98

-53.27%

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

$0.25 ₹22.33

$0.69 ฿22.16

-63.77%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.12 ₹10.56

$0.39 ฿12.56

-69.23%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.19 ₹107

$2.49 ฿79.6

-52.21%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.97 ₹266

$3.72 ฿119

-20.16%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.67 ₹60

$2.18 ฿69.8

-69.27%

White Bread (500g)

$0.42 ₹37.81

$1.8 ฿57.5

-76.67%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.65 ₹58

$2.23 ฿71.4

-70.85%

Eggs

$1.02 ₹91.5

$2.23 ฿71.4

-54.26%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$5.58 ₹500

$19.66 ฿629

-71.62%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.86 ₹256

$3.77 ฿121

-24.14%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.53 ฿433

Apples (1kg)

$0.95 ₹84.8

$3.24 ฿104

-70.68%

Banana (1kg)

$0.81 ₹72.5

$1.62 ฿51.9

-50.00%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.6 ₹53.6

$2.4 ฿76.8

-75.00%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.62 ₹55.2

$2.08 ฿66.5

-70.19%

Potato (1kg)

$0.36 ₹32.3

$1.59 ฿50.7

-77.36%

Onion (1kg)

$0.46 ₹41.1

$1.49 ฿47.76

-69.13%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.11 ₹9.99

$1.01 ฿32.46

-89.11%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.14 ₹12.97

$0.48 ฿15.46

-70.83%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.23 ₹200

$4.48 ฿143

-50.22%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.09 ₹904

$20.34 ฿651

-50.39%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.27 ₹114

$1.86 ฿59.5

-31.72%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.14 ₹192

$2.7 ฿86.3

-20.74%

Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)

$7.3 ₹654

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.16 ₹14.51

$1.43 ฿45.79

-88.81%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$8.54 ₹765

$11.47 ฿367

-25.54%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.59 ₹53

$3.04 ฿97.4

-80.59%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.32 ₹29.04

$1.04 ฿33.18

-69.23%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.07 ₹185

$13.64 ฿437

-84.82%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.22 ₹110

$1.35 ฿43.31

-9.63%

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

$15.5K ₹1.4M

$27.2K ฿870.3K

-42.83%

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

$22.4K ₹2M

$33.5K ฿1.1M

-33.02%

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

$42.23 ₹3,783

$122 ฿3,905

-65.39%

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

$2.1 ₹188

$13.61 ฿435

-84.57%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$7.11 ₹637

$18.36 ฿588

-61.27%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$15.85 ₹1,419

$59.9 ฿1,915

-73.52%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.08 ₹634

$16.84 ฿539

-57.96%

Cinema Ticket

$4.03 ₹361

$8.92 ฿285

-54.82%

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

$44.25 ₹3,963

$684 ฿21.9K

-93.53%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,572 ₹140.8K

$16.1K ฿514.8K

-90.23%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$17.4 ₹1,559

$58.2 ฿1,862

-70.09%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$30.71 ₹2,751

$34.38 ฿1,100

-10.67%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$50.4 ₹4,515

$113 ฿3,631

-55.58%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$11.65 ₹1,044

$84.9 ฿2,716

-86.27%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$130 ₹11.6K

$621 ฿19.9K

-79.09%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$87.5 ₹7,837

$441 ฿14.1K

-80.14%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$273 ₹24.4K

$2,063 ฿66K

-86.79%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$178 ₹15.9K

$1,469 ฿47K

-87.91%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,286 ฿137.1K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,957 ฿94.6K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$381 ₹34.1K

$534 ฿17.1K

-28.65%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

9.18

5.33

72.23%

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

Last update for Howrah: December 2, 2025

Last update for Phuket: December 1, 2025

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