Cost of Living Comparison Between İzmit and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between İzmit and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: İzmit is 13.4% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 14.6% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: İzmit is 3.5% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 33.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
İzmit
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.96 ₺274
$4.68 ฿151
48.72%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$22.07 ₺868
$46.4 ฿1,502
-52.44%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.73 ₺304
$8.65 ฿280
-10.64%
Cappuccino
$2.77 ₺109
$3.09 ฿100
-10.36%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.29 ₺50.6
$0.73 ฿23.53
76.71%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.5 ₺19.84
$0.37 ฿11.95
35.14%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.61 ₺103
$2.39 ฿77.4
9.21%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.18 ₺85.7
$3.62 ฿117
-39.78%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
İzmit
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.93 ₺36.46
$2.24 ฿72.5
-58.48%
White Bread (500g)
$0.4 ₺15.66
$1.8 ฿58.2
-77.78%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.1 ₺82.5
$2.24 ฿72.3
-6.25%
Eggs
$1.87 ₺73.6
$2.23 ฿72.1
-16.14%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.63 ₺379
$19.31 ฿625
-50.13%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.89 ₺232
$3.77 ฿122
56.23%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$19.29 ₺759
$13.05 ฿422
47.82%
Apples (1kg)
$1.2 ₺47.2
$3.28 ฿106
-63.41%
Banana (1kg)
$2.55 ₺100
$1.63 ฿52.6
56.44%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.43 ₺56.4
$2.4 ฿77.7
-40.42%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.61 ₺63.2
$1.99 ฿64.3
-19.10%
Potato (1kg)
$0.88 ₺34.69
$1.53 ฿49.62
-42.48%
Onion (1kg)
$0.67 ₺26.4
$1.49 ฿48.11
-55.03%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.91 ₺35.72
$1.02 ฿32.87
-10.78%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.59 ₺23.09
$0.48 ฿15.61
22.92%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.11 ₺83.2
$4.32 ฿140
-51.16%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.65 ₺419
$21.68 ฿702
-50.88%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2 ₺78.6
$1.77 ฿57.3
12.99%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.94 ₺76.5
$2.79 ฿90.4
-30.47%
🚌 Getting Around
İzmit
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.62 ₺24.35
$1.35 ฿43.74
-54.07%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$30.82 ₺1,212
$11.76 ฿380
162.07%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.04 ₺40.75
$3.15 ฿102
-66.98%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.68 ₺26.89
$1 ฿32.3
-32.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$7.49 ₺295
$13.64 ฿442
-45.09%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.17 ₺46
$1.3 ฿42.2
-10.00%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$36.2K ₺1.4M
$27.4K ฿885.2K
32.51%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$38.3K ₺1.5M
$33.9K ฿1.1M
12.82%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
İzmit
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$40.99 ₺1,612
$123 ฿3,970
-66.59%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$15.09 ₺594
$13.93 ฿451
8.33%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$12.47 ₺491
$18.24 ฿590
-31.63%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
İzmit
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$43.04 ₺1,693
$60.8 ฿1,966
-29.15%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$17.11 ฿554
-
Cinema Ticket
$3.89 ₺153
$9.07 ฿294
-57.11%
🧸 Childcare & Education
İzmit
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$307 ₺12.1K
$694 ฿22.5K
-55.76%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$7,659 ₺301.3K
$15.9K ฿514.4K
-51.82%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
İzmit
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$52.7 ₺2,074
$57.5 ฿1,861
-8.35%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.15 ₺1,344
$34.51 ฿1,117
-1.04%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$117 ₺4,583
$115 ฿3,727
1.16%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$90.6 ₺3,562
$84.8 ฿2,743
6.82%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
İzmit
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$519 ₺20.4K
$611 ฿19.8K
-15.02%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$386 ₺15.2K
$442 ฿14.3K
-12.70%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$904 ₺35.6K
$2,014 ฿65.2K
-55.12%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$698 ₺27.4K
$1,460 ฿47.2K
-52.21%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,436 ₺56.5K
$4,244 ฿137.3K
-66.16%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$882 ₺34.7K
$2,886 ฿93.4K
-69.45%
💵 Salaries & Financials
İzmit
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,327 ₺52.2K
$697 ฿22.5K
90.54%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
37.5
5.33
603.56%

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Last update for İzmit: October 28, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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