Cost of Living Comparison Between Juba and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Juba and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Juba is 22% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 156.8% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Juba is 20.6% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 23.7% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Juba
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.91 SSP 22.5K
$4.65 ฿147
5.59%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$48.41 SSP 222.3K
$46.11 ฿1,460
4.99%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.08 SSP 32.5K
$8.74 ฿277
-18.99%
Cappuccino
-
$3.04 ฿96.2
-
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.01 SSP 4,647
$0.72 ฿22.80
40.28%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$0.39 ฿12.38
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$2.44 ฿77.2
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$3.79 ฿120
-
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Juba
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
-
$2.14 ฿67.9
-
White Bread (500g)
-
$1.86 ฿58.9
-
Rice (white) (1kg)
-
$2.19 ฿69.2
-
Eggs
$2.09 SSP 9,591
$2.25 ฿71.1
-7.11%
Local Cheese (1kg)
-
$19.73 ฿625
-
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
-
$3.79 ฿120
-
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
-
$13.55 ฿429
-
Apples (1kg)
-
$3.25 ฿103
-
Banana (1kg)
-
$1.67 ฿52.9
-
Oranges (1kg)
-
$2.39 ฿75.7
-
Tomato (1kg)
-
$2.09 ฿66.2
-
Potato (1kg)
-
$1.53 ฿48.39
-
Onion (1kg)
-
$1.51 ฿47.79
-
Lettuce (1 head)
-
$0.99 ฿31.30
-
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.51 SSP 2,352
$0.51 ฿16.30
-
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
-
$4.27 ฿135
-
Wine (Bottle)
-
$20.31 ฿643
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$1.79 ฿56.7
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$2.77 ฿87.6
-
🚌 Getting Around
Juba
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$1.40 ฿44.44
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$11.70 ฿370
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$6.83 SSP 31.4K
$3.11 ฿98.4
119.61%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
-
$0.99 ฿31.48
-
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
-
$13.73 ฿435
-
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.53 SSP 7,004
$1.32 ฿41.75
15.91%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
-
$27.2K ฿862.0K
-
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
-
$34.1K ฿1.1M
-
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Juba
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
-
$120 ฿3,811
-
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
-
$13.93 ฿441
-
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$100 SSP 460.6K
$18.31 ฿579
448.01%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Juba
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$353 SSP 1.6M
$60.9 ฿1,928
478.73%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$17.23 ฿545
-
Cinema Ticket
-
$8.71 ฿276
-
🧸 Childcare & Education
Juba
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
-
$698 ฿22.1K
-
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
-
$15.7K ฿498.0K
-
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Juba
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
-
$57.6 ฿1,824
-
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
-
$34.24 ฿1,084
-
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
-
$113 ฿3,582
-
Men's Leather Business Shoes
-
$84.8 ฿2,684
-
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Juba
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$3,487 SSP 16.0M
$604 ฿19.1K
477.49%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,753 SSP 12.6M
$436 ฿13.8K
531.26%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$12.1K SSP 55.4M
$2,057 ฿65.1K
486.22%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,288 SSP 5.9M
$1,498 ฿47.4K
-14.01%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$4,252 ฿134.6K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,988 ฿94.6K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Juba
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,781 SSP 8.2M
$529 ฿16.7K
236.50%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
12
5.33
125.14%

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Last update for Juba: February 28, 2026

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

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