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

🙂 Solo nomad: Juba is 17.1% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 166.6% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Juba is 35.3% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 23.1% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Juba
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$5.05 SSP 14.2K
$4.68 ฿151
7.91%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$47.78 SSP 134.5K
$46.4 ฿1,502
2.97%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.14 SSP 20.1K
$8.65 ฿280
-17.46%
Cappuccino
-
$3.09 ฿100
-
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.02 SSP 2,880
$0.73 ฿23.53
39.73%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$0.37 ฿11.95
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$2.39 ฿77.4
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$3.62 ฿117
-
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Juba
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
-
$2.24 ฿72.5
-
White Bread (500g)
-
$1.8 ฿58.2
-
Rice (white) (1kg)
-
$2.24 ฿72.3
-
Eggs
$2.14 SSP 6,035
$2.23 ฿72.1
-4.04%
Local Cheese (1kg)
-
$19.31 ฿625
-
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
-
$3.77 ฿122
-
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
-
$13.05 ฿422
-
Apples (1kg)
-
$3.28 ฿106
-
Banana (1kg)
-
$1.63 ฿52.6
-
Oranges (1kg)
-
$2.4 ฿77.7
-
Tomato (1kg)
-
$1.99 ฿64.3
-
Potato (1kg)
-
$1.53 ฿49.62
-
Onion (1kg)
-
$1.49 ฿48.11
-
Lettuce (1 head)
-
$1.02 ฿32.87
-
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.52 SSP 1,453
$0.48 ฿15.61
8.33%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
-
$4.32 ฿140
-
Wine (Bottle)
-
$21.68 ฿702
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$1.77 ฿57.3
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$2.79 ฿90.4
-
🚌 Getting Around
Juba
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$1.35 ฿43.74
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$11.76 ฿380
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$6.81 SSP 19.2K
$3.15 ฿102
116.19%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
-
$1 ฿32.3
-
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
-
$13.64 ฿442
-
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.52 SSP 4,271
$1.3 ฿42.2
16.92%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
-
$27.4K ฿885.2K
-
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
-
$33.9K ฿1.1M
-
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Juba
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
-
$123 ฿3,970
-
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
-
$13.93 ฿451
-
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$100 SSP 282.6K
$18.24 ฿590
450.33%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Juba
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$344 SSP 969.4K
$60.8 ฿1,966
466.91%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$17.11 ฿554
-
Cinema Ticket
-
$9.07 ฿294
-
🧸 Childcare & Education
Juba
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
-
$694 ฿22.5K
-
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
-
$15.9K ฿514.4K
-
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Juba
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
-
$57.5 ฿1,861
-
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
-
$34.51 ฿1,117
-
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
-
$115 ฿3,727
-
Men's Leather Business Shoes
-
$84.8 ฿2,743
-
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Juba
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$3,532 SSP 9.9M
$611 ฿19.8K
477.97%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,727 SSP 7.7M
$442 ฿14.3K
516.68%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$11.9K SSP 33.5M
$2,014 ฿65.2K
491.39%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,312 SSP 3.7M
$1,460 ฿47.2K
-10.14%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$4,244 ฿137.3K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,886 ฿93.4K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Juba
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,798 SSP 5.1M
$697 ฿22.5K
158.13%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
12
5.33
125.14%

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Last update for Juba: October 28, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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