Cost of Living Comparison Between Kampong Thom and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Kampong Thom and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Kampong Thom is 19.8% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 50.6% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Kampong Thom is 24.5% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 59.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Kampong Thom
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$5.13 ៛20.5K
$4.68 ฿151
9.62%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$30.51 ៛122K
$46.4 ฿1,502
-34.25%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.96 ៛27.8K
$8.65 ฿280
-19.54%
Cappuccino
$2.65 ៛10.6K
$3.09 ฿100
-14.24%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.02 ៛4,096
$0.73 ฿23.53
39.73%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.99 ៛3,980
$0.37 ฿11.95
167.57%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.54 ៛6,153
$2.39 ฿77.4
-35.56%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.52 ៛10.1K
$3.62 ฿117
-30.39%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Kampong Thom
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.08 ៛8,321
$2.24 ฿72.5
-7.14%
White Bread (500g)
$1.52 ៛6,072
$1.8 ฿58.2
-15.56%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.02 ៛4,099
$2.24 ฿72.3
-54.46%
Eggs
$1.8 ៛7,206
$2.23 ฿72.1
-19.28%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$12.88 ៛51.5K
$19.31 ฿625
-33.30%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4 ៛16K
$3.77 ฿122
6.10%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.25 ៛41K
$13.05 ฿422
-21.46%
Apples (1kg)
$4.61 ៛18.4K
$3.28 ฿106
40.55%
Banana (1kg)
$1.61 ៛6,456
$1.63 ฿52.6
-1.23%
Oranges (1kg)
$3.86 ៛15.4K
$2.4 ฿77.7
60.83%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.53 ៛6,104
$1.99 ฿64.3
-23.12%
Potato (1kg)
$1.74 ៛6,973
$1.53 ฿49.62
13.73%
Onion (1kg)
$1.25 ៛5,011
$1.49 ฿48.11
-16.11%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.39 ៛5,561
$1.02 ฿32.87
36.27%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.7 ៛2,818
$0.48 ฿15.61
45.83%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$1.96 ៛7,859
$4.32 ฿140
-54.63%
Wine (Bottle)
$11.77 ៛47.1K
$21.68 ฿702
-45.71%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.06 ៛4,242
$1.77 ฿57.3
-40.11%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.65 ៛6,594
$2.79 ฿90.4
-40.86%
🚌 Getting Around
Kampong Thom
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$1.35 ฿43.74
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$11.76 ฿380
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.07 ៛4,287
$3.15 ฿102
-66.03%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.97 ៛3,888
$1 ฿32.3
-3.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$4.53 ៛18.1K
$13.64 ฿442
-66.79%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.12 ៛4,485
$1.3 ฿42.2
-13.85%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$48.5K ៛193.9M
$27.4K ฿885.2K
77.21%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$36.9K ៛147.6M
$33.9K ฿1.1M
8.82%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Kampong Thom
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$104 ៛416.7K
$123 ฿3,970
-15.08%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$6.43 ៛25.7K
$13.93 ฿451
-53.84%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$23.67 ៛94.7K
$18.24 ฿590
29.77%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Kampong Thom
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
-
$60.8 ฿1,966
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$17.11 ฿554
-
Cinema Ticket
$4.37 ៛17.5K
$9.07 ฿294
-51.82%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Kampong Thom
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$365 ៛1.5M
$694 ฿22.5K
-47.37%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$11.3K ៛45.1M
$15.9K ฿514.4K
-29.13%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Kampong Thom
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$22.55 ៛90.2K
$57.5 ฿1,861
-60.79%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$21.94 ៛87.8K
$34.51 ฿1,117
-36.42%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$89 ៛356K
$115 ฿3,727
-22.71%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$73 ៛292.1K
$84.8 ฿2,743
-13.86%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Kampong Thom
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$611 ฿19.8K
-
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$442 ฿14.3K
-
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$2,014 ฿65.2K
-
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$1,460 ฿47.2K
-
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$4,244 ฿137.3K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,886 ฿93.4K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Kampong Thom
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$697 ฿22.5K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
10.3
5.33
93.25%

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Last update for Kampong Thom: October 29, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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