Cost of Living Comparison Between Karad and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Karad and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Karad is 43.7% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 62.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Karad is 45.7% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 66.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.1 ₹457

$4.71 ฿151

8.28%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$21.97 ₹1,968

$45.87 ฿1,468

-52.10%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.75 ₹426

$8.84 ฿283

-46.27%

Cappuccino

$2.6 ₹233

$3.06 ฿98

-15.03%

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

$0.47 ₹42.17

$0.69 ฿22.16

-31.88%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.17 ₹15.64

$0.39 ฿12.56

-56.41%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.31 ₹207

$2.49 ฿79.6

-7.23%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.1 ₹367

$3.72 ฿119

10.22%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.8 ₹71.4

$2.18 ฿69.8

-63.30%

White Bread (500g)

$0.52 ₹46.62

$1.8 ฿57.5

-71.11%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.83 ₹74.5

$2.23 ฿71.4

-62.78%

Eggs

$1.05 ₹93.9

$2.23 ฿71.4

-52.91%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.93 ₹621

$19.66 ฿629

-64.75%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.91 ₹350

$3.77 ฿121

3.71%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.53 ฿433

Apples (1kg)

$2.28 ₹204

$3.24 ฿104

-29.63%

Banana (1kg)

$0.78 ₹69.8

$1.62 ฿51.9

-51.85%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.26 ₹113

$2.4 ฿76.8

-47.50%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.65 ₹58.5

$2.08 ฿66.5

-68.75%

Potato (1kg)

$0.54 ₹48.17

$1.59 ฿50.7

-66.04%

Onion (1kg)

$0.64 ₹57.1

$1.49 ฿47.76

-57.05%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.65 ₹58.2

$1.01 ฿32.46

-35.64%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.33 ₹29.45

$0.48 ฿15.46

-31.25%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.09 ₹367

$4.48 ฿143

-8.71%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.84 ₹881

$20.34 ฿651

-51.62%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.13 ₹191

$1.86 ฿59.5

14.52%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.31 ₹297

$2.7 ฿86.3

22.59%

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

$7.25 ₹649

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.3 ₹26.95

$1.43 ฿45.79

-79.02%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$8.85 ₹792

$11.47 ฿367

-22.84%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.33 ₹29.85

$3.04 ฿97.4

-89.14%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.31 ₹27.5

$1.04 ฿33.18

-70.19%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.43 ₹128

$13.64 ฿437

-89.52%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.23 ₹111

$1.35 ฿43.31

-8.89%

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

$17.2K ₹1.5M

$27.2K ฿870.3K

-36.78%

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

$25.3K ₹2.3M

$33.5K ฿1.1M

-24.29%

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

$50 ₹4,482

$122 ฿3,905

-59.00%

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

$5.14 ₹460

$13.61 ฿435

-62.23%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$9.02 ₹808

$18.36 ฿588

-50.87%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$15.67 ₹1,403

$59.9 ฿1,915

-73.82%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.84 ₹613

$16.84 ฿539

-59.38%

Cinema Ticket

$4.69 ₹420

$8.92 ฿285

-47.42%

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

$122 ₹10.9K

$684 ฿21.9K

-82.23%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,299 ₹295.5K

$16.1K ฿514.8K

-79.49%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$29.22 ₹2,617

$58.2 ฿1,862

-49.77%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$30.96 ₹2,774

$34.38 ฿1,100

-9.95%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$54.9 ₹4,917

$113 ฿3,631

-51.62%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$40.02 ₹3,584

$84.9 ฿2,716

-52.85%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$125 ₹11.2K

$621 ฿19.9K

-79.80%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$76.5 ₹6,854

$441 ฿14.1K

-82.63%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$276 ₹24.7K

$2,063 ฿66K

-86.62%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$178 ₹15.9K

$1,469 ฿47K

-87.90%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$963 ₹86.3K

$4,286 ฿137.1K

-77.52%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$614 ₹55K

$2,957 ฿94.6K

-79.23%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$534 ฿17.1K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

9.22

5.33

72.98%

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

Last update for Karad: December 1, 2025

Last update for Phuket: December 1, 2025

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