Cost of Living Comparison Between Karnataka and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Karnataka and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Karnataka is 62.7% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 73% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Karnataka is 71.6% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 77.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.13 ₹102

$4.49 ฿144

-74.83%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$7.04 ₹630

$46.15 ฿1,477

-84.75%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.47 ₹311

$8.77 ฿281

-60.43%

Cappuccino

$1.17 ₹105

$2.98 ฿95.4

-60.74%

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

$0.49 ₹43.54

$0.73 ฿23.49

-32.88%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.15 ₹13.12

$0.39 ฿12.62

-61.54%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.76 ₹157

$2.43 ฿77.8

-27.57%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.32 ₹207

$3.79 ฿121

-38.79%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.42 ₹37.89

$2.26 ฿72.3

-81.42%

White Bread (500g)

$0.37 ₹33.05

$1.8 ฿57.5

-79.44%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.65 ₹58

$2.25 ฿72

-71.11%

Eggs

$0.72 ₹64.5

$2.34 ฿74.8

-69.23%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.6 ₹681

$19.73 ฿631

-61.48%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.23 ₹289

$3.62 ฿116

-10.77%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.45 ฿430

Apples (1kg)

$2.27 ₹204

$3.24 ฿104

-29.94%

Banana (1kg)

$0.77 ₹68.8

$1.71 ฿54.6

-54.97%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.91 ₹81.6

$2.33 ฿74.7

-60.94%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.49 ₹43.56

$1.98 ฿63.5

-75.25%

Potato (1kg)

$0.34 ₹30.29

$1.58 ฿50.7

-78.48%

Onion (1kg)

$0.47 ₹42.11

$1.51 ฿48.32

-68.87%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.45 ₹40.19

$1.01 ฿32.4

-55.45%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.36 ₹32.54

$0.52 ฿16.58

-30.77%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.38 ₹303

$4.49 ฿144

-24.72%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.78 ₹517

$19.8 ฿634

-70.81%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.62 ₹145

$1.77 ฿56.8

-8.47%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.97 ₹266

$2.72 ฿86.9

9.19%

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

$4.54 ₹407

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.28 ₹24.97

$1.41 ฿45.13

-80.14%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$8.71 ₹780

$11.71 ฿375

-25.62%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.36 ₹32.48

$3 ฿96.1

-88.00%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.36 ₹32.44

$1.01 ฿32.26

-64.36%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.47 ₹132

$13.97 ฿447

-89.48%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.85 ₹76.4

$1.35 ฿43.18

-37.04%

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

$12.9K ₹1.2M

$27.7K ฿887.7K

-53.34%

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

$21.6K ₹1.9M

$33.4K ฿1.1M

-35.21%

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

$17.46 ₹1,564

$122 ฿3,894

-85.65%

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

$3.4 ₹304

$13.64 ฿436

-75.07%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$2.37 ₹213

$18.85 ฿603

-87.43%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$15.95 ₹1,429

$61.7 ฿1,973

-74.13%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.89 ₹617

$17.03 ฿545

-59.54%

Cinema Ticket

$2.94 ₹263

$8.9 ฿285

-66.97%

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

$36.45 ₹3,265

$702 ฿22.5K

-94.81%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,003 ₹89.9K

$16K ฿511.2K

-93.72%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$20.53 ₹1,839

$58 ฿1,854

-64.57%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$17.53 ₹1,570

$34.63 ฿1,108

-49.38%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$32.62 ₹2,922

$115 ฿3,668

-71.54%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$27.09 ₹2,427

$84.3 ฿2,697

-67.85%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$124 ₹11.1K

$615 ฿19.7K

-79.84%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$77.2 ₹6,918

$441 ฿14.1K

-82.50%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$273 ₹24.4K

$2,039 ฿65.3K

-86.62%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$178 ₹16K

$1,477 ฿47.3K

-87.95%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$936 ₹83.8K

$4,260 ฿136.3K

-78.02%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$665 ₹59.6K

$2,973 ฿95.1K

-77.62%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$322 ₹28.8K

$665 ฿21.3K

-51.61%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

8.38

5.33

57.22%

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

Last update for Karnataka: November 23, 2025

Last update for Phuket: November 23, 2025

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