Cost of Living Comparison Between Kasese and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Kasese and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Kasese is 70.4% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 82.7% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Kasese is 76.1% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 85.6% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Kasese
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$1.9 UGX 6,824
$4.68 ฿151
-59.40%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
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$46.4 ฿1,502
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Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
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$8.65 ฿280
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Cappuccino
$2.72 UGX 9,761
$3.09 ฿100
-11.97%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.44 UGX 1,574
$0.73 ฿23.53
-39.73%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.29 UGX 1,047
$0.37 ฿11.95
-21.62%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$0.79 UGX 2,838
$2.39 ฿77.4
-66.95%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$3.62 ฿117
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🛒 Groceries & Markets
Kasese
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
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$2.24 ฿72.5
-
White Bread (500g)
$1.1 UGX 3,940
$1.8 ฿58.2
-38.89%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.94 UGX 3,363
$2.24 ฿72.3
-58.04%
Eggs
$3.06 UGX 11K
$2.23 ฿72.1
37.22%
Local Cheese (1kg)
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$19.31 ฿625
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Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.42 UGX 19.4K
$3.77 ฿122
43.77%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$4.2 UGX 15K
$13.05 ฿422
-67.82%
Apples (1kg)
$2.74 UGX 9,815
$3.28 ฿106
-16.46%
Banana (1kg)
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$1.63 ฿52.6
-
Oranges (1kg)
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$2.4 ฿77.7
-
Tomato (1kg)
$0.54 UGX 1,924
$1.99 ฿64.3
-72.86%
Potato (1kg)
$0.54 UGX 1,924
$1.53 ฿49.62
-64.71%
Onion (1kg)
$0.54 UGX 1,934
$1.49 ฿48.11
-63.76%
Lettuce (1 head)
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$1.02 ฿32.87
-
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.58 UGX 2,061
$0.48 ฿15.61
20.83%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
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$4.32 ฿140
-
Wine (Bottle)
$4.43 UGX 15.9K
$21.68 ฿702
-79.57%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$1.77 ฿57.3
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$2.79 ฿90.4
-
🚌 Getting Around
Kasese
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
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$1.35 ฿43.74
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
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$11.76 ฿380
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
-
$3.15 ฿102
-
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
-
$1 ฿32.3
-
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
-
$13.64 ฿442
-
Gasoline (1 liter)
-
$1.3 ฿42.2
-
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
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$27.4K ฿885.2K
-
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
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$33.9K ฿1.1M
-
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Kasese
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
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$123 ฿3,970
-
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.87 UGX 49.7K
$13.93 ฿451
-0.43%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
-
$18.24 ฿590
-
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Kasese
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$27.56 UGX 98.8K
$60.8 ฿1,966
-54.63%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$17.11 ฿554
-
Cinema Ticket
-
$9.07 ฿294
-
🧸 Childcare & Education
Kasese
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
Kasese
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$13.84 UGX 49.6K
$57.5 ฿1,861
-75.93%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
-
$34.51 ฿1,117
-
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
-
$115 ฿3,727
-
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$19.26 UGX 69K
$84.8 ฿2,743
-77.28%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Kasese
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)
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$1,460 ฿47.2K
-
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$429 UGX 1.5M
$4,244 ฿137.3K
-89.90%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,886 ฿93.4K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Kasese
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$697 ฿22.5K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
0
5.33
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Last update for Kasese: October 28, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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