Cost of Living Comparison Between Koh Samui and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Koh Samui and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Koh Samui is 11.4% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 10.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Koh Samui is 12.4% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 22% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.09 ฿100

$4.64 ฿150

-33.41%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$30.5 ฿987

$45.92 ฿1,486

-33.58%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.43 ฿273

$8.59 ฿278

-1.86%

Cappuccino

$2.28 ฿73.9

$3.03 ฿98.1

-24.75%

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

$0.72 ฿23.35

$0.69 ฿22.17

4.35%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.36 ฿11.81

$0.39 ฿12.78

-7.69%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.53 ฿81.7

$2.51 ฿81.4

0.80%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.56 ฿115

$3.61 ฿117

-1.39%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.72 ฿55.8

$2.23 ฿72.2

-22.87%

White Bread (500g)

$1.73 ฿55.9

$1.86 ฿60.2

-6.99%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.37 ฿44.19

$2.19 ฿70.9

-37.44%

Eggs

$2.34 ฿75.9

$2.27 ฿73.4

3.08%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.65 ฿636

$19.76 ฿639

-0.56%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.51 ฿81.1

$3.6 ฿117

-30.28%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$12.6 ฿408

$13.36 ฿432

-5.69%

Apples (1kg)

$3.4 ฿110

$3.29 ฿107

3.34%

Banana (1kg)

$1.21 ฿39.12

$1.71 ฿55.3

-29.24%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.27 ฿73.4

$2.41 ฿78

-5.81%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.09 ฿67.6

$2.08 ฿67.4

0.48%

Potato (1kg)

$1.51 ฿48.98

$1.54 ฿49.94

-1.95%

Onion (1kg)

$1.44 ฿46.71

$1.5 ฿48.57

-4.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿31.82

$0.98 ฿31.65

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.45 ฿14.55

$0.49 ฿15.72

-8.16%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.26 ฿138

$4.5 ฿145

-5.33%

Wine (Bottle)

$17.46 ฿565

$21.42 ฿693

-18.49%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.69 ฿54.8

$1.76 ฿56.9

-3.98%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.96 ฿63.5

$2.79 ฿90.2

-29.75%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.56 ฿50.6

$1.37 ฿44.23

13.87%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$45.43 ฿1,470

$11.39 ฿369

298.86%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.12 ฿101

$3.15 ฿102

-0.95%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.04 ฿33.54

$1.04 ฿33.6

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.64 ฿441

$13.9 ฿450

-1.87%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿43.5

$1.3 ฿42.2

3.08%

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

$27.3K ฿884K

$27.9K ฿901.4K

-1.93%

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

$27.5K ฿888.4K

$33.4K ฿1.1M

-17.85%

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

$109 ฿3,513

$121 ฿3,911

-10.18%

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

$13.51 ฿437

$13.73 ฿444

-1.60%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.92 ฿612

$18.8 ฿608

0.64%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$30.38 ฿983

$59.8 ฿1,936

-49.22%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.34 ฿593

$16.89 ฿546

8.58%

Cinema Ticket

$6.88 ฿223

$9.04 ฿293

-23.89%

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

$665 ฿21.5K

$693 ฿22.4K

-4.03%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$10.1K ฿326.9K

$15.8K ฿510.7K

-35.98%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$51.4 ฿1,664

$58.7 ฿1,899

-12.40%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.97 ฿1,132

$34.92 ฿1,130

0.14%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$82 ฿2,653

$113 ฿3,642

-27.15%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$85.5 ฿2,765

$84.8 ฿2,743

0.83%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$684 ฿22.1K

$620 ฿20.1K

10.39%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$377 ฿12.2K

$449 ฿14.5K

-15.99%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,394 ฿45.1K

$2,051 ฿66.4K

-32.02%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,097 ฿35.5K

$1,464 ฿47.4K

-25.08%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,971 ฿63.8K

$4,217 ฿136.5K

-53.25%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,412 ฿45.7K

$2,901 ฿93.9K

-51.33%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$451 ฿14.6K

$713 ฿23.1K

-36.77%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

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

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