Cost of Living Comparison Between Kolasin and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Kolasin and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Kolasin is 7% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 6.8% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Kolasin is 2% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 20.7% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Kolasin
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$5.65 €4.87
$4.68 ฿151
20.73%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$29 €25.04
$46.4 ฿1,502
-37.50%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.71 €8.39
$8.65 ฿280
12.25%
Cappuccino
$1.53 €1.32
$3.09 ฿100
-50.49%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.79 €1.55
$0.73 ฿23.53
145.21%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.17 €1.01
$0.37 ฿11.95
216.22%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.97 €2.56
$2.39 ฿77.4
24.27%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.93 €2.53
$3.62 ฿117
-19.06%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Kolasin
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.44 €1.24
$2.24 ฿72.5
-35.71%
White Bread (500g)
$1.12 €0.97
$1.8 ฿58.2
-37.78%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.77 €1.53
$2.24 ฿72.3
-20.98%
Eggs
$3.59 €3.1
$2.23 ฿72.1
60.99%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$13.52 €11.68
$19.31 ฿625
-29.98%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.65 €6.61
$3.77 ฿122
102.92%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$9.4 €8.12
$13.05 ฿422
-27.97%
Apples (1kg)
$2.15 €1.85
$3.28 ฿106
-34.45%
Banana (1kg)
$2.37 €2.04
$1.63 ฿52.6
45.40%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.96 €1.69
$2.4 ฿77.7
-18.33%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.58 €3.09
$1.99 ฿64.3
79.90%
Potato (1kg)
$1.87 €1.62
$1.53 ฿49.62
22.22%
Onion (1kg)
$1.17 €1.01
$1.49 ฿48.11
-21.48%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.93 €1.66
$1.02 ฿32.87
89.22%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.53 €1.32
$0.48 ฿15.61
218.75%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.94 €3.4
$4.32 ฿140
-8.80%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.92 €5.11
$21.68 ฿702
-72.69%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.64 €1.42
$1.77 ฿57.3
-7.34%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.06 €1.78
$2.79 ฿90.4
-26.16%
🚌 Getting Around
Kolasin
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.43 €1.23
$1.35 ฿43.74
5.93%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$37.03 €31.97
$11.76 ฿380
214.88%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.19 €1.02
$3.15 ฿102
-62.22%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.01 €0.87
$1 ฿32.3
1.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$11.36 €9.81
$13.64 ฿442
-16.72%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.68 €1.45
$1.3 ฿42.2
29.23%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$30.3K €26.2K
$27.4K ฿885.2K
10.78%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$28.8K €24.9K
$33.9K ฿1.1M
-15.02%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Kolasin
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$94.2 €81.3
$123 ฿3,970
-23.21%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$17.68 €15.27
$13.93 ฿451
26.92%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$28.52 €24.62
$18.24 ฿590
56.36%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Kolasin
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$44.66 €38.56
$60.8 ฿1,966
-26.49%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$14.08 €12.16
$17.11 ฿554
-17.71%
Cinema Ticket
$3.37 €2.91
$9.07 ฿294
-62.84%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Kolasin
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$291 €251
$694 ฿22.5K
-58.11%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$7,443 €6,426
$15.9K ฿514.4K
-53.18%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Kolasin
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$23.32 €20.13
$57.5 ฿1,861
-59.45%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$38.89 €33.58
$34.51 ฿1,117
12.69%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$119 €103
$115 ฿3,727
3.40%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$129 €111
$84.8 ฿2,743
51.78%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Kolasin
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$732 €632
$611 ฿19.8K
19.79%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$529 €457
$442 ฿14.3K
19.55%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,257 €1,086
$2,014 ฿65.2K
-37.57%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$936 €808
$1,460 ฿47.2K
-35.90%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,322 €2,868
$4,244 ฿137.3K
-21.72%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,523 €2,179
$2,886 ฿93.4K
-12.57%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Kolasin
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$913 €788
$697 ฿22.5K
30.99%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.38
5.33
0.94%

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Last update for Kolasin: October 28, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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