Cost of Living Comparison Between Korce and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Korce and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Korce is 2.5% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 21.1% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Korce is 15.6% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 39.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Korce
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$5.79 ALL 489
$4.68 ฿151
23.72%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$29.66 ALL 2,505
$46.4 ฿1,502
-36.08%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.64 ALL 392
$8.65 ฿280
-46.36%
Cappuccino
$1.94 ALL 164
$3.09 ฿100
-37.22%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.66 ALL 140
$0.73 ฿23.53
127.40%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.81 ALL 68.2
$0.37 ฿11.95
118.92%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.78 ALL 151
$2.39 ฿77.4
-25.52%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.71 ALL 229
$3.62 ฿117
-25.14%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Korce
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.96 ALL 166
$2.24 ฿72.5
-12.50%
White Bread (500g)
$0.75 ALL 62.9
$1.8 ฿58.2
-58.33%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.03 ALL 171
$2.24 ฿72.3
-9.38%
Eggs
$2.99 ALL 253
$2.23 ฿72.1
34.08%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.47 ALL 800
$19.31 ฿625
-50.96%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.67 ALL 648
$3.77 ฿122
103.45%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.46 ALL 1,137
$13.05 ฿422
3.14%
Apples (1kg)
$0.89 ALL 74.9
$3.28 ฿106
-72.87%
Banana (1kg)
$2.16 ALL 182
$1.63 ฿52.6
32.52%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.88 ALL 74.7
$2.4 ฿77.7
-63.33%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.23 ALL 104
$1.99 ฿64.3
-38.19%
Potato (1kg)
$0.95 ALL 79.9
$1.53 ฿49.62
-37.91%
Onion (1kg)
$0.93 ALL 78.7
$1.49 ฿48.11
-37.58%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.1 ALL 92.6
$1.02 ฿32.87
7.84%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.75 ALL 63.6
$0.48 ฿15.61
56.25%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.07 ALL 344
$4.32 ฿140
-5.79%
Wine (Bottle)
$9.49 ALL 801
$21.68 ฿702
-56.23%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.73 ALL 146
$1.77 ฿57.3
-2.26%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.73 ALL 146
$2.79 ฿90.4
-37.99%
🚌 Getting Around
Korce
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.48 ALL 40.7
$1.35 ฿43.74
-64.44%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$17.65 ALL 1,490
$11.76 ฿380
50.09%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.42 ALL 289
$3.15 ฿102
8.57%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$3.16 ALL 267
$1 ฿32.3
216.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$17.62 ALL 1,488
$13.64 ฿442
29.18%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.2 ALL 186
$1.3 ฿42.2
69.23%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$35.3K ALL 3M
$27.4K ฿885.2K
28.92%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$25.6K ALL 2.2M
$33.9K ฿1.1M
-24.37%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Korce
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$67.5 ALL 5,702
$123 ฿3,970
-44.95%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$17.44 ALL 1,472
$13.93 ฿451
25.20%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$11.81 ALL 997
$18.24 ฿590
-35.25%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Korce
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$55 ALL 4,642
$60.8 ฿1,966
-9.50%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$22.92 ALL 1,935
$17.11 ฿554
33.96%
Cinema Ticket
$8.41 ALL 711
$9.07 ฿294
-7.28%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Korce
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$92.8 ALL 7,838
$694 ฿22.5K
-86.63%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
-
$15.9K ฿514.4K
-
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Korce
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$40.08 ALL 3,385
$57.5 ฿1,861
-30.31%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$35.04 ALL 2,959
$34.51 ฿1,117
1.54%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$92.3 ALL 7,792
$115 ฿3,727
-19.87%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$143 ALL 12.1K
$84.8 ฿2,743
68.81%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Korce
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$421 ALL 35.6K
$611 ฿19.8K
-31.10%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$267 ALL 22.5K
$442 ฿14.3K
-39.63%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$605 ALL 51.1K
$2,014 ฿65.2K
-69.97%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$439 ALL 37.1K
$1,460 ฿47.2K
-69.89%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,825 ALL 154.1K
$4,244 ฿137.3K
-56.99%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,268 ALL 107.1K
$2,886 ฿93.4K
-56.07%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Korce
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$577 ALL 48.7K
$697 ฿22.5K
-17.24%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
4
5.33
-24.95%

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Last update for Korce: October 27, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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