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

🙂 Solo nomad: Korce is 15.5% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 22.4% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Korce is 6.1% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 38.7% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Korce
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$5.80 ALL 478
$4.65 ฿147
24.73%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$29.89 ALL 2,467
$46.11 ฿1,460
-35.18%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.59 ALL 378
$8.74 ฿277
-47.48%
Cappuccino
$1.95 ALL 161
$3.04 ฿96.2
-35.86%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.66 ALL 137
$0.72 ฿22.80
130.56%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.87 ALL 71.6
$0.39 ฿12.38
123.08%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.78 ALL 147
$2.44 ฿77.2
-27.05%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.65 ALL 219
$3.79 ฿120
-30.08%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Korce
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.04 ALL 168
$2.14 ฿67.9
-4.67%
White Bread (500g)
$0.75 ALL 61.6
$1.86 ฿58.9
-59.68%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.94 ALL 160
$2.19 ฿69.2
-11.42%
Eggs
$2.96 ALL 245
$2.25 ฿71.1
31.56%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.63 ALL 794
$19.73 ฿625
-51.19%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.67 ALL 633
$3.79 ฿120
102.37%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.39 ALL 1,105
$13.55 ฿429
-1.18%
Apples (1kg)
$0.84 ALL 69.4
$3.25 ฿103
-74.15%
Banana (1kg)
$2.21 ALL 182
$1.67 ฿52.9
32.34%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.93 ALL 76.7
$2.39 ฿75.7
-61.09%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.26 ALL 104
$2.09 ฿66.2
-39.71%
Potato (1kg)
$0.94 ALL 77.5
$1.53 ฿48.39
-38.56%
Onion (1kg)
$0.87 ALL 71.7
$1.51 ฿47.79
-42.38%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.14 ALL 94.2
$0.99 ฿31.30
15.15%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.71 ALL 58.7
$0.51 ฿16.30
39.22%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.00 ALL 330
$4.27 ฿135
-6.32%
Wine (Bottle)
$9.96 ALL 822
$20.31 ฿643
-50.96%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.67 ALL 138
$1.79 ฿56.7
-6.70%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.80 ALL 148
$2.77 ฿87.6
-35.02%
🚌 Getting Around
Korce
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.46 ALL 37.94
$1.40 ฿44.44
-67.14%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$19.08 ALL 1,574
$11.70 ฿370
63.08%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.53 ALL 291
$3.11 ฿98.4
13.50%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$3.07 ALL 253
$0.99 ฿31.48
210.10%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$17.87 ALL 1,474
$13.73 ฿435
30.15%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.18 ALL 180
$1.32 ฿41.75
65.15%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$34.6K ALL 2.9M
$27.2K ฿862.0K
27.20%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$25.0K ALL 2.1M
$34.1K ฿1.1M
-26.67%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Korce
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$67.2 ALL 5,543
$120 ฿3,811
-44.21%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$17.26 ALL 1,424
$13.93 ฿441
23.91%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$11.82 ALL 976
$18.31 ฿579
-35.45%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Korce
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$54.2 ALL 4,468
$60.9 ฿1,928
-11.13%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$25.01 ALL 2,063
$17.23 ฿545
45.15%
Cinema Ticket
$8.19 ALL 676
$8.71 ฿276
-5.97%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Korce
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$94.7 ALL 7,814
$698 ฿22.1K
-86.43%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
-
$15.7K ฿498.0K
-
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Korce
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$40.10 ALL 3,309
$57.6 ฿1,824
-30.43%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.41 ALL 2,839
$34.24 ฿1,084
0.50%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$91.5 ALL 7,547
$113 ฿3,582
-19.19%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$141 ALL 11.6K
$84.8 ฿2,684
65.71%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Korce
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$427 ALL 35.2K
$604 ฿19.1K
-29.27%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$275 ALL 22.7K
$436 ฿13.8K
-36.92%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$600 ALL 49.5K
$2,057 ฿65.1K
-70.82%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$429 ALL 35.4K
$1,498 ฿47.4K
-71.40%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,376 ALL 113.5K
$4,252 ฿134.6K
-67.65%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,122 ALL 92.6K
$2,988 ฿94.6K
-62.45%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Korce
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$676 ALL 55.8K
$529 ฿16.7K
27.75%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
4
5.33
-24.95%

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

Last update for Korce: March 2, 2026

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

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