Cost of Living Comparison Between Krabi and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Krabi and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Krabi is 20% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 19.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Krabi is 24.5% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 42% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.12 ฿101

$4.68 ฿151

-33.33%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$24.32 ฿787

$46.4 ฿1,502

-47.59%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.92 ฿192

$8.65 ฿280

-31.56%

Cappuccino

$2.7 ฿87.2

$3.09 ฿100

-12.62%

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

$0.94 ฿30.32

$0.73 ฿23.53

28.77%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.4 ฿12.84

$0.37 ฿11.95

8.11%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.4 ฿77.5

$2.39 ฿77.4

0.42%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.83 ฿91.6

$3.62 ฿117

-21.82%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.62 ฿84.8

$2.24 ฿72.5

16.96%

White Bread (500g)

$2.58 ฿83.4

$1.8 ฿58.2

43.33%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.02 ฿65.2

$2.24 ฿72.3

-9.82%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿72.2

$2.23 ฿72.1

Local Cheese (1kg)

$27.59 ฿893

$19.31 ฿625

42.88%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.58 ฿116

$3.77 ฿122

-5.04%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.73 ฿250

$13.05 ฿422

-40.77%

Apples (1kg)

$2.42 ฿78.4

$3.28 ฿106

-26.22%

Banana (1kg)

$0.87 ฿28.28

$1.63 ฿52.6

-46.63%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.91 ฿61.7

$2.4 ฿77.7

-20.42%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.02 ฿65.3

$1.99 ฿64.3

1.51%

Potato (1kg)

$1.49 ฿48.2

$1.53 ฿49.62

-2.61%

Onion (1kg)

$1.42 ฿45.92

$1.49 ฿48.11

-4.70%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.47 ฿47.62

$1.02 ฿32.87

44.12%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.47 ฿15.37

$0.48 ฿15.61

-2.08%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.55 ฿115

$4.32 ฿140

-17.82%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.97 ฿355

$21.68 ฿702

-49.40%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.68 ฿54.5

$1.77 ฿57.3

-5.08%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.04 ฿98.5

$2.79 ฿90.4

8.96%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.21 ฿39.16

$1.35 ฿43.74

-10.37%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.76 ฿380

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.07 ฿34.51

$3.15 ฿102

-66.03%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.15 ฿37.25

$1 ฿32.3

15.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.27 ฿203

$13.64 ฿442

-54.03%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.19 ฿38.59

$1.3 ฿42.2

-8.46%

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

$27.7K ฿897.8K

$27.4K ฿885.2K

1.42%

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

$27K ฿873.3K

$33.9K ฿1.1M

-20.41%

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

$44.01 ฿1,424

$123 ฿3,970

-64.13%

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

$13.06 ฿423

$13.93 ฿451

-6.25%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$28.46 ฿921

$18.24 ฿590

56.03%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$41.3 ฿1,337

$60.8 ฿1,966

-32.02%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$12.44 ฿403

$17.11 ฿554

-27.29%

Cinema Ticket

$6.51 ฿211

$9.07 ฿294

-28.22%

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

$213 ฿6,895

$694 ฿22.5K

-69.31%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,593 ฿245.7K

$15.9K ฿514.4K

-52.23%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$33.84 ฿1,095

$57.5 ฿1,861

-41.16%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.39 ฿1,113

$34.51 ฿1,117

-0.35%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$107 ฿3,471

$115 ฿3,727

-6.86%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$77.5 ฿2,509

$84.8 ฿2,743

-8.53%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$485 ฿15.7K

$611 ฿19.8K

-20.59%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$370 ฿12K

$442 ฿14.3K

-16.32%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$578 ฿18.7K

$2,014 ฿65.2K

-71.31%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$454 ฿14.7K

$1,460 ฿47.2K

-68.89%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,238 ฿40.1K

$4,244 ฿137.3K

-70.82%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,093 ฿35.4K

$2,886 ฿93.4K

-62.12%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$729 ฿23.6K

$697 ฿22.5K

4.63%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.45

5.33

2.25%

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

Last update for Krabi: October 28, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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