Cost of Living Comparison Between Kyzyl-Kiya and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Kyzyl-Kiya and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Kyzyl-Kiya is 71.6% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 84.1% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Kyzyl-Kiya is 76.9% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 86.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Kyzyl-Kiya
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$2.77 KGS 242
$4.68 ฿151
-40.81%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
-
$46.4 ฿1,502
-
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
-
$8.65 ฿280
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Cappuccino
-
$3.09 ฿100
-
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.35 KGS 30.83
$0.73 ฿23.53
-52.05%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.15 KGS 13.05
$0.37 ฿11.95
-59.46%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
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$2.39 ฿77.4
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
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$3.62 ฿117
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🛒 Groceries & Markets
Kyzyl-Kiya
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.77 KGS 67.4
$2.24 ฿72.5
-65.63%
White Bread (500g)
$0.32 KGS 28.37
$1.8 ฿58.2
-82.22%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.8 KGS 157
$2.24 ฿72.3
-19.64%
Eggs
$1.34 KGS 117
$2.23 ฿72.1
-39.91%
Local Cheese (1kg)
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$19.31 ฿625
-
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$2.06 KGS 180
$3.77 ฿122
-45.36%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$6.83 KGS 597
$13.05 ฿422
-47.66%
Apples (1kg)
$0.55 KGS 48.49
$3.28 ฿106
-83.23%
Banana (1kg)
$3.45 KGS 302
$1.63 ฿52.6
111.66%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.33 KGS 116
$2.4 ฿77.7
-44.58%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.44 KGS 38.7
$1.99 ฿64.3
-77.89%
Potato (1kg)
$0.84 KGS 73.2
$1.53 ฿49.62
-45.10%
Onion (1kg)
$1.03 KGS 89.9
$1.49 ฿48.11
-30.87%
Lettuce (1 head)
-
$1.02 ฿32.87
-
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.53 KGS 45.9
$0.48 ฿15.61
10.42%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
-
$4.32 ฿140
-
Wine (Bottle)
-
$21.68 ฿702
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$1.77 ฿57.3
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$2.79 ฿90.4
-
🚌 Getting Around
Kyzyl-Kiya
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.32 KGS 28.28
$1.35 ฿43.74
-76.30%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$11.76 ฿380
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
-
$3.15 ฿102
-
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
-
$1 ฿32.3
-
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
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$13.64 ฿442
-
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.69 KGS 60.6
$1.3 ฿42.2
-46.92%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
-
$27.4K ฿885.2K
-
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
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$33.9K ฿1.1M
-
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Kyzyl-Kiya
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
-
$123 ฿3,970
-
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$2.5 KGS 219
$13.93 ฿451
-82.05%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$11.49 KGS 1,004
$18.24 ฿590
-37.01%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Kyzyl-Kiya
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$40.14 KGS 3,510
$60.8 ฿1,966
-33.93%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$17.11 ฿554
-
Cinema Ticket
$1.68 KGS 147
$9.07 ฿294
-81.48%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Kyzyl-Kiya
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
-
$694 ฿22.5K
-
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
-
$15.9K ฿514.4K
-
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Kyzyl-Kiya
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
-
$57.5 ฿1,861
-
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
-
$34.51 ฿1,117
-
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
-
$115 ฿3,727
-
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$34.22 KGS 2,992
$84.8 ฿2,743
-59.63%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Kyzyl-Kiya
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$611 ฿19.8K
-
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$442 ฿14.3K
-
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$2,014 ฿65.2K
-
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$1,460 ฿47.2K
-
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$394 KGS 34.4K
$4,244 ฿137.3K
-90.73%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$341 KGS 29.8K
$2,886 ฿93.4K
-88.17%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Kyzyl-Kiya
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$437 KGS 38.2K
$697 ฿22.5K
-37.31%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
0
5.33
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Last update for Kyzyl-Kiya: October 29, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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