Cost of Living Comparison Between Lac and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Lac and Phuket

😐 Solo nomad: Lac is 10.2% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 13.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Lac is 12% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 33.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$9.60 ALL 780

$4.59 ฿147

109.15%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$36.47 ALL 2,963

$46.83 ฿1,497

-22.12%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.18 ALL 584

$8.70 ฿278

-17.47%

Cappuccino

$1.89 ALL 153

$2.92 ฿93.5

-35.27%

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

$1.59 ALL 129

$0.68 ฿21.86

133.82%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.85 ALL 69.4

$0.40 ฿12.66

112.50%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.38 ALL 194

$2.51 ฿80.2

-5.18%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.20 ALL 260

$3.80 ฿122

-15.79%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.97 ALL 160

$2.16 ฿69.1

-8.80%

White Bread (500g)

$0.85 ALL 68.8

$1.88 ฿60.1

-54.79%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.01 ALL 163

$2.16 ฿69.0

-6.94%

Eggs

$3.06 ALL 249

$2.22 ฿71.0

37.84%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.50 ALL 772

$19.57 ฿626

-51.46%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.86 ALL 639

$3.80 ฿122

106.84%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.15 ALL 1,068

$13.41 ฿429

-1.94%

Apples (1kg)

$1.73 ALL 140

$3.26 ฿104

-46.93%

Banana (1kg)

$2.41 ALL 196

$1.61 ฿51.5

49.69%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.38 ALL 113

$2.31 ฿73.8

-40.26%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.39 ALL 113

$2.06 ฿65.8

-32.52%

Potato (1kg)

$1.01 ALL 81.7

$1.61 ฿51.3

-37.27%

Onion (1kg)

$1.18 ALL 95.6

$1.44 ฿46.13

-18.06%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.15 ALL 93.6

$1.03 ฿32.91

11.65%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.77 ALL 62.2

$0.48 ฿15.34

60.42%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.08 ALL 332

$4.50 ฿144

-9.33%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.07 ALL 818

$19.18 ฿613

-47.50%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.75 ALL 142

$1.82 ฿58.3

-3.85%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.21 ALL 98.5

$2.69 ฿86.0

-55.02%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.46 ALL 37.08

$1.38 ฿44.04

-66.67%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$19.19 ALL 1,559

$11.76 ฿376

63.18%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.60 ALL 292

$3.11 ฿99.3

15.76%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.17 ALL 257

$1.00 ฿32.09

217.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$17.70 ALL 1,438

$13.74 ฿439

28.82%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.11 ALL 172

$1.30 ฿41.49

62.31%

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

$35.1K ALL 2.8M

$27.4K ฿874.5K

28.13%

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

$25.5K ALL 2.1M

$33.0K ฿1.1M

-22.76%

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

$68.2 ALL 5,544

$125 ฿3,993

-45.36%

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

$17.55 ALL 1,426

$13.74 ฿439

27.73%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$16.16 ALL 1,313

$18.61 ฿595

-13.16%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$55.3 ALL 4,492

$60.6 ฿1,936

-8.67%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$25.49 ALL 2,071

$17.15 ฿548

48.63%

Cinema Ticket

$8.18 ALL 665

$9.01 ฿288

-9.21%

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

$94.8 ALL 7,701

$698 ฿22.3K

-86.41%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.1K ฿515.1K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$46.36 ALL 3,766

$59.2 ฿1,893

-21.70%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$53.8 ALL 4,368

$34.86 ฿1,115

54.25%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$94.7 ALL 7,692

$114 ฿3,651

-17.09%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$140 ALL 11.4K

$85.8 ฿2,743

63.73%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$457 ALL 37.1K

$619 ฿19.8K

-26.10%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$338 ALL 27.5K

$437 ฿14.0K

-22.52%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$600 ALL 48.7K

$2,075 ฿66.3K

-71.10%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$437 ALL 35.5K

$1,509 ฿48.2K

-71.04%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,691 ALL 137.4K

$3,764 ฿120.3K

-55.06%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,326 ALL 107.7K

$2,694 ฿86.1K

-50.78%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$528 ฿16.9K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

-24.95%

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

Last update for Lac: April 13, 2026

Last update for Phuket: April 13, 2026

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