Cost of Living Comparison Between Leon and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Leon and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Leon is 11.3% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 43.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Leon is 17.1% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 52.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.85 NIO 178

$4.71 ฿151

2.97%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$35.02 NIO 1,282

$45.87 ฿1,468

-23.65%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.9 NIO 253

$8.84 ฿283

-21.95%

Cappuccino

$2.35 NIO 86

$3.06 ฿98

-23.20%

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

$0.79 NIO 28.88

$0.69 ฿22.16

14.49%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.71 NIO 25.93

$0.39 ฿12.56

82.05%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.28 NIO 47.03

$2.49 ฿79.6

-48.59%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.96 NIO 71.8

$3.72 ฿119

-47.31%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.25 NIO 45.9

$2.18 ฿69.8

-42.66%

White Bread (500g)

$2.44 NIO 89.5

$1.8 ฿57.5

35.56%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.8 NIO 65.9

$2.23 ฿71.4

-19.28%

Eggs

$2.35 NIO 86.2

$2.23 ฿71.4

5.38%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.04 NIO 404

$19.66 ฿629

-43.85%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.72 NIO 246

$3.77 ฿121

78.25%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.98 NIO 292

$13.53 ฿433

-41.02%

Apples (1kg)

$3.96 NIO 145

$3.24 ฿104

22.22%

Banana (1kg)

$0.84 NIO 30.73

$1.62 ฿51.9

-48.15%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.77 NIO 65

$2.4 ฿76.8

-26.25%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.27 NIO 83.1

$2.08 ฿66.5

9.13%

Potato (1kg)

$3.83 NIO 140

$1.59 ฿50.7

140.88%

Onion (1kg)

$2.16 NIO 79

$1.49 ฿47.76

44.97%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.07 NIO 39.2

$1.01 ฿32.46

5.94%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.02 NIO 37.31

$0.48 ฿15.46

112.50%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.63 NIO 96.4

$4.48 ฿143

-41.29%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.93 NIO 547

$20.34 ฿651

-26.60%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.46 NIO 53.5

$1.86 ฿59.5

-21.51%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.19 NIO 80.1

$2.7 ฿86.3

-18.89%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.43 ฿45.79

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.47 ฿367

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.47 NIO 54

$3.04 ฿97.4

-51.64%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.04 ฿33.18

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.74 NIO 247

$13.64 ฿437

-50.59%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.31 NIO 47.9

$1.35 ฿43.31

-2.96%

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

$23.1K NIO 844.5K

$27.2K ฿870.3K

-15.21%

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

$26.3K NIO 964.3K

$33.5K ฿1.1M

-21.33%

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

$97.5 NIO 3,572

$122 ฿3,905

-20.07%

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

$17.34 NIO 635

$13.61 ฿435

27.41%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$36.59 NIO 1,340

$18.36 ฿588

99.29%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$59.9 ฿1,915

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.84 ฿539

Cinema Ticket

$8.14 NIO 298

$8.92 ฿285

-8.74%

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

$124 NIO 4,545

$684 ฿21.9K

-81.85%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,916 NIO 216.7K

$16.1K ฿514.8K

-63.22%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$76.3 NIO 2,795

$58.2 ฿1,862

31.17%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$73.5 NIO 2,691

$34.38 ฿1,100

113.70%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$133 NIO 4,882

$113 ฿3,631

17.48%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$107 NIO 3,926

$84.9 ฿2,716

26.28%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$406 NIO 14.9K

$621 ฿19.9K

-34.65%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$441 ฿14.1K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,063 ฿66K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,469 ฿47K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,286 ฿137.1K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,957 ฿94.6K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$534 ฿17.1K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

10.25

5.33

92.31%

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

Last update for Leon: December 2, 2025

Last update for Phuket: December 1, 2025

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