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

🙂 Solo nomad: Leon is 6.2% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 42.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Leon is 11% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 53% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.86 NIO 179

$4.65 ฿146

4.52%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$35.50 NIO 1,309

$46.11 ฿1,450

-23.01%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.02 NIO 259

$8.74 ฿275

-19.68%

Cappuccino

$2.42 NIO 89.3

$3.04 ฿95.5

-20.39%

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

$0.78 NIO 28.84

$0.72 ฿22.65

8.33%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.74 NIO 27.14

$0.39 ฿12.30

89.74%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.28 NIO 47.15

$2.44 ฿76.7

-47.54%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.03 NIO 74.8

$3.79 ฿119

-46.44%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.27 NIO 46.83

$2.14 ฿67.4

-40.65%

White Bread (500g)

$2.39 NIO 88.2

$1.86 ฿58.5

28.49%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.79 NIO 66.1

$2.19 ฿68.8

-18.26%

Eggs

$2.33 NIO 85.9

$2.25 ฿70.6

3.56%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.22 NIO 414

$19.73 ฿620

-43.13%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.50 NIO 240

$3.79 ฿119

71.50%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.03 NIO 296

$13.55 ฿426

-40.74%

Apples (1kg)

$3.96 NIO 146

$3.25 ฿102

21.85%

Banana (1kg)

$0.83 NIO 30.73

$1.67 ฿52.6

-50.30%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.77 NIO 65.3

$2.39 ฿75.2

-25.94%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.26 NIO 83.4

$2.09 ฿65.8

8.13%

Potato (1kg)

$3.96 NIO 146

$1.53 ฿48.07

158.82%

Onion (1kg)

$2.17 NIO 80.2

$1.51 ฿47.47

43.71%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.01 NIO 37.43

$0.99 ฿31.09

2.02%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.06 NIO 38.99

$0.51 ฿16.19

107.84%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.59 NIO 95.4

$4.27 ฿134

-39.34%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.48 NIO 534

$20.31 ฿638

-28.71%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.45 NIO 53.7

$1.79 ฿56.3

-18.99%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.23 NIO 82.3

$2.77 ฿87.0

-19.49%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.40 ฿44.15

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿368

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.48 NIO 54.6

$3.11 ฿97.8

-52.41%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.99 ฿31.27

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.62 NIO 244

$13.73 ฿432

-51.78%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.30 NIO 48.06

$1.32 ฿41.47

-1.52%

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

$22.7K NIO 838.2K

$27.2K ฿856.3K

-16.55%

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

$26.8K NIO 988.9K

$34.1K ฿1.1M

-21.40%

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

$101 NIO 3,707

$120 ฿3,785

-16.50%

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

$16.69 NIO 615

$13.93 ฿438

19.81%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$36.88 NIO 1,360

$18.31 ฿576

101.42%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.9 ฿1,916

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿542

Cinema Ticket

$7.95 NIO 293

$8.71 ฿274

-8.73%

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

$125 NIO 4,621

$698 ฿21.9K

-82.04%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,904 NIO 217.8K

$15.7K ฿494.7K

-62.47%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$78.3 NIO 2,886

$57.6 ฿1,812

35.76%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$72.7 NIO 2,681

$34.24 ฿1,077

112.30%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$132 NIO 4,871

$113 ฿3,558

16.72%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$110 NIO 4,055

$84.8 ฿2,666

29.63%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$397 NIO 14.7K

$604 ฿19.0K

-34.20%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$436 ฿13.7K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,057 ฿64.7K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,498 ฿47.1K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿133.7K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$529 ฿16.6K

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: March 1, 2026

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

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