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

🙂 Solo nomad: Leon is 6.6% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 41.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Leon is 4.3% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 53.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.77 NIO 176

$4.51 ฿142

5.76%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$34.53 NIO 1,271

$46.08 ฿1,449

-25.07%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.84 NIO 252

$8.78 ฿276

-22.10%

Cappuccino

$2.34 NIO 86.0

$3.09 ฿97.0

-24.27%

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

$0.79 NIO 29.08

$0.70 ฿21.97

12.86%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.75 NIO 27.75

$0.40 ฿12.46

87.50%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.32 NIO 48.75

$2.40 ฿75.5

-45.00%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.06 NIO 75.7

$3.68 ฿116

-44.02%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.26 NIO 46.30

$2.25 ฿70.6

-44.00%

White Bread (500g)

$2.37 NIO 87.3

$1.87 ฿58.8

26.74%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.88 NIO 69.3

$2.22 ฿69.8

-15.32%

Eggs

$2.36 NIO 86.8

$2.23 ฿70.1

5.83%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.08 NIO 408

$19.68 ฿619

-43.70%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.63 NIO 244

$3.66 ฿115

81.15%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.79 NIO 287

$13.09 ฿411

-40.49%

Apples (1kg)

$4.00 NIO 147

$3.38 ฿106

18.34%

Banana (1kg)

$0.84 NIO 30.78

$1.69 ฿53.3

-50.30%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.84 NIO 67.7

$2.33 ฿73.2

-21.03%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.18 NIO 80.4

$1.98 ฿62.4

10.10%

Potato (1kg)

$4.01 NIO 148

$1.55 ฿48.77

158.71%

Onion (1kg)

$2.16 NIO 79.7

$1.51 ฿47.42

43.05%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.01 NIO 37.16

$0.98 ฿30.84

3.06%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.06 NIO 39.03

$0.48 ฿15.01

120.83%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.69 NIO 98.9

$4.35 ฿137

-38.16%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.45 NIO 532

$20.65 ฿649

-30.02%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.41 NIO 51.9

$1.77 ฿55.8

-20.34%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.16 NIO 79.5

$2.75 ฿86.6

-21.45%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.19

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.46 NIO 53.9

$3.11 ฿97.8

-53.05%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.96

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.69 NIO 246

$13.72 ฿431

-51.24%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.35 NIO 49.77

$1.34 ฿42.16

0.75%

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

$22.8K NIO 841.1K

$27.7K ฿869.6K

-17.41%

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

$26.3K NIO 969.1K

$33.6K ฿1.1M

-21.65%

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

$99.5 NIO 3,662

$122 ฿3,835

-18.47%

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

$17.33 NIO 638

$13.61 ฿428

27.33%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$36.65 NIO 1,350

$18.49 ฿581

98.22%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

Cinema Ticket

$8.04 NIO 296

$9.09 ฿286

-11.55%

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

$124 NIO 4,570

$702 ฿22.1K

-82.33%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,985 NIO 220.4K

$16.0K ฿502.8K

-62.57%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$76.4 NIO 2,813

$58.9 ฿1,851

29.76%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$71.7 NIO 2,641

$34.41 ฿1,082

108.43%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$132 NIO 4,849

$113 ฿3,545

16.79%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$110 NIO 4,035

$84.7 ฿2,662

29.45%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$398 NIO 14.6K

$606 ฿19.1K

-34.36%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.8K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

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: January 11, 2026

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

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