Cost of Living Comparison Between Lhasa and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Lhasa and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Lhasa is 37.6% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 42.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Lhasa is 32% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 51.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.53 ¥25.31

$4.68 ฿151

-24.57%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$27.6 ¥198

$46.4 ฿1,502

-40.52%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.78 ¥48.61

$8.65 ฿280

-21.62%

Cappuccino

$2.93 ¥21.01

$3.09 ฿100

-5.18%

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

$0.4 ¥2.9

$0.73 ฿23.53

-45.21%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.34 ¥2.41

$0.37 ฿11.95

-8.11%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.27 ¥9.09

$2.39 ฿77.4

-46.86%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.77 ¥12.67

$3.62 ฿117

-51.10%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.04 ¥14.63

$2.24 ฿72.5

-8.93%

White Bread (500g)

$1.73 ¥12.44

$1.8 ฿58.2

-3.89%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.79 ¥5.67

$2.24 ฿72.3

-64.73%

Eggs

$2.39 ¥17.16

$2.23 ฿72.1

7.17%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.81 ¥48.88

$19.31 ฿625

-64.73%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.76 ¥19.77

$3.77 ฿122

-26.79%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.12 ¥72.6

$13.05 ฿422

-22.45%

Apples (1kg)

$2.2 ¥15.76

$3.28 ฿106

-32.93%

Banana (1kg)

$1.66 ¥11.93

$1.63 ฿52.6

1.84%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.4 ¥10.07

$2.4 ฿77.7

-41.67%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.83 ¥5.97

$1.99 ฿64.3

-58.29%

Potato (1kg)

$0.65 ¥4.68

$1.53 ฿49.62

-57.52%

Onion (1kg)

$0.91 ¥6.56

$1.49 ฿48.11

-38.93%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.6 ¥4.31

$1.02 ฿32.87

-41.18%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.8 ¥5.73

$0.48 ฿15.61

66.67%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.07 ¥22.02

$4.32 ฿140

-28.94%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.53 ¥89.9

$21.68 ฿702

-42.20%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.74 ¥5.32

$1.77 ฿57.3

-58.19%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.6 ¥11.5

$2.79 ฿90.4

-42.65%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.27 ¥1.91

$1.35 ฿43.74

-80.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$16.43 ¥118

$11.76 ฿380

39.71%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.41 ¥10.11

$3.15 ฿102

-55.24%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.26 ¥1.86

$1 ฿32.3

-74.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.74 ¥48.38

$13.64 ฿442

-50.59%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.3 ¥9.34

$1.3 ฿42.2

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

$19.7K ¥141.2K

$27.4K ฿885.2K

-28.06%

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

$16.8K ¥120.4K

$33.9K ฿1.1M

-50.48%

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

$46.59 ¥334

$123 ฿3,970

-62.02%

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

$9.74 ¥69.9

$13.93 ฿451

-30.08%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$15.46 ¥111

$18.24 ฿590

-15.24%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$41.05 ¥294

$60.8 ฿1,966

-32.43%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$13.78 ¥98.9

$17.11 ฿554

-19.46%

Cinema Ticket

$7.78 ¥55.8

$9.07 ฿294

-14.22%

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

$339 ¥2,434

$694 ฿22.5K

-51.12%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$17.1K ¥123K

$15.9K ฿514.4K

7.87%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$29.8 ¥214

$57.5 ฿1,861

-48.18%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$30.97 ¥222

$34.51 ฿1,117

-10.26%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$70 ¥502

$115 ฿3,727

-39.18%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$45.75 ¥328

$84.8 ฿2,743

-46.03%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$274 ¥1,964

$611 ฿19.8K

-55.18%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$188 ¥1,346

$442 ฿14.3K

-57.56%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$602 ¥4,318

$2,014 ฿65.2K

-70.12%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$363 ¥2,604

$1,460 ฿47.2K

-75.12%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,986 ¥21.4K

$4,244 ฿137.3K

-29.64%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,034 ¥14.6K

$2,886 ฿93.4K

-29.52%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,195 ¥8,574

$697 ฿22.5K

71.58%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.87

5.33

-27.39%

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

Last update for Lhasa: October 29, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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