Cost of Living Comparison Between Lipetsk and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Lipetsk and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Lipetsk is 18.4% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 17.2% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Lipetsk is 25.2% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 34.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Lipetsk
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$9.75 ₽778
$4.68 ฿151
108.33%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$51.2 ₽4,082
$46.4 ฿1,502
10.26%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.62 ₽448
$8.65 ฿280
-35.03%
Cappuccino
$2.25 ₽179
$3.09 ฿100
-27.18%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.89 ₽70.9
$0.73 ฿23.53
21.92%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.35 ₽28.32
$0.37 ฿11.95
-5.41%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.11 ₽248
$2.39 ฿77.4
30.13%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.72 ₽377
$3.62 ฿117
30.39%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Lipetsk
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.12 ₽89.7
$2.24 ฿72.5
-50.00%
White Bread (500g)
$0.92 ₽73.3
$1.8 ฿58.2
-48.89%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.39 ₽111
$2.24 ฿72.3
-37.95%
Eggs
$1.78 ₽142
$2.23 ฿72.1
-20.18%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.72 ₽855
$19.31 ฿625
-44.48%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.82 ₽385
$3.77 ฿122
27.85%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.64 ₽689
$13.05 ฿422
-33.79%
Apples (1kg)
$1.44 ₽115
$3.28 ฿106
-56.10%
Banana (1kg)
$1.74 ₽139
$1.63 ฿52.6
6.75%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.85 ₽147
$2.4 ฿77.7
-22.92%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.6 ₽207
$1.99 ฿64.3
30.65%
Potato (1kg)
$0.9 ₽72.2
$1.53 ฿49.62
-41.18%
Onion (1kg)
$0.85 ₽67.6
$1.49 ฿48.11
-42.95%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.44 ₽115
$1.02 ฿32.87
41.18%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.53 ₽41.94
$0.48 ฿15.61
10.42%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.21 ₽256
$4.32 ฿140
-25.69%
Wine (Bottle)
$6.27 ₽501
$21.68 ฿702
-71.08%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$0.95 ₽76.2
$1.77 ฿57.3
-46.33%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.83 ₽146
$2.79 ฿90.4
-34.41%
🚌 Getting Around
Lipetsk
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.41 ₽32.84
$1.35 ฿43.74
-69.63%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$11.76 ฿380
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.29 ₽103
$3.15 ฿102
-59.05%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.59 ₽47.36
$1 ฿32.3
-41.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$6.18 ₽493
$13.64 ฿442
-54.69%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.76 ₽60.8
$1.3 ฿42.2
-41.54%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$31.2K ₽2.5M
$27.4K ฿885.2K
14.02%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$41.5K ₽3.3M
$33.9K ฿1.1M
22.51%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Lipetsk
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$138 ₽11K
$123 ฿3,970
12.49%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$5.86 ₽467
$13.93 ฿451
-57.93%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$5.01 ₽400
$18.24 ฿590
-72.53%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Lipetsk
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$30.03 ₽2,396
$60.8 ฿1,966
-50.57%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$17.11 ฿554
-
Cinema Ticket
$3.88 ₽310
$9.07 ฿294
-57.22%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Lipetsk
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$329 ₽26.3K
$694 ฿22.5K
-52.59%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$6,953 ₽554.8K
$15.9K ฿514.4K
-56.26%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Lipetsk
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$61.5 ₽4,907
$57.5 ฿1,861
6.94%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$43.59 ₽3,478
$34.51 ฿1,117
26.31%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$116 ₽9,270
$115 ฿3,727
0.88%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$150 ₽12K
$84.8 ฿2,743
76.75%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Lipetsk
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$440 ₽35.1K
$611 ฿19.8K
-28.00%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$304 ₽24.3K
$442 ฿14.3K
-31.25%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$764 ₽61K
$2,014 ฿65.2K
-62.05%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$508 ₽40.5K
$1,460 ฿47.2K
-65.21%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,946 ₽155.3K
$4,244 ฿137.3K
-54.14%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,445 ₽115.3K
$2,886 ฿93.4K
-49.94%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Lipetsk
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$573 ₽45.7K
$697 ฿22.5K
-17.75%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
8
5.33
50.09%

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Last update for Lipetsk: October 27, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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