Cost of Living Comparison Between Oistins and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Oistins and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Oistins is 39.9% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 7.6% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Oistins is 57.5% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 32.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Oistins
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$19.75 BBD 39.50
$4.65 ฿146
324.73%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
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$46.11 ฿1,450
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Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
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$8.74 ฿275
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Cappuccino
$5.90 BBD 11.81
$3.04 ฿95.5
94.08%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.28 BBD 2.55
$0.72 ฿22.65
77.78%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
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$0.39 ฿12.30
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Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
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$2.44 ฿76.7
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Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
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$3.79 ฿119
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🛒 Groceries & Markets
Oistins
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$3.05 BBD 6.10
$2.14 ฿67.4
42.52%
White Bread (500g)
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$1.86 ฿58.5
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Rice (white) (1kg)
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$2.19 ฿68.8
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Eggs
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$2.25 ฿70.6
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Local Cheese (1kg)
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$19.73 ฿620
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Chicken Fillets (1kg)
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$3.79 ฿119
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Beef Round Steak (1kg)
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$13.55 ฿426
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Apples (1kg)
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$3.25 ฿102
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Banana (1kg)
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$1.67 ฿52.6
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Oranges (1kg)
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$2.39 ฿75.2
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Tomato (1kg)
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$2.09 ฿65.8
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Potato (1kg)
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$1.53 ฿48.07
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Onion (1kg)
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$1.51 ฿47.47
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Lettuce (1 head)
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$0.99 ฿31.09
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Water (1.5 liter bottle)
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$0.51 ฿16.19
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Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
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$4.27 ฿134
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Wine (Bottle)
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$20.31 ฿638
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Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
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$1.79 ฿56.3
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Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
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$2.77 ฿87.0
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🚌 Getting Around
Oistins
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.80 BBD 3.60
$1.40 ฿44.15
28.57%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
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$11.70 ฿368
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Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
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$3.11 ฿97.8
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Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
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$0.99 ฿31.27
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Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
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$13.73 ฿432
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Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.02 BBD 4.05
$1.32 ฿41.47
53.03%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
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$27.2K ฿856.3K
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Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
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$34.1K ฿1.1M
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🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Oistins
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
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$120 ฿3,785
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SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
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$13.93 ฿438
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Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$47.56 BBD 95.1
$18.31 ฿576
159.75%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Oistins
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$50.8 BBD 102
$60.9 ฿1,916
-16.64%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
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$17.23 ฿542
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Cinema Ticket
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$8.71 ฿274
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🧸 Childcare & Education
Oistins
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
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$698 ฿21.9K
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International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
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$15.7K ฿494.7K
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👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Oistins
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$50.3 BBD 101
$57.6 ฿1,812
-12.72%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
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$34.24 ฿1,077
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Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
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$113 ฿3,558
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Men's Leather Business Shoes
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$84.8 ฿2,666
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🏠 Accommodation & Living
Oistins
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
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$604 ฿19.0K
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1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$763 BBD 1,527
$436 ฿13.7K
75.04%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
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$2,057 ฿64.7K
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3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,525 BBD 3,051
$1,498 ฿47.1K
1.82%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
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$4,252 ฿133.7K
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Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
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$2,988 ฿93.9K
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💵 Salaries & Financials
Oistins
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
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$529 ฿16.6K
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20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
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5.33
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Last update for Oistins: February 28, 2026

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

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