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

🙂 Solo nomad: Oistins is 45.6% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 7.4% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Oistins is 58.7% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 29.6% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Oistins
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$19.88 BBD 39.76
$4.59 ฿147
333.12%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
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$46.83 ฿1,497
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Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
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$8.70 ฿278
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Cappuccino
$5.84 BBD 11.69
$2.92 ฿93.5
100.00%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.21 BBD 2.43
$0.68 ฿21.86
77.94%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
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$0.40 ฿12.66
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Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
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$2.51 ฿80.2
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Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
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$3.80 ฿122
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🛒 Groceries & Markets
Oistins
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$3.08 BBD 6.17
$2.16 ฿69.1
42.59%
White Bread (500g)
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$1.88 ฿60.1
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Rice (white) (1kg)
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$2.16 ฿69.0
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Eggs
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$2.22 ฿71.0
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Local Cheese (1kg)
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$19.57 ฿626
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Chicken Fillets (1kg)
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$3.80 ฿122
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Beef Round Steak (1kg)
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$13.41 ฿429
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Apples (1kg)
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$3.26 ฿104
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Banana (1kg)
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$1.61 ฿51.5
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Oranges (1kg)
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$2.31 ฿73.8
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Tomato (1kg)
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$2.06 ฿65.8
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Potato (1kg)
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$1.61 ฿51.3
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Onion (1kg)
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$1.44 ฿46.13
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Lettuce (1 head)
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$1.03 ฿32.91
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Water (1.5 liter bottle)
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$0.48 ฿15.34
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Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
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$4.50 ฿144
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Wine (Bottle)
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$19.18 ฿613
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Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
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$1.82 ฿58.3
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Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
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$2.69 ฿86.0
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🚌 Getting Around
Oistins
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.71 BBD 3.42
$1.38 ฿44.04
23.91%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
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$11.76 ฿376
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Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
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$3.11 ฿99.3
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Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
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$1.00 ฿32.09
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Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
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$13.74 ฿439
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Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.01 BBD 4.02
$1.30 ฿41.49
54.62%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
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$27.4K ฿874.5K
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Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
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$33.0K ฿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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$125 ฿3,993
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SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
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$13.74 ฿439
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Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$46.79 BBD 93.6
$18.61 ฿595
151.42%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Oistins
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$49.41 BBD 98.8
$60.6 ฿1,936
-18.40%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
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$17.15 ฿548
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Cinema Ticket
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$9.01 ฿288
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🧸 Childcare & Education
Oistins
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
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$698 ฿22.3K
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International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
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$16.1K ฿515.1K
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👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Oistins
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$50.2 BBD 100
$59.2 ฿1,893
-15.20%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
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$34.86 ฿1,115
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Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
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$114 ฿3,651
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Men's Leather Business Shoes
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$85.8 ฿2,743
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🏠 Accommodation & Living
Oistins
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
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$619 ฿19.8K
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1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$745 BBD 1,489
$437 ฿14.0K
70.46%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
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$2,075 ฿66.3K
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3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,486 BBD 2,973
$1,509 ฿48.2K
-1.51%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
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$3,764 ฿120.3K
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Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
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$2,694 ฿86.1K
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💵 Salaries & Financials
Oistins
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
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$528 ฿16.9K
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20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
0
5.33
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Last update for Oistins: April 13, 2026

Last update for Phuket: April 13, 2026

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