Cost of Living Comparison Between Oral and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Oral and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Oral is 29.2% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 39.6% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Oral is 25.7% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 53.3% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Oral
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$7.13 ₸3,645
$4.68 ฿151
52.35%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$30.02 ₸15.3K
$46.4 ฿1,502
-35.30%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.48 ₸3,826
$8.65 ฿280
-13.53%
Cappuccino
$1.67 ₸854
$3.09 ฿100
-45.95%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.91 ₸464
$0.73 ฿23.53
24.66%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.56 ₸289
$0.37 ฿11.95
51.35%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$0.75 ₸383
$2.39 ฿77.4
-68.62%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.74 ₸890
$3.62 ฿117
-51.93%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Oral
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.24 ₸635
$2.24 ฿72.5
-44.64%
White Bread (500g)
$0.38 ₸194
$1.8 ฿58.2
-78.89%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.43 ₸733
$2.24 ฿72.3
-36.16%
Eggs
$1.28 ₸657
$2.23 ฿72.1
-42.60%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.76 ₸3,969
$19.31 ฿625
-59.81%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.82 ₸1,951
$3.77 ฿122
1.33%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$9.89 ₸5,059
$13.05 ฿422
-24.21%
Apples (1kg)
$1.1 ₸563
$3.28 ฿106
-66.46%
Banana (1kg)
$1.79 ₸914
$1.63 ฿52.6
9.82%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.1 ₸1,072
$2.4 ฿77.7
-12.50%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.91 ₸1,489
$1.99 ฿64.3
46.23%
Potato (1kg)
$0.37 ₸191
$1.53 ฿49.62
-75.82%
Onion (1kg)
$0.31 ₸159
$1.49 ฿48.11
-79.19%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.62 ₸319
$1.02 ฿32.87
-39.22%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.95 ₸487
$0.48 ฿15.61
97.92%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$1.88 ₸961
$4.32 ฿140
-56.48%
Wine (Bottle)
$6.62 ₸3,387
$21.68 ฿702
-69.46%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$0.61 ₸312
$1.77 ฿57.3
-65.54%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.53 ₸783
$2.79 ฿90.4
-45.16%
🚌 Getting Around
Oral
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.17 ₸87.4
$1.35 ฿43.74
-87.41%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$11.76 ฿380
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.61 ₸314
$3.15 ฿102
-80.63%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.63 ₸322
$1 ฿32.3
-37.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$4.71 ₸2,411
$13.64 ฿442
-65.47%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.46 ₸233
$1.3 ฿42.2
-64.62%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$20K ₸10.2M
$27.4K ฿885.2K
-26.89%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24.4K ₸12.5M
$33.9K ฿1.1M
-28.03%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Oral
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$75 ₸38.3K
$123 ฿3,970
-38.90%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$7.63 ₸3,901
$13.93 ฿451
-45.23%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$12.56 ₸6,421
$18.24 ฿590
-31.14%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Oral
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$67.8 ₸34.7K
$60.8 ฿1,966
11.54%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$17.11 ฿554
-
Cinema Ticket
$2.96 ₸1,514
$9.07 ฿294
-67.36%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Oral
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$209 ₸106.6K
$694 ฿22.5K
-69.96%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$4,790 ₸2.4M
$15.9K ฿514.4K
-69.86%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Oral
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$29.25 ₸15K
$57.5 ฿1,861
-49.14%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.72 ₸17.8K
$34.51 ฿1,117
0.61%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$87.3 ₸44.6K
$115 ฿3,727
-24.22%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$78.6 ₸40.2K
$84.8 ฿2,743
-7.28%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Oral
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$248 ₸127K
$611 ฿19.8K
-59.36%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$190 ₸97.2K
$442 ฿14.3K
-57.02%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$400 ₸204.6K
$2,014 ฿65.2K
-80.14%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$276 ₸141.1K
$1,460 ฿47.2K
-81.09%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$996 ₸509.3K
$4,244 ฿137.3K
-76.53%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$748 ₸382.4K
$2,886 ฿93.4K
-74.09%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Oral
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$362 ₸185.3K
$697 ฿22.5K
-47.98%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
18.39
5.33
245.03%

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Last update for Oral: October 27, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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