Cost of Living Comparison Between Palakkad and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Palakkad and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Palakkad is 65.5% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 77.8% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Palakkad is 66.8% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 78.3% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Palakkad
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$1.42 ₹121
$4.68 ฿151
-69.66%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$10.31 ₹882
$46.4 ฿1,502
-77.78%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$2.84 ₹243
$8.65 ฿280
-67.17%
Cappuccino
$0.82 ₹70
$3.09 ฿100
-73.46%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.49 ₹42.18
$0.73 ฿23.53
-32.88%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.15 ₹13.02
$0.37 ฿11.95
-59.46%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.47 ₹126
$2.39 ฿77.4
-38.49%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.34 ₹201
$3.62 ฿117
-35.36%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Palakkad
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.57 ₹48.51
$2.24 ฿72.5
-74.55%
White Bread (500g)
$0.53 ₹45.18
$1.8 ฿58.2
-70.56%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.5 ₹43.04
$2.24 ฿72.3
-77.68%
Eggs
$0.9 ₹77.4
$2.23 ฿72.1
-59.64%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$5.86 ₹501
$19.31 ฿625
-69.65%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$2.33 ₹199
$3.77 ฿122
-38.20%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
-
$13.05 ฿422
-
Apples (1kg)
$1.49 ₹127
$3.28 ฿106
-54.57%
Banana (1kg)
$0.5 ₹43.12
$1.63 ฿52.6
-69.33%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.76 ₹65.1
$2.4 ฿77.7
-68.33%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.5 ₹42.77
$1.99 ฿64.3
-74.87%
Potato (1kg)
$0.48 ₹41.39
$1.53 ฿49.62
-68.63%
Onion (1kg)
$0.58 ₹49.86
$1.49 ฿48.11
-61.07%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.56 ₹48.13
$1.02 ฿32.87
-45.10%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.3 ₹25.45
$0.48 ฿15.61
-37.50%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.44 ₹294
$4.32 ฿140
-20.37%
Wine (Bottle)
$3.79 ₹324
$21.68 ฿702
-82.52%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.57 ₹135
$1.77 ฿57.3
-11.30%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.41 ₹291
$2.79 ฿90.4
22.22%
Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)
$4.54 ₹388
-
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🚌 Getting Around
Palakkad
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.15 ₹12.95
$1.35 ฿43.74
-88.89%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$4.17 ₹357
$11.76 ฿380
-64.54%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.46 ₹39.19
$3.15 ฿102
-85.40%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
-
$1 ฿32.3
-
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$1.13 ₹97.1
$13.64 ฿442
-91.72%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.22 ₹104
$1.3 ฿42.2
-6.15%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$14.2K ₹1.2M
$27.4K ฿885.2K
-48.14%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$23K ₹2M
$33.9K ฿1.1M
-32.05%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Palakkad
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$30.8 ₹2,635
$123 ฿3,970
-74.89%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$2.83 ₹242
$13.93 ฿451
-79.68%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$7.75 ₹663
$18.24 ฿590
-57.51%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Palakkad
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$12.86 ₹1,100
$60.8 ฿1,966
-78.83%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$7.15 ₹611
$17.11 ฿554
-58.21%
Cinema Ticket
$2.6 ₹222
$9.07 ฿294
-71.33%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Palakkad
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$11.7 ₹1,001
$694 ฿22.5K
-98.31%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,872 ₹160.1K
$15.9K ฿514.4K
-88.22%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Palakkad
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$20.24 ₹1,731
$57.5 ฿1,861
-64.81%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$15.25 ₹1,304
$34.51 ฿1,117
-55.81%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$32.58 ₹2,787
$115 ฿3,727
-71.71%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$30.68 ₹2,624
$84.8 ฿2,743
-63.81%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Palakkad
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$122 ₹10.4K
$611 ฿19.8K
-80.08%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$23.51 ₹2,011
$442 ฿14.3K
-94.68%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$270 ₹23.1K
$2,014 ฿65.2K
-86.58%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$182 ₹15.6K
$1,460 ฿47.2K
-87.52%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,169 ₹100K
$4,244 ฿137.3K
-72.46%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$552 ₹47.2K
$2,886 ฿93.4K
-80.88%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Palakkad
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$374 ₹32K
$697 ฿22.5K
-46.28%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
8
5.33
50.09%

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Last update for Palakkad: October 29, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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