Cost of Living Comparison Between Pale and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Pale and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Pale is 2.7% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 25.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Pale is 10.3% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 39.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.01 BAM 11.8

$4.71 ฿151

48.83%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$35.62 BAM 60

$45.87 ฿1,468

-22.35%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.66 BAM 14.57

$8.84 ฿283

-2.04%

Cappuccino

$1.59 BAM 2.67

$3.06 ฿98

-48.04%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.94 BAM 3.27

$0.69 ฿22.16

181.16%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.2 BAM 2.03

$0.39 ฿12.56

207.69%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.01 BAM 3.38

$2.49 ฿79.6

-19.28%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.4 BAM 4.04

$3.72 ฿119

-35.48%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.36 BAM 2.29

$2.18 ฿69.8

-37.61%

White Bread (500g)

$1.2 BAM 2.02

$1.8 ฿57.5

-33.33%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.67 BAM 2.8

$2.23 ฿71.4

-25.11%

Eggs

$3.03 BAM 5.1

$2.23 ฿71.4

35.87%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.61 BAM 16.18

$19.66 ฿629

-51.12%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$8.68 BAM 14.62

$3.77 ฿121

130.24%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$12.8 BAM 21.54

$13.53 ฿433

-5.40%

Apples (1kg)

$1.46 BAM 2.46

$3.24 ฿104

-54.94%

Banana (1kg)

$1.81 BAM 3.05

$1.62 ฿51.9

11.73%

Oranges (1kg)

$2 BAM 3.37

$2.4 ฿76.8

-16.67%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.09 BAM 3.51

$2.08 ฿66.5

0.48%

Potato (1kg)

$1.17 BAM 1.96

$1.59 ฿50.7

-26.42%

Onion (1kg)

$1.29 BAM 2.18

$1.49 ฿47.76

-13.42%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.22 BAM 2.06

$1.01 ฿32.46

20.79%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.75 BAM 1.26

$0.48 ฿15.46

56.25%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.75 BAM 6.31

$4.48 ฿143

-16.29%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.02 BAM 13.49

$20.34 ฿651

-60.57%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.09 BAM 1.84

$1.86 ฿59.5

-41.40%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.26 BAM 2.12

$2.7 ฿86.3

-53.33%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.81 BAM 3.05

$1.43 ฿45.79

26.57%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$34.8 BAM 58.6

$11.47 ฿367

203.40%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.48 BAM 2.5

$3.04 ฿97.4

-51.32%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.76 BAM 1.28

$1.04 ฿33.18

-26.92%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.72 BAM 14.67

$13.64 ฿437

-36.07%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.48 BAM 2.49

$1.35 ฿43.31

9.63%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$26.5K BAM 44.6K

$27.2K ฿870.3K

-2.54%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$26.5K BAM 44.5K

$33.5K ฿1.1M

-20.94%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$171 BAM 288

$122 ฿3,905

40.00%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$18.73 BAM 31.54

$13.61 ฿435

37.62%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.6 BAM 39.73

$18.36 ฿588

28.54%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$23.98 BAM 40.36

$59.9 ฿1,915

-59.93%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$9.05 BAM 15.23

$16.84 ฿539

-46.26%

Cinema Ticket

$4.75 BAM 7.99

$8.92 ฿285

-46.75%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$237 BAM 400

$684 ฿21.9K

-65.28%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,388 BAM 5,704

$16.1K ฿514.8K

-78.94%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$73.6 BAM 124

$58.2 ฿1,862

26.46%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$36.51 BAM 61.5

$34.38 ฿1,100

6.20%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$102 BAM 172

$113 ฿3,631

-10.20%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$124 BAM 209

$84.9 ฿2,716

46.50%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$189 BAM 318

$621 ฿19.9K

-69.57%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$156 BAM 262

$441 ฿14.1K

-64.70%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$288 BAM 485

$2,063 ฿66K

-86.05%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$226 BAM 381

$1,469 ฿47K

-84.61%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,360 BAM 2,289

$4,286 ฿137.1K

-68.28%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,146 BAM 1,930

$2,957 ฿94.6K

-61.24%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$771 BAM 1,298

$534 ฿17.1K

44.35%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.07

5.33

-23.64%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Pale: November 29, 2025

Last update for Phuket: December 1, 2025

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