Cost of Living Comparison Between Paracin and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Paracin and Phuket

😐 Solo nomad: Paracin is 4% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 7.8% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Paracin is 17.7% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 34.7% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Paracin
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$8.72 RSD 882
$4.65 ฿148
87.53%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$30.14 RSD 3,048
$46.11 ฿1,463
-34.63%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.90 RSD 1,001
$8.74 ฿277
13.27%
Cappuccino
$2.02 RSD 204
$3.04 ฿96.4
-33.55%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.94 RSD 197
$0.72 ฿22.85
169.44%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.36 RSD 137
$0.39 ฿12.41
248.72%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.52 RSD 255
$2.44 ฿77.4
3.28%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.02 RSD 305
$3.79 ฿120
-20.32%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Paracin
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.66 RSD 168
$2.14 ฿68.0
-22.43%
White Bread (500g)
$0.85 RSD 86.2
$1.86 ฿59.0
-54.30%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.01 RSD 203
$2.19 ฿69.4
-8.22%
Eggs
$2.66 RSD 269
$2.25 ฿71.2
18.22%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.53 RSD 964
$19.73 ฿626
-51.70%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.18 RSD 726
$3.79 ฿120
89.45%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.03 RSD 1,014
$13.55 ฿430
-25.98%
Apples (1kg)
$0.99 RSD 100
$3.25 ฿103
-69.54%
Banana (1kg)
$1.71 RSD 173
$1.67 ฿53.0
2.40%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.45 RSD 248
$2.39 ฿75.9
2.51%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.14 RSD 216
$2.09 ฿66.4
2.39%
Potato (1kg)
$1.40 RSD 141
$1.53 ฿48.50
-8.50%
Onion (1kg)
$0.77 RSD 77.5
$1.51 ฿47.89
-49.01%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.72 RSD 73.1
$0.99 ฿31.37
-27.27%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.71 RSD 72.2
$0.51 ฿16.33
39.22%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.39 RSD 444
$4.27 ฿136
2.81%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.62 RSD 770
$20.31 ฿644
-62.48%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$0.91 RSD 92.3
$1.79 ฿56.8
-49.16%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.16 RSD 117
$2.77 ฿87.8
-58.12%
🚌 Getting Around
Paracin
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.92 RSD 93.1
$1.40 ฿44.54
-34.29%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$28.09 RSD 2,841
$11.70 ฿371
140.09%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.45 RSD 147
$3.11 ฿98.7
-53.38%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.69 RSD 69.3
$0.99 ฿31.55
-30.30%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$7.02 RSD 710
$13.73 ฿436
-48.87%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.77 RSD 179
$1.32 ฿41.84
34.09%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$31.3K RSD 3.2M
$27.2K ฿863.9K
14.85%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$26.8K RSD 2.7M
$34.1K ฿1.1M
-21.35%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Paracin
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$178 RSD 18.0K
$120 ฿3,819
47.66%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$27.56 RSD 2,787
$13.93 ฿442
97.85%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$32.64 RSD 3,301
$18.31 ฿581
78.26%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Paracin
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$30.15 RSD 3,049
$60.9 ฿1,933
-50.52%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$16.86 RSD 1,705
$17.23 ฿547
-2.15%
Cinema Ticket
$6.30 RSD 637
$8.71 ฿276
-27.67%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Paracin
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$236 RSD 23.8K
$698 ฿22.1K
-66.23%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,176 RSD 523.4K
$15.7K ฿499.1K
-67.10%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Paracin
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$91.2 RSD 9,218
$57.6 ฿1,828
58.14%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$46.06 RSD 4,658
$34.24 ฿1,086
34.52%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$112 RSD 11.4K
$113 ฿3,590
-0.73%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$122 RSD 12.3K
$84.8 ฿2,690
43.43%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Paracin
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$379 RSD 38.3K
$604 ฿19.2K
-37.29%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$298 RSD 30.1K
$436 ฿13.8K
-31.68%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$555 RSD 56.2K
$2,057 ฿65.2K
-73.00%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$407 RSD 41.1K
$1,498 ฿47.5K
-72.84%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,955 RSD 197.8K
$4,252 ฿134.9K
-54.02%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,500 RSD 151.7K
$2,988 ฿94.8K
-49.79%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Paracin
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$681 RSD 68.9K
$529 ฿16.8K
28.66%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
7.45
5.33
39.77%

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

Last update for Paracin: March 2, 2026

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

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