Cost of Living Comparison Between Pec and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Pec and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Pec is 37.3% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 50.3% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Pec is 32.1% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 56.9% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Pec
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$5.82 €5.03
$4.68 ฿151
24.36%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$23.1 €19.94
$46.4 ฿1,502
-50.22%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.49 €3.88
$8.65 ฿280
-48.09%
Cappuccino
$1.43 €1.23
$3.09 ฿100
-53.72%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.31 €1.13
$0.73 ฿23.53
79.45%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.04 €0.9
$0.37 ฿11.95
181.08%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.04 €1.76
$2.39 ฿77.4
-14.64%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.63 €2.28
$3.62 ฿117
-27.35%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Pec
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.32 €1.14
$2.24 ฿72.5
-41.07%
White Bread (500g)
$0.59 €0.51
$1.8 ฿58.2
-67.22%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.41 €1.22
$2.24 ฿72.3
-37.05%
Eggs
$1.58 €1.36
$2.23 ฿72.1
-29.15%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$6.16 €5.32
$19.31 ฿625
-68.10%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.96 €4.29
$3.77 ฿122
31.56%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.58 €9.13
$13.05 ฿422
-18.93%
Apples (1kg)
$1.21 €1.04
$3.28 ฿106
-63.11%
Banana (1kg)
$1.44 €1.24
$1.63 ฿52.6
-11.66%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.11 €0.96
$2.4 ฿77.7
-53.75%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.24 €1.07
$1.99 ฿64.3
-37.69%
Potato (1kg)
$0.83 €0.72
$1.53 ฿49.62
-45.75%
Onion (1kg)
$0.81 €0.7
$1.49 ฿48.11
-45.64%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.67 €0.58
$1.02 ฿32.87
-34.31%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.51 €0.44
$0.48 ฿15.61
6.25%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.46 €2.99
$4.32 ฿140
-19.91%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.89 €5.09
$21.68 ฿702
-72.83%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$0.94 €0.81
$1.77 ฿57.3
-46.89%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.4 €1.21
$2.79 ฿90.4
-49.82%
🚌 Getting Around
Pec
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$1.35 ฿43.74
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$11.76 ฿380
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$2.28 €1.97
$3.15 ฿102
-27.62%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.51 €0.44
$1 ฿32.3
-49.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.95 €5.13
$13.64 ฿442
-56.38%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.44 €1.25
$1.3 ฿42.2
10.77%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$23K €19.8K
$27.4K ฿885.2K
-16.02%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24.7K €21.4K
$33.9K ฿1.1M
-27.07%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Pec
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$85.5 €73.9
$123 ฿3,970
-30.27%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$10.51 €9.08
$13.93 ฿451
-24.55%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$19.67 €16.98
$18.24 ฿590
7.84%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Pec
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$23.61 €20.38
$60.8 ฿1,966
-61.14%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$35 €30.22
$17.11 ฿554
104.56%
Cinema Ticket
$4.68 €4.04
$9.07 ฿294
-48.40%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Pec
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$159 €137
$694 ฿22.5K
-77.16%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$2,904 €2,507
$15.9K ฿514.4K
-81.73%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Pec
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$39.76 €34.32
$57.5 ฿1,861
-30.86%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$28.83 €24.89
$34.51 ฿1,117
-16.46%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$55.8 €48.2
$115 ฿3,727
-51.53%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 €73.2
$84.8 ฿2,743
-
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Pec
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$174 €150
$611 ฿19.8K
-71.54%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$116 €100
$442 ฿14.3K
-73.71%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$343 €296
$2,014 ฿65.2K
-82.96%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$290 €251
$1,460 ฿47.2K
-80.11%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,300 €1,122
$4,244 ฿137.3K
-69.37%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$985 €850
$2,886 ฿93.4K
-65.87%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Pec
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$495 €428
$697 ฿22.5K
-28.91%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
4
5.33
-24.95%

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Last update for Pec: October 28, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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