Cost of Living Comparison Between Pecs and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Pecs and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Pecs is 0.7% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 4.3% cheaper with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Pecs is 0.1% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 25.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Pecs
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$8.53 Ft 2,955
$4.68 ฿151
82.26%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$42.82 Ft 14.8K
$46.4 ฿1,502
-7.72%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.84 Ft 3,062
$8.65 ฿280
2.20%
Cappuccino
$2.2 Ft 761
$3.09 ฿100
-28.80%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.1 Ft 381
$0.73 ฿23.53
50.68%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.92 Ft 318
$0.37 ฿11.95
148.65%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.59 Ft 552
$2.39 ฿77.4
-33.47%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.14 Ft 742
$3.62 ฿117
-40.88%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Pecs
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.1 Ft 382
$2.24 ฿72.5
-50.89%
White Bread (500g)
$1.54 Ft 534
$1.8 ฿58.2
-14.44%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.91 Ft 662
$2.24 ฿72.3
-14.73%
Eggs
$2.54 Ft 881
$2.23 ฿72.1
13.90%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.08 Ft 3,145
$19.31 ฿625
-52.98%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.17 Ft 2,138
$3.77 ฿122
63.66%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$14.56 Ft 5,046
$13.05 ฿422
11.57%
Apples (1kg)
$2 Ft 694
$3.28 ฿106
-39.02%
Banana (1kg)
$2.11 Ft 730
$1.63 ฿52.6
29.45%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.2 Ft 761
$2.4 ฿77.7
-8.33%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.51 Ft 1,218
$1.99 ฿64.3
76.38%
Potato (1kg)
$1.23 Ft 426
$1.53 ฿49.62
-19.61%
Onion (1kg)
$1.27 Ft 441
$1.49 ฿48.11
-14.77%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.8 Ft 623
$1.02 ฿32.87
76.47%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.59 Ft 203
$0.48 ฿15.61
22.92%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$7.36 Ft 2,550
$4.32 ฿140
70.37%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.83 Ft 2,021
$21.68 ฿702
-73.11%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.2 Ft 417
$1.77 ฿57.3
-32.20%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.1 Ft 728
$2.79 ฿90.4
-24.73%
🚌 Getting Around
Pecs
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.47 Ft 509
$1.35 ฿43.74
8.89%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$24.05 Ft 8,332
$11.76 ฿380
104.51%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.1 Ft 1,076
$3.15 ฿102
-1.59%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.17 Ft 404
$1 ฿32.3
17.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$22.92 Ft 7,942
$13.64 ฿442
68.04%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.71 Ft 594
$1.3 ฿42.2
31.54%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.8K Ft 9.6M
$27.4K ฿885.2K
1.66%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$31.3K Ft 10.8M
$33.9K ฿1.1M
-7.70%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Pecs
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$162 Ft 56.1K
$123 ฿3,970
31.94%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$27.14 Ft 9,402
$13.93 ฿451
94.83%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$19.92 Ft 6,903
$18.24 ฿590
9.21%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Pecs
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$43.65 Ft 15.1K
$60.8 ฿1,966
-28.15%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$21.5 Ft 7,448
$17.11 ฿554
25.66%
Cinema Ticket
$7.68 Ft 2,660
$9.07 ฿294
-15.33%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Pecs
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$409 Ft 141.6K
$694 ฿22.5K
-41.13%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$7,221 Ft 2.5M
$15.9K ฿514.4K
-54.57%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Pecs
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$93.4 Ft 32.3K
$57.5 ฿1,861
62.34%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$44.48 Ft 15.4K
$34.51 ฿1,117
28.89%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$93.9 Ft 32.5K
$115 ฿3,727
-18.46%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$99.6 Ft 34.5K
$84.8 ฿2,743
17.52%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Pecs
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$491 Ft 170.2K
$611 ฿19.8K
-19.62%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$363 Ft 125.7K
$442 ฿14.3K
-17.94%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$685 Ft 237.5K
$2,014 ฿65.2K
-65.97%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$561 Ft 194.3K
$1,460 ฿47.2K
-61.58%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,284 Ft 1.1M
$4,244 ฿137.3K
-22.61%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,606 Ft 902.9K
$2,886 ฿93.4K
-9.72%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Pecs
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$851 Ft 294.7K
$697 ฿22.5K
22.11%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
8
5.33
50.09%

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Last update for Pecs: October 27, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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