Cost of Living Comparison Between Pelotas and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Pelotas and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Pelotas is 33.9% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 46.6% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Pelotas is 31.1% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 58.1% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Pelotas
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$3.88 R$21.56
$4.68 ฿151
-17.09%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$22.02 R$122
$46.4 ฿1,502
-52.54%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.52 R$30.64
$8.65 ฿280
-36.18%
Cappuccino
$1.28 R$7.09
$3.09 ฿100
-58.58%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.75 R$4.14
$0.73 ฿23.53
2.74%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.48 R$2.65
$0.37 ฿11.95
29.73%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.32 R$7.32
$2.39 ฿77.4
-44.77%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.37 R$7.59
$3.62 ฿117
-62.15%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Pelotas
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.84 R$4.68
$2.24 ฿72.5
-62.50%
White Bread (500g)
$0.9 R$4.98
$1.8 ฿58.2
-50.00%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.95 R$5.27
$2.24 ฿72.3
-57.59%
Eggs
$2.04 R$11.32
$2.23 ฿72.1
-8.52%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$11.13 R$61.8
$19.31 ฿625
-42.36%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.57 R$25.36
$3.77 ฿122
21.22%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$9.19 R$51
$13.05 ฿422
-29.58%
Apples (1kg)
$1.96 R$10.88
$3.28 ฿106
-40.24%
Banana (1kg)
$1.27 R$7.05
$1.63 ฿52.6
-22.09%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.32 R$7.33
$2.4 ฿77.7
-45.00%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.11 R$6.17
$1.99 ฿64.3
-44.22%
Potato (1kg)
$1.13 R$6.28
$1.53 ฿49.62
-26.14%
Onion (1kg)
$0.86 R$4.78
$1.49 ฿48.11
-42.28%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.72 R$3.99
$1.02 ฿32.87
-29.41%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.62 R$3.43
$0.48 ฿15.61
29.17%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$1.9 R$10.57
$4.32 ฿140
-56.02%
Wine (Bottle)
$6.35 R$35.27
$21.68 ฿702
-70.71%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$0.98 R$5.45
$1.77 ฿57.3
-44.63%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.8 R$10.01
$2.79 ฿90.4
-35.48%
🚌 Getting Around
Pelotas
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.92 R$5.12
$1.35 ฿43.74
-31.85%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$38.58 R$214
$11.76 ฿380
228.06%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.66 R$9.24
$3.15 ฿102
-47.30%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 R$5.57
$1 ฿32.3
-
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.29 R$29.36
$13.64 ฿442
-61.22%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.06 R$5.87
$1.3 ฿42.2
-18.46%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$24.4K R$135.6K
$27.4K ฿885.2K
-10.69%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$28.1K R$156K
$33.9K ฿1.1M
-17.13%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Pelotas
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$60 R$333
$123 ฿3,970
-51.07%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$14.51 R$80.5
$13.93 ฿451
4.16%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$19.59 R$109
$18.24 ฿590
7.40%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Pelotas
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$19.66 R$109
$60.8 ฿1,966
-67.64%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.28 R$101
$17.11 ฿554
6.84%
Cinema Ticket
$3.31 R$18.38
$9.07 ฿294
-63.51%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Pelotas
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$305 R$1,695
$694 ฿22.5K
-56.02%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$7,243 R$40.2K
$15.9K ฿514.4K
-54.43%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Pelotas
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$35.93 R$199
$57.5 ฿1,861
-37.52%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$57.1 R$317
$34.51 ฿1,117
65.40%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$63.1 R$350
$115 ฿3,727
-45.23%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$61.8 R$343
$84.8 ฿2,743
-27.07%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Pelotas
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$182 R$1,012
$611 ฿19.8K
-70.17%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$128 R$708
$442 ฿14.3K
-71.16%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$261 R$1,451
$2,014 ฿65.2K
-87.02%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$205 R$1,137
$1,460 ฿47.2K
-85.97%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,451 R$8,054
$4,244 ฿137.3K
-65.81%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$752 R$4,173
$2,886 ฿93.4K
-73.95%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Pelotas
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$374 R$2,074
$697 ฿22.5K
-46.36%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
10
5.33
87.62%

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Last update for Pelotas: October 28, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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