Cost of Living Comparison Between Penza and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Penza and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Penza is 36% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 29.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Penza is 32.5% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 46.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.66 ₽611

$4.68 ฿151

63.68%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$32.21 ₽2,570

$46.4 ฿1,502

-30.58%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.55 ₽443

$8.65 ฿280

-35.84%

Cappuccino

$1.13 ₽89.8

$3.09 ฿100

-63.43%

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

$0.85 ₽67.8

$0.73 ฿23.53

16.44%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.6 ₽48.13

$0.37 ฿11.95

62.16%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.12 ₽89.6

$2.39 ฿77.4

-53.14%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.24 ₽179

$3.62 ฿117

-38.12%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.23 ₽98.2

$2.24 ฿72.5

-45.09%

White Bread (500g)

$0.77 ₽61.6

$1.8 ฿58.2

-57.22%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.66 ₽133

$2.24 ฿72.3

-25.89%

Eggs

$1.81 ₽144

$2.23 ฿72.1

-18.83%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.19 ₽813

$19.31 ฿625

-47.23%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.16 ₽332

$3.77 ฿122

10.34%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.59 ₽686

$13.05 ฿422

-34.18%

Apples (1kg)

$1.16 ₽92.6

$3.28 ฿106

-64.63%

Banana (1kg)

$1.76 ₽140

$1.63 ฿52.6

7.98%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.73 ₽138

$2.4 ฿77.7

-27.92%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.96 ₽236

$1.99 ฿64.3

48.74%

Potato (1kg)

$0.46 ₽36.86

$1.53 ฿49.62

-69.93%

Onion (1kg)

$0.49 ₽39.19

$1.49 ฿48.11

-67.11%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.84 ₽147

$1.02 ฿32.87

80.39%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.71 ₽56.9

$0.48 ฿15.61

47.92%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.02 ₽241

$4.32 ฿140

-30.09%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.89 ₽549

$21.68 ฿702

-68.22%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.93 ₽74.5

$1.77 ฿57.3

-47.46%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.94 ₽155

$2.79 ฿90.4

-30.47%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.46 ₽36.44

$1.35 ฿43.74

-65.93%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.76 ฿380

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.95 ₽156

$3.15 ฿102

-38.10%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.54 ₽43.48

$1 ฿32.3

-46.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.49 ₽358

$13.64 ฿442

-67.08%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.76 ₽60.7

$1.3 ฿42.2

-41.54%

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

$33.7K ₽2.7M

$27.4K ฿885.2K

23.19%

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

$35.9K ₽2.9M

$33.9K ฿1.1M

5.79%

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

$109 ₽8,723

$123 ฿3,970

-10.88%

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

$5.91 ₽472

$13.93 ฿451

-57.57%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$7.95 ₽635

$18.24 ฿590

-56.41%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$31.45 ₽2,509

$60.8 ฿1,966

-48.23%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.11 ฿554

Cinema Ticket

$3.88 ₽309

$9.07 ฿294

-57.22%

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

$319 ₽25.5K

$694 ฿22.5K

-54.05%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,945 ₽554.1K

$15.9K ฿514.4K

-56.31%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$71 ₽5,665

$57.5 ฿1,861

23.46%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$45.17 ₽3,604

$34.51 ฿1,117

30.89%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$115 ₽9,167

$115 ฿3,727

-0.23%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$108 ₽8,653

$84.8 ฿2,743

27.93%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$443 ₽35.4K

$611 ฿19.8K

-27.48%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$252 ₽20.1K

$442 ฿14.3K

-43.10%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$801 ₽63.9K

$2,014 ฿65.2K

-60.24%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$352 ₽28.1K

$1,460 ฿47.2K

-75.85%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,234 ₽178.3K

$4,244 ฿137.3K

-47.35%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,285 ₽102.6K

$2,886 ฿93.4K

-55.47%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$567 ₽45.3K

$697 ฿22.5K

-18.59%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

50.09%

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

Last update for Penza: October 28, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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