Cost of Living Comparison Between Pereira and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Pereira and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Pereira is 22% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 37.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Pereira is 38.8% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 55.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.86 COP 17.8K

$4.51 ฿142

7.76%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$17.27 COP 63.4K

$46.08 ฿1,448

-62.52%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.28 COP 26.7K

$8.78 ฿276

-17.08%

Cappuccino

$1.53 COP 5,629

$3.09 ฿97.0

-50.49%

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

$1.11 COP 4,082

$0.70 ฿21.96

58.57%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.70 COP 2,579

$0.40 ฿12.46

75.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.99 COP 3,636

$2.40 ฿75.5

-58.75%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.35 COP 8,646

$3.68 ฿116

-36.14%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.10 COP 4,025

$2.25 ฿70.6

-51.11%

White Bread (500g)

$1.28 COP 4,712

$1.87 ฿58.8

-31.55%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.03 COP 3,766

$2.22 ฿69.8

-53.60%

Eggs

$2.21 COP 8,123

$2.23 ฿70.1

-0.90%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.46 COP 16.4K

$19.68 ฿619

-77.34%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.72 COP 21.0K

$3.66 ฿115

56.28%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.68 COP 31.9K

$13.09 ฿411

-33.69%

Apples (1kg)

$2.29 COP 8,407

$3.38 ฿106

-32.25%

Banana (1kg)

$0.81 COP 2,958

$1.69 ฿53.2

-52.07%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.51 COP 5,553

$2.33 ฿73.2

-35.19%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.68 COP 2,501

$1.98 ฿62.4

-65.66%

Potato (1kg)

$1.16 COP 4,275

$1.55 ฿48.76

-25.16%

Onion (1kg)

$1.17 COP 4,278

$1.51 ฿47.41

-22.52%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.83 COP 3,040

$0.98 ฿30.83

-15.31%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.92 COP 3,361

$0.48 ฿15.01

91.67%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.05 COP 7,522

$4.35 ฿137

-52.87%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.26 COP 37.7K

$20.65 ฿649

-50.31%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.20 COP 4,418

$1.77 ฿55.8

-32.20%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.46 COP 9,025

$2.75 ฿86.6

-10.55%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.74 COP 2,733

$1.37 ฿43.18

-45.99%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$31.33 COP 115.0K

$11.36 ฿357

175.79%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.43 COP 5,263

$3.11 ฿97.7

-54.02%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.89 COP 6,922

$1.05 ฿32.95

80.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.76 COP 28.5K

$13.72 ฿431

-43.44%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.92 COP 3,388

$1.34 ฿42.14

-31.34%

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

$14.7K COP 54.0M

$27.7K ฿869.3K

-46.79%

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

$18.0K COP 66.2M

$33.6K ฿1.1M

-46.35%

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

$36.66 COP 134.6K

$122 ฿3,834

-69.95%

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

$7.54 COP 27.7K

$13.61 ฿428

-44.60%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.73 COP 68.8K

$18.49 ฿581

1.30%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$16.85 COP 61.9K

$61.7 ฿1,939

-72.69%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$23.02 COP 84.5K

$16.70 ฿525

37.84%

Cinema Ticket

$3.54 COP 13.0K

$9.09 ฿286

-61.06%

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

$306 COP 1.1M

$702 ฿22.1K

-56.42%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,855 COP 21.5M

$16.0K ฿502.6K

-63.39%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 COP 216.3K

$58.9 ฿1,851

0.05%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$31.95 COP 117.3K

$34.41 ฿1,081

-7.15%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$42.48 COP 156.0K

$113 ฿3,544

-62.33%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$107 COP 393.0K

$84.7 ฿2,661

26.41%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$170 COP 624.1K

$606 ฿19.0K

-71.95%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$261 COP 958.2K

$435 ฿13.7K

-40.04%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$359 COP 1.3M

$2,069 ฿65.0K

-82.65%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$347 COP 1.3M

$1,473 ฿46.3K

-76.44%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,315 COP 4.8M

$4,445 ฿139.7K

-70.43%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$853 COP 3.1M

$2,988 ฿93.9K

-71.45%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$500 COP 1.8M

$547 ฿17.2K

-8.65%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.43

5.33

151.97%

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

Last update for Pereira: January 11, 2026

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

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