Cost of Living Comparison Between Perm and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Perm and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Perm is 11.3% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 12.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Perm is 11.8% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 35.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$8.63 ₽688

$4.68 ฿151

84.40%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$31.8 ₽2,538

$46.4 ฿1,502

-31.47%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.68 ₽453

$8.65 ฿280

-34.34%

Cappuccino

$2.25 ₽179

$3.09 ฿100

-27.18%

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

$0.98 ₽78.2

$0.73 ฿23.53

34.25%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.44 ₽34.94

$0.37 ฿11.95

18.92%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.31 ₽104

$2.39 ฿77.4

-45.19%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.61 ₽208

$3.62 ฿117

-27.90%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.95 ₽75.7

$2.24 ฿72.5

-57.59%

White Bread (500g)

$0.68 ₽54.1

$1.8 ฿58.2

-62.22%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.46 ₽117

$2.24 ฿72.3

-34.82%

Eggs

$1.8 ₽143

$2.23 ฿72.1

-19.28%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.29 ₽741

$19.31 ฿625

-51.89%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.67 ₽372

$3.77 ฿122

23.87%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.69 ₽773

$13.05 ฿422

-25.75%

Apples (1kg)

$1.64 ₽131

$3.28 ฿106

-50.00%

Banana (1kg)

$1.91 ₽152

$1.63 ฿52.6

17.18%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.8 ₽144

$2.4 ฿77.7

-25.00%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.54 ₽203

$1.99 ฿64.3

27.64%

Potato (1kg)

$0.99 ₽78.8

$1.53 ฿49.62

-35.29%

Onion (1kg)

$0.8 ₽64

$1.49 ฿48.11

-46.31%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.12 ₽89.6

$1.02 ฿32.87

9.80%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.73 ₽58

$0.48 ฿15.61

52.08%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.08 ₽245

$4.32 ฿140

-28.70%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.27 ₽660

$21.68 ฿702

-61.85%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1 ₽79.6

$1.77 ฿57.3

-43.50%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.89 ₽151

$2.79 ฿90.4

-32.26%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.49 ₽38.97

$1.35 ฿43.74

-63.70%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$23.27 ₽1,857

$11.76 ฿380

97.87%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.75 ₽140

$3.15 ฿102

-44.44%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.16 ₽12.49

$1 ฿32.3

-84.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.49 ₽358

$13.64 ฿442

-67.08%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.79 ₽62.7

$1.3 ฿42.2

-39.23%

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

$31.7K ₽2.5M

$27.4K ฿885.2K

16.06%

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

$38.2K ₽3M

$33.9K ฿1.1M

12.58%

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

$102 ₽8,104

$123 ฿3,970

-17.21%

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

$5.9 ₽471

$13.93 ฿451

-57.65%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$9.67 ₽772

$18.24 ฿590

-46.98%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$30.53 ₽2,436

$60.8 ฿1,966

-49.74%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.62 ₽1,326

$17.11 ฿554

-2.86%

Cinema Ticket

$5.04 ₽402

$9.07 ฿294

-44.43%

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

$342 ₽27.3K

$694 ฿22.5K

-50.71%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,854 ₽387.3K

$15.9K ฿514.4K

-69.46%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$99.2 ₽7,916

$57.5 ฿1,861

72.51%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$39.73 ₽3,170

$34.51 ฿1,117

15.13%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$143 ₽11.4K

$115 ฿3,727

24.36%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$151 ₽12K

$84.8 ฿2,743

77.90%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$538 ₽42.9K

$611 ฿19.8K

-12.00%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$361 ₽28.8K

$442 ฿14.3K

-18.36%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$821 ₽65.5K

$2,014 ฿65.2K

-59.22%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$583 ₽46.5K

$1,460 ฿47.2K

-60.04%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,167 ₽172.9K

$4,244 ฿137.3K

-48.93%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,514 ₽120.8K

$2,886 ฿93.4K

-47.54%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$782 ₽62.4K

$697 ฿22.5K

12.20%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

17.62

5.33

230.58%

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

Last update for Perm: October 29, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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