Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Airolo Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Airolo

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 62.6% cheaper than Airolo without rent, and 64.3% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 66% cheaper than Airolo without rent, and 54.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Airolo
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$31.06 CHF 25.25
-84.93%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$140 CHF 114
-66.97%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$18.29 CHF 14.87
-52.71%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$5.84 CHF 4.75
-47.09%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$5.24 CHF 4.26
-86.07%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$4.8 CHF 3.91
-92.29%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$8.09 CHF 6.58
-70.46%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$7.23 CHF 5.88
-49.93%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Airolo
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$2.21 CHF 1.8
1.36%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$3.46 CHF 2.81
-47.98%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$4.19 CHF 3.4
-46.54%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$7.2 CHF 5.85
-69.03%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$28.66 CHF 23.3
-32.62%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$33.27 CHF 27.05
-88.67%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$46.97 CHF 38.19
-72.22%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$3.7 CHF 3.01
-11.35%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$2.32 CHF 1.89
-29.74%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$2.85 CHF 2.32
-15.79%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$6.17 CHF 5.01
-67.75%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$2.5 CHF 2.03
-38.80%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$2.44 CHF 1.99
-38.93%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$2.53 CHF 2.06
-59.68%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$1.31 CHF 1.07
-63.36%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$11.07 CHF 9
-60.98%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$17.04 CHF 13.85
27.23%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$2.46 CHF 2
-28.05%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$3.19 CHF 2.6
-12.54%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Airolo
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$4 CHF 3.25
-66.25%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$98.6 CHF 80.2
-88.08%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$8.01 CHF 6.51
-60.67%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$4.34 CHF 3.53
-76.96%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$81.2 CHF 66.1
-83.21%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$2.14 CHF 1.74
-39.25%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$40.5K CHF 32.9K
-32.45%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$41.8K CHF 33.9K
-18.79%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Airolo
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$260 CHF 211
-52.75%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$47.6 CHF 38.7
-70.74%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$58.8 CHF 47.81
-68.98%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Airolo
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$86.4 CHF 70.3
-29.70%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
-
-
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$23.1 CHF 18.78
-60.74%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Airolo
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$2,888 CHF 2,348
-75.96%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$34.6K CHF 28.2K
-54.09%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Airolo
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$137 CHF 112
-58.10%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$68.4 CHF 55.6
-49.56%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$147 CHF 119
-21.42%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$187 CHF 152
-54.67%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Airolo
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$1,670 CHF 1,358
-63.41%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$1,491 CHF 1,212
-70.34%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$2,852 CHF 2,319
-29.37%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$2,479 CHF 2,015
-41.11%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$13.9K CHF 11.3K
-69.58%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$10.5K CHF 8,568
-72.61%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Airolo
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
-
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
2.5
113.20%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Airolo: October 27, 2025

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