Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Amritsar Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Amritsar

😐 Solo nomad: Phuket is 120.4% more expensive than Amritsar without rent, and 222.3% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Phuket is 126.2% more expensive than Amritsar without rent, and 323% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$2.26 ₹205

99.56%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,449

$10.09 ₹915

356.69%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$3.41 ₹309

157.48%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$1.70 ₹154

81.76%

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

$0.70 ฿21.97

$0.36 ₹32.96

94.44%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$0.20 ₹18.11

100.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

$1.77 ₹160

35.59%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

$2.92 ₹265

26.03%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$0.61 ₹55.4

268.85%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$0.54 ₹48.77

246.30%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$0.88 ₹79.5

152.27%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$0.87 ₹79.2

156.32%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$4.79 ₹435

310.86%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$2.99 ₹272

22.41%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$1.53 ₹139

120.92%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.3

$0.81 ₹73.8

108.64%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$0.64 ₹58.2

264.06%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$0.47 ₹42.58

321.28%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.77

$0.37 ₹33.99

318.92%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.42

$0.42 ₹38.28

259.52%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.84

$0.34 ₹30.64

188.24%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$0.32 ₹28.98

50.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$3.95 ₹358

10.13%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

$10.75 ₹975

92.09%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

$1.66 ₹151

6.63%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

$2.73 ₹248

0.73%

Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)

$5.07 ₹460

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.19

$0.39 ₹35.75

251.28%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

$23.07 ₹2,094

-50.76%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.8

$0.77 ₹70.2

303.90%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.96

$0.22 ₹19.96

377.27%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$1.29 ₹117

963.57%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.16

$1.17 ₹106

14.53%

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

$27.7K ฿869.6K

$13.8K ₹1.3M

100.36%

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

$33.6K ฿1.1M

$29.0K ₹2.6M

15.76%

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

$122 ฿3,835

$48.16 ₹4,370

153.28%

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

$13.61 ฿428

$3.42 ₹310

297.95%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$7.12 ₹646

159.69%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

$24.49 ₹2,223

151.90%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

$4.34 ₹394

284.79%

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$2.96 ₹269

207.09%

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

$702 ฿22.1K

$34.23 ₹3,106

1952.03%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.8K

$616 ₹55.9K

2494.28%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$24.33 ₹2,208

142.01%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,082

$23.94 ₹2,172

43.73%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,545

$47.82 ₹4,340

135.80%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,662

$32.67 ₹2,965

159.14%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.1K

$68.5 ₹6,213

785.09%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

$35.30 ₹3,204

1132.86%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

$129 ₹11.7K

1508.47%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

$86.2 ₹7,824

1608.06%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.8K

$557 ₹50.5K

698.51%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

$561 ₹50.9K

-2.44%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

8.3

-35.78%

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

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

Last update for Amritsar: January 12, 2026

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