Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Anseong-si Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Anseong-si

πŸ™‚ Solo nomad: Phuket is 24% cheaper than Anseong-si without rent, and 12.5% cheaper with rent.
πŸ™‚ Family of 3: Phuket is 20% cheaper than Anseong-si without rent, and 8.2% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Anseong-si
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ΰΈΏ151
$7.23 β‚©9,816
-35.27%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ΰΈΏ1,502
$36.89 β‚©50.1K
25.78%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ΰΈΏ280
$5.59 β‚©7,580
54.74%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ΰΈΏ100
$3.79 β‚©5,142
-18.47%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ΰΈΏ23.53
$1.6 β‚©2,168
-54.38%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ΰΈΏ11.95
$0.81 β‚©1,093
-54.32%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ΰΈΏ77.4
$3.26 β‚©4,425
-26.69%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ΰΈΏ117
$4.99 β‚©6,777
-27.45%
πŸ›’ Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Anseong-si
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ΰΈΏ72.5
$2.18 β‚©2,958
2.75%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ΰΈΏ58.2
$3.11 β‚©4,223
-42.12%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ΰΈΏ72.3
$3.13 β‚©4,242
-28.43%
Eggs
$2.23 ΰΈΏ72.1
$2.96 β‚©4,015
-24.66%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ΰΈΏ625
$10.38 β‚©14.1K
86.03%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ΰΈΏ122
$8.08 β‚©11K
-53.34%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ΰΈΏ422
$27.02 β‚©36.7K
-51.70%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ΰΈΏ106
$8.05 β‚©10.9K
-59.25%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ΰΈΏ52.6
$3.17 β‚©4,301
-48.58%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ΰΈΏ77.7
$5.68 β‚©7,709
-57.75%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ΰΈΏ64.3
$5.35 β‚©7,254
-62.80%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ΰΈΏ49.62
$3.94 β‚©5,343
-61.17%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ΰΈΏ48.11
$2.99 β‚©4,063
-50.17%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ΰΈΏ32.87
$2.19 β‚©2,969
-53.42%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ΰΈΏ15.61
$1.15 β‚©1,560
-58.26%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ΰΈΏ140
$3.24 β‚©4,398
33.33%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ΰΈΏ702
$12.01 β‚©16.3K
80.52%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ΰΈΏ57.3
$1.87 β‚©2,534
-5.35%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ΰΈΏ90.4
$3.33 β‚©4,513
-16.22%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Anseong-si
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ΰΈΏ43.74
$1.06 β‚©1,441
27.36%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ΰΈΏ380
-
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ΰΈΏ102
$3.5 β‚©4,755
-10.00%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ΰΈΏ32.3
$0.57 β‚©774
75.44%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ΰΈΏ442
$8.62 β‚©11.7K
58.24%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ΰΈΏ42.2
$1.17 β‚©1,586
11.11%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ΰΈΏ885.2K
$27.4K β‚©37.2M
-0.21%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ΰΈΏ1.1M
$24.8K β‚©33.7M
36.67%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Anseong-si
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ΰΈΏ3,970
$160 β‚©217.7K
-23.52%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ΰΈΏ451
$34.27 β‚©46.5K
-59.35%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ΰΈΏ590
$22.41 β‚©30.4K
-18.61%
πŸŽ‰ Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Anseong-si
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ΰΈΏ1,966
$48.61 β‚©65.9K
24.97%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ΰΈΏ554
-
-
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ΰΈΏ294
$10.88 β‚©14.8K
-16.64%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Anseong-si
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ΰΈΏ22.5K
$414 β‚©561.6K
67.72%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ΰΈΏ514.4K
$23.2K β‚©31.4M
-31.40%
πŸ‘•πŸ‘Ÿ Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Anseong-si
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ΰΈΏ1,861
$59.6 β‚©80.8K
-3.47%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ΰΈΏ1,117
$48.2 β‚©65.4K
-28.40%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ΰΈΏ3,727
$78.3 β‚©106.2K
47.08%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ΰΈΏ2,743
$117 β‚©159.4K
-27.83%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Anseong-si
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ΰΈΏ19.8K
$459 β‚©622.4K
33.21%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ΰΈΏ14.3K
$372 β‚©504.2K
19.02%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ΰΈΏ65.2K
$1,051 β‚©1.4M
91.70%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ΰΈΏ47.2K
$779 β‚©1.1M
87.27%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ΰΈΏ137.3K
$6,834 β‚©9.3M
-37.90%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ΰΈΏ93.4K
$4,959 β‚©6.7M
-41.79%
πŸ’΅ Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Anseong-si
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ΰΈΏ22.5K
$1,738 β‚©2.4M
-59.91%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
4.14
28.74%

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

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Anseong-si: October 27, 2025

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