Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Ayia Napa Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Ayia Napa

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 30.3% cheaper than Ayia Napa without rent, and 29.6% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 28.7% cheaper than Ayia Napa without rent, and 17% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Ayia Napa
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$17.01 €14.69
-72.49%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$70.6 €61
-34.29%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$11.54 €9.97
-25.04%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$3.8 €3.28
-18.68%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$2.37 €2.05
-69.20%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$1.11 €0.96
-66.67%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$3.81 €3.29
-37.27%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$4.42 €3.82
-18.10%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Ayia Napa
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$1.74 €1.5
28.74%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$1.78 €1.54
1.12%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$2.44 €2.1
-8.20%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$4.41 €3.81
-49.43%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$13.55 €11.7
42.51%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$9.02 €7.79
-58.20%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$13.71 €11.84
-4.81%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$2.74 €2.37
19.71%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$2.02 €1.74
-19.31%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$2.28 €1.97
5.26%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$3.53 €3.05
-43.63%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$1.62 €1.39
-5.56%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$1.34 €1.16
11.19%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$0.89 €0.77
14.61%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$0.88 €0.76
-45.45%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$5.77 €4.98
-25.13%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$7.82 €6.75
177.24%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$1.84 €1.59
-3.80%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$2.4 €2.07
16.25%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Ayia Napa
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$2.28 €1.97
-40.79%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$52.9 €45.65
-77.76%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$5.82 €5.02
-45.88%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$1.92 €1.65
-47.92%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$25.01 €21.59
-45.46%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$1.61 €1.39
-19.25%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$27.5K €23.8K
-0.65%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$32.4K €28K
4.64%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Ayia Napa
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$192 €166
-36.08%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$23.25 €20.08
-40.09%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$35.84 €30.94
-49.11%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Ayia Napa
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$69 €59.6
-11.99%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
$29.81 €25.74
-42.60%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$11.66 €10.07
-22.21%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Ayia Napa
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$458 €395
51.63%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$8,263 €7,134
92.37%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Ayia Napa
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$82.9 €71.5
-30.59%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$54.7 €47.19
-36.85%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$103 €88.6
12.26%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$110 €94.7
-22.73%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Ayia Napa
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$758 €654
-19.34%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$653 €564
-32.28%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$1,565 €1,351
28.70%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$1,325 €1,144
10.15%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$3,277 €2,830
29.48%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$2,738 €2,364
5.40%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Ayia Napa
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$1,119 €966
-37.73%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
4.31
23.67%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Ayia Napa: October 29, 2025

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