Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Belgrade Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Belgrade

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 8.5% cheaper than Belgrade without rent, and 18.8% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 6.1% cheaper than Belgrade without rent, and 7.3% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Belgrade
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$12.54 RSD 1,273
-62.68%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$48.59 RSD 4,931
-4.51%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$11.75 RSD 1,193
-26.38%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$2.7 RSD 274
14.44%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$2.7 RSD 274
-72.96%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$2.14 RSD 218
-82.71%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$3.54 RSD 359
-32.49%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$4.01 RSD 407
-9.73%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Belgrade
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$1.45 RSD 147
54.48%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$0.88 RSD 89.8
104.55%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$3.04 RSD 309
-26.32%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$2.89 RSD 293
-22.84%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$11.64 RSD 1,181
65.89%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$7.43 RSD 754
-49.26%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$12.91 RSD 1,310
1.08%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$1.37 RSD 139
139.42%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$1.93 RSD 196
-15.54%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$2.03 RSD 206
18.23%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$2.77 RSD 281
-28.16%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$1.03 RSD 104
48.54%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$0.78 RSD 79.6
91.03%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$0.94 RSD 95.5
8.51%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$0.77 RSD 78.4
-37.66%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$4.41 RSD 447
-2.04%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$7.84 RSD 795
176.53%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$0.87 RSD 88.1
103.45%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$1.58 RSD 160
76.58%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Belgrade
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$0.99 RSD 100
36.36%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
-
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Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$3.21 RSD 326
-1.87%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$0.96 RSD 97.9
4.17%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$17.89 RSD 1,815
-23.76%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$1.83 RSD 185
-28.96%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$30.3K RSD 3.1M
-9.73%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$27.1K RSD 2.8M
25.01%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Belgrade
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$210 RSD 21.3K
-41.49%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$22.69 RSD 2,303
-38.61%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$32.66 RSD 3,315
-44.15%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Belgrade
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$38.27 RSD 3,884
58.74%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
$21.39 RSD 2,171
-20.01%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$7.82 RSD 793
15.98%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Belgrade
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$452 RSD 45.9K
53.62%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$9,170 RSD 930.7K
73.34%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Belgrade
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$103 RSD 10.4K
-43.99%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$41.9 RSD 4,252
-17.64%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$109 RSD 11.1K
5.35%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$122 RSD 12.4K
-30.69%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Belgrade
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$878 RSD 89.1K
-30.38%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$562 RSD 57K
-21.26%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$1,553 RSD 157.6K
29.73%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$998 RSD 101.3K
46.20%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$4,792 RSD 486.3K
-11.44%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$2,956 RSD 300K
-2.36%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Belgrade
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$1,160 RSD 117.8K
-39.97%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
5.59
-4.65%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Belgrade: October 28, 2025

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