Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Bergen Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Bergen

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 52.4% cheaper than Bergen without rent, and 52.7% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 52% cheaper than Bergen without rent, and 38.7% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Bergen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$24.89 NOK 248
-81.20%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$99.2 NOK 987
-53.23%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$19.2 NOK 191
-54.95%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$5.46 NOK 54.3
-43.41%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$3.22 NOK 32
-77.33%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$2.98 NOK 29.69
-87.58%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$11.66 NOK 116
-79.50%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$9.59 NOK 95.4
-62.25%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Bergen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$2.67 NOK 26.51
-16.10%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$3.28 NOK 32.62
-45.12%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$2.77 NOK 27.56
-19.13%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$4.88 NOK 48.55
-54.30%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$14.05 NOK 140
37.44%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$15.88 NOK 158
-76.26%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$27.97 NOK 278
-53.34%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$3.97 NOK 39.53
-17.38%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$3.02 NOK 30.05
-46.03%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$3.63 NOK 36.13
-33.88%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$5.66 NOK 56.3
-64.84%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$2.71 NOK 26.98
-43.54%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$2.85 NOK 28.35
-47.72%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$2.9 NOK 28.86
-64.83%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$2.14 NOK 21.26
-77.57%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$16.81 NOK 167
-74.30%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$16.7 NOK 166
29.82%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$3.32 NOK 33.02
-46.69%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$4.41 NOK 43.85
-36.73%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Bergen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$4.47 NOK 44.44
-69.80%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$81.8 NOK 814
-85.63%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$15.62 NOK 155
-79.83%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$2.27 NOK 22.59
-55.95%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$73.8 NOK 734
-81.52%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$2.16 NOK 21.51
-39.81%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$35.4K NOK 351.7K
-22.62%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$42.5K NOK 423.1K
-20.28%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Bergen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$242 NOK 2,409
-49.34%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$37.91 NOK 377
-63.26%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$64.9 NOK 646
-71.90%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Bergen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$53.5 NOK 533
13.47%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
$39.83 NOK 396
-57.04%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$20.28 NOK 202
-55.28%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Bergen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$288 NOK 2,865
141.04%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$12.9K NOK 128.2K
23.33%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Bergen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$92.3 NOK 918
-37.71%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$54.8 NOK 545
-37.03%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$113 NOK 1,126
1.70%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$146 NOK 1,450
-41.84%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Bergen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$1,290 NOK 12.8K
-52.62%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$992 NOK 9,869
-55.42%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$2,005 NOK 19.9K
0.47%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$1,584 NOK 15.8K
-7.83%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$6,247 NOK 62.1K
-32.07%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$4,271 NOK 42.5K
-32.42%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Bergen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$3,747 NOK 37.3K
-81.41%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
4.85
9.90%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Bergen: October 29, 2025

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