Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Bucharest Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Bucharest

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 5.7% cheaper than Bucharest without rent, and 6.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 13.6% cheaper than Bucharest without rent, and 10.5% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.68 ฿151

$13.67 RON 59.4

-65.76%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.4 ฿1,502

$67.8 RON 295

-31.59%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.65 ฿280

$8.29 RON 36

4.34%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿100

$3.35 RON 14.56

-7.76%

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

$0.73 ฿23.53

$2.32 RON 10.09

-68.53%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.37 ฿11.95

$2.33 RON 10.1

-84.12%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.39 ฿77.4

$3.44 RON 14.93

-30.52%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.62 ฿117

$3.94 RON 17.1

-8.12%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.24 ฿72.5

$1.75 RON 7.59

28.00%

White Bread (500g)

$1.8 ฿58.2

$1.41 RON 6.14

27.66%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.24 ฿72.3

$1.85 RON 8.03

21.08%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿72.1

$3.5 RON 15.21

-36.29%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.31 ฿625

$9.26 RON 40.19

108.53%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.77 ฿122

$7.23 RON 31.41

-47.86%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.05 ฿422

$12.24 RON 53.1

6.62%

Apples (1kg)

$3.28 ฿106

$1.34 RON 5.82

144.78%

Banana (1kg)

$1.63 ฿52.6

$1.73 RON 7.52

-5.78%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.4 ฿77.7

$1.83 RON 7.95

31.15%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.99 ฿64.3

$2.42 RON 10.49

-17.77%

Potato (1kg)

$1.53 ฿49.62

$0.99 RON 4.3

54.55%

Onion (1kg)

$1.49 ฿48.11

$0.95 RON 4.12

56.84%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.02 ฿32.87

$0.93 RON 4.04

9.68%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.61

$0.89 RON 3.85

-46.07%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.32 ฿140

$6.52 RON 28.31

-33.74%

Wine (Bottle)

$21.68 ฿702

$8.22 RON 35.69

163.75%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿57.3

$1.23 RON 5.35

43.90%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.79 ฿90.4

$1.96 RON 8.51

42.35%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.35 ฿43.74

$1.12 RON 4.87

20.54%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.76 ฿380

$19.42 RON 84.3

-39.44%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.15 ฿102

$0.66 RON 2.86

377.27%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1 ฿32.3

$0.61 RON 2.67

63.93%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.64 ฿442

$6.94 RON 30.14

96.54%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.3 ฿42.2

$1.69 RON 7.35

-23.08%

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

$27.4K ฿885.2K

$29.2K RON 126.8K

-6.30%

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

$33.9K ฿1.1M

$30K RON 130.4K

12.92%

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

$123 ฿3,970

$178 RON 771

-30.93%

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

$13.93 ฿451

$8.73 RON 37.89

59.56%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.24 ฿590

$11.43 RON 49.64

59.58%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.8 ฿1,966

$55.1 RON 239

10.29%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.11 ฿554

$29.27 RON 127

-41.54%

Cinema Ticket

$9.07 ฿294

$8.99 RON 39.03

0.89%

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

$694 ฿22.5K

$661 RON 2,872

4.96%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.9K ฿514.4K

$14.4K RON 62.7K

10.06%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.5 ฿1,861

$80.5 RON 349

-28.55%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.51 ฿1,117

$44.57 RON 194

-22.57%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$115 ฿3,727

$90.3 RON 392

27.60%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.8 ฿2,743

$109 RON 474

-22.29%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$611 ฿19.8K

$653 RON 2,835

-6.42%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$442 ฿14.3K

$446 RON 1,936

-0.81%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,014 ฿65.2K

$1,313 RON 5,701

53.41%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,460 ฿47.2K

$849 RON 3,687

71.88%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,244 ฿137.3K

$3,647 RON 15.8K

16.36%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,886 ฿93.4K

$2,132 RON 9,257

35.37%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$697 ฿22.5K

$1,407 RON 6,111

-50.50%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

7.1

-24.93%

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

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Bucharest: October 28, 2025

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