Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Budaors Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Budaors

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 11.9% cheaper than Budaors without rent, and 10% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 12.3% cheaper than Budaors without rent, and 23% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$11.65 Ft 3,869

-61.29%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,448

$52.4 Ft 17.4K

-12.13%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$8.46 Ft 2,809

3.78%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$2.24 Ft 744

37.95%

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

$0.70 ฿21.96

$1.71 Ft 567

-59.06%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$1.31 Ft 434

-69.47%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

$2.42 Ft 803

-0.83%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

$2.90 Ft 963

26.90%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$1.04 Ft 344

116.35%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$1.57 Ft 521

19.11%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$2.03 Ft 674

9.36%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$3.06 Ft 1,016

-27.12%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$9.92 Ft 3,292

98.39%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$6.23 Ft 2,069

-41.25%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

$13.35 Ft 4,432

-1.95%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$1.81 Ft 600

86.74%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.2

$1.88 Ft 625

-10.11%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$2.15 Ft 713

8.37%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$3.23 Ft 1,071

-38.70%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.76

$1.12 Ft 373

38.39%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.41

$1.35 Ft 449

11.85%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.83

$1.51 Ft 500

-35.10%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$0.56 Ft 187

-14.29%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$6.73 Ft 2,233

-35.36%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

$4.65 Ft 1,542

344.09%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

$1.12 Ft 373

58.04%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

$1.64 Ft 545

67.68%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.18

$1.34 Ft 444

2.24%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

$13.76 Ft 4,567

-17.44%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.7

$3.22 Ft 1,068

-3.42%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.95

$1.14 Ft 379

-7.89%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$18.90 Ft 6,273

-27.41%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.14

$1.74 Ft 577

-22.99%

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

$27.7K ฿869.3K

$26.1K Ft 8.7M

6.00%

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

$33.6K ฿1.1M

$31.2K Ft 10.4M

7.72%

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

$122 ฿3,834

$147 Ft 48.6K

-16.76%

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

$13.61 ฿428

$26.61 Ft 8,835

-48.85%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$19.62 Ft 6,512

-5.76%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

$69.8 Ft 23.2K

-11.67%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

$10.54 Ft 3,498

58.44%

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$8.86 Ft 2,941

2.60%

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

$702 ฿22.1K

$449 Ft 149.1K

56.43%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.6K

$8,269 Ft 2.7M

93.39%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$67.5 Ft 22.4K

-12.82%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,081

$37.90 Ft 12.6K

-9.21%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,544

$90.5 Ft 30.0K

24.67%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,661

$90.5 Ft 30.0K

-6.44%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.0K

$518 Ft 172.1K

16.90%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

$527 Ft 175.1K

-17.49%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

$823 Ft 273.1K

151.47%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

$807 Ft 267.8K

82.57%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.7K

$3,860 Ft 1.3M

15.17%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

$3,738 Ft 1.2M

-20.06%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

$1,615 Ft 536.2K

-66.11%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

7.5

-28.93%

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

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

Last update for Budaors: January 12, 2026

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