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Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Bytom Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Bytom

๐Ÿ˜ Solo nomad: Phuket is 3.2% more expensive than Bytom without rent, and 4.3% cheaper with rent.
๐Ÿ˜ Family of 3: Phuket is 6.3% more expensive than Bytom without rent, and 43.5% more expensive with rent.
Currency
๐Ÿฝ Eating Out
Phuket
Bytom
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.51 เธฟ142
$10.99 zล‚ย 39.90
-58.96%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.08 เธฟ1,449
$42.82 zล‚ย 155
7.61%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.78 เธฟ276
$8.10 zล‚ย 29.39
8.40%
Cappuccino
$3.09 เธฟ97.0
$3.47 zล‚ย 12.60
-10.95%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.70 เธฟ21.97
$1.96 zล‚ย 7.10
-64.29%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.40 เธฟ12.46
$1.62 zล‚ย 5.87
-75.31%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.40 เธฟ75.5
$3.29 zล‚ย 11.94
-27.05%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.68 เธฟ116
$3.89 zล‚ย 14.14
-5.40%
๐Ÿ›’ Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Bytom
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.25 เธฟ70.6
$1.04 zล‚ย 3.78
116.35%
White Bread (500g)
$1.87 เธฟ58.8
$1.19 zล‚ย 4.30
57.14%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.22 เธฟ69.8
$1.22 zล‚ย 4.43
81.97%
Eggs
$2.23 เธฟ70.1
$3.05 zล‚ย 11.06
-26.89%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.68 เธฟ619
$10.70 zล‚ย 38.85
83.93%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.66 เธฟ115
$6.28 zล‚ย 22.80
-41.72%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.09 เธฟ411
$10.64 zล‚ย 38.62
23.03%
Apples (1kg)
$3.38 เธฟ106
$1.02 zล‚ย 3.70
231.37%
Banana (1kg)
$1.69 เธฟ53.3
$1.78 zล‚ย 6.47
-5.06%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.33 เธฟ73.2
$1.72 zล‚ย 6.26
35.47%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.98 เธฟ62.4
$2.89 zล‚ย 10.48
-31.49%
Potato (1kg)
$1.55 เธฟ48.77
$0.96 zล‚ย 3.48
61.46%
Onion (1kg)
$1.51 เธฟ47.42
$0.90 zล‚ย 3.26
67.78%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.98 เธฟ30.84
$1.15 zล‚ย 4.18
-14.78%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 เธฟ15.01
$0.66 zล‚ย 2.40
-27.27%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.35 เธฟ137
$5.25 zล‚ย 19.06
-17.14%
Wine (Bottle)
$20.65 เธฟ649
$7.01 zล‚ย 25.46
194.58%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 เธฟ55.8
$1.11 zล‚ย 4.04
59.46%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.75 เธฟ86.6
$1.86 zล‚ย 6.75
47.85%
๐ŸšŒ Getting Around
Phuket
Bytom
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.37 เธฟ43.19
$1.33 zล‚ย 4.83
3.01%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.36 เธฟ357
$36.45 zล‚ย 132
-68.83%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 เธฟ97.8
$2.13 zล‚ย 7.75
46.01%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.05 เธฟ32.96
$0.48 zล‚ย 1.75
118.75%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.72 เธฟ431
$9.61 zล‚ย 34.87
42.77%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.34 เธฟ42.16
$1.73 zล‚ย 6.30
-22.54%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.7K เธฟ869.6K
$33.6K zล‚ย 122.1K
-17.80%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.6K เธฟ1.1M
$30.2K zล‚ย 109.6K
11.31%
๐Ÿงพ Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Bytom
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$122 เธฟ3,835
$335 zล‚ย 1,217
-63.63%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.61 เธฟ428
$8.58 zล‚ย 31.13
58.62%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.49 เธฟ581
$16.11 zล‚ย 58.5
14.77%
๐ŸŽ‰ Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Bytom
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$61.7 เธฟ1,939
$32.75 zล‚ย 119
88.37%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$16.70 เธฟ525
$19.92 zล‚ย 72.3
-16.16%
Cinema Ticket
$9.09 เธฟ286
$7.15 zล‚ย 25.95
27.13%
๐Ÿงธ Childcare & Education
Phuket
Bytom
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$702 เธฟ22.1K
$317 zล‚ย 1,150
121.64%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$16.0K เธฟ502.8K
$9,391 zล‚ย 34.1K
70.28%
๐Ÿ‘•๐Ÿ‘Ÿ Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Bytom
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$58.9 เธฟ1,851
$89.1 zล‚ย 323
-33.92%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.41 เธฟ1,082
$30.50 zล‚ย 111
12.82%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$113 เธฟ3,545
$76.0 zล‚ย 276
48.33%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.7 เธฟ2,662
$96.4 zล‚ย 350
-12.13%
๐Ÿ  Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Bytom
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$606 เธฟ19.1K
$559 zล‚ย 2,028
8.50%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$435 เธฟ13.7K
$330 zล‚ย 1,198
31.92%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,069 เธฟ65.0K
$491 zล‚ย 1,782
321.41%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,473 เธฟ46.3K
$413 zล‚ย 1,500
256.37%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,445 เธฟ139.8K
$1,107 zล‚ย 4,019
301.47%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,988 เธฟ93.9K
$1,119 zล‚ย 4,062
166.97%
๐Ÿ’ต Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Bytom
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$547 เธฟ17.2K
-
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
6.78
-21.39%

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Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

Last update for Bytom: January 11, 2026

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