Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Caracas Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Caracas

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 16.2% cheaper than Caracas without rent, and 2.9% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 13.8% cheaper than Caracas without rent, and 18.2% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$11.77 VES 4,055

-61.68%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,449

$55.5 VES 19.1K

-16.90%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$9.89 VES 3,409

-11.22%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$2.53 VES 873

22.13%

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

$0.70 ฿21.97

$1.30 VES 449

-46.15%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$0.94 VES 325

-57.45%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

$1.53 VES 528

56.86%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

$2.92 VES 1,007

26.03%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$1.87 VES 645

20.32%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$2.66 VES 916

-29.70%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$1.42 VES 489

56.34%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$2.84 VES 978

-21.48%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$10.09 VES 3,477

95.04%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$7.26 VES 2,500

-49.59%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

$7.29 VES 2,512

79.56%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$5.36 VES 1,847

-36.94%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.3

$1.86 VES 641

-9.14%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$2.26 VES 777

3.10%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$1.98 VES 682

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.77

$2.59 VES 893

-40.15%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.42

$2.14 VES 736

-29.44%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.84

$1.36 VES 470

-27.94%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$1.91 VES 658

-74.87%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$3.96 VES 1,365

9.85%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

$9.62 VES 3,314

114.66%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

$1.46 VES 503

21.23%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

$1.95 VES 671

41.03%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.19

$0.73 VES 252

87.67%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

$29.54 VES 10.2K

-61.54%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.8

$4.86 VES 1,676

-36.01%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.96

$2.65 VES 912

-60.38%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$9.85 VES 3,392

39.29%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.16

$0.52 VES 179

157.69%

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

$27.7K ฿869.6K

$25.5K VES 8.8M

8.55%

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

$33.6K ฿1.1M

$39.8K VES 13.7M

-15.62%

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

$122 ฿3,835

$20.09 VES 6,920

507.17%

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

$13.61 ฿428

$12.94 VES 4,457

5.18%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$40.22 VES 13.9K

-54.03%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

$69.4 VES 23.9K

-11.06%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

$15.22 VES 5,242

9.72%

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$6.07 VES 2,091

49.75%

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

$702 ฿22.1K

$133 VES 45.9K

427.57%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.8K

$5,546 VES 1.9M

188.31%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$63.1 VES 21.7K

-6.64%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,082

$38.72 VES 13.3K

-11.13%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,545

$104 VES 36.0K

7.99%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,662

$113 VES 38.9K

-25.08%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.1K

$459 VES 158.3K

31.92%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

$373 VES 128.4K

16.74%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

$985 VES 339.4K

109.99%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

$861 VES 296.6K

71.03%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.8K

$1,480 VES 509.8K

200.39%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

$729 VES 251.1K

309.99%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

$302 VES 104.2K

81.03%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

21.33

-75.01%

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

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

Last update for Caracas: January 10, 2026

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