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

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 14.1% cheaper than Caracas without rent, and 5.5% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 14.4% cheaper than Caracas without rent, and 17.5% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Caracas
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$11.93 VES 1,194
-60.77%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$55.2 VES 5,528
-15.99%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$9.9 VES 991
-12.63%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$2.61 VES 262
18.39%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$1.26 VES 126
-42.06%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$1.03 VES 103
-64.08%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$1.53 VES 153
56.21%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$3.09 VES 309
17.15%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Caracas
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$1.83 VES 183
22.40%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$2.66 VES 266
-32.33%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$1.42 VES 142
57.75%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$2.83 VES 284
-21.20%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$10.06 VES 1,007
91.95%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$7.57 VES 757
-50.20%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$7.39 VES 740
76.59%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$5.37 VES 538
-38.92%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$1.88 VES 188
-13.30%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$2.29 VES 229
4.80%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$1.98 VES 198
0.51%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$2.59 VES 259
-40.93%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$2.15 VES 216
-30.70%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$1.32 VES 132
-22.73%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$1.94 VES 194
-75.26%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$4.1 VES 411
5.37%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$8.8 VES 880
146.36%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$1.47 VES 147
20.41%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$1.99 VES 199
40.20%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Caracas
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$0.73 VES 73.2
84.93%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$29.77 VES 2,979
-60.50%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$4.96 VES 496
-36.49%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$2.69 VES 269
-62.83%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$10.03 VES 1,004
35.99%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$0.52 VES 51.9
150.00%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$24.8K VES 2.5M
10.42%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$39.1K VES 3.9M
-13.33%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Caracas
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$19.86 VES 1,988
517.72%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$13.25 VES 1,326
5.13%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$40.23 VES 4,027
-54.66%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Caracas
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$67.7 VES 6,772
-10.21%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
$15.31 VES 1,532
11.76%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$5.85 VES 586
55.04%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Caracas
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$132 VES 13.2K
427.16%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$5,563 VES 556.8K
185.75%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Caracas
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$64.4 VES 6,445
-10.70%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$39.78 VES 3,981
-13.25%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$102 VES 10.2K
12.46%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$115 VES 11.5K
-26.23%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Caracas
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$454 VES 45.4K
34.58%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$374 VES 37.4K
18.26%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$979 VES 98K
105.84%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$866 VES 86.6K
68.63%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$1,086 VES 108.7K
290.77%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$642 VES 64.2K
349.83%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Caracas
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$318 VES 31.8K
119.01%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
21.33
-75.01%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Caracas: October 28, 2025

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