Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Carrefour Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Carrefour

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 23.2% cheaper than Carrefour without rent, and 30.4% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 28.7% cheaper than Carrefour without rent, and 8.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Carrefour
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$15.2 HTG 1,982
-69.21%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$89.2 HTG 11.6K
-47.98%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$7.19 HTG 937
20.31%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$1.68 HTG 220
83.93%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$1.54 HTG 200
-52.60%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$1.54 HTG 200
-75.97%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$5.11 HTG 666
-53.23%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$7.15 HTG 932
-49.37%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Carrefour
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$1.55 HTG 202
44.52%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$2.36 HTG 308
-23.73%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$3.16 HTG 412
-29.11%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$2.72 HTG 355
-18.01%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$7.44 HTG 969
159.54%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$6.08 HTG 792
-37.99%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$12.03 HTG 1,568
8.48%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$1.82 HTG 238
80.22%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$2.52 HTG 329
-35.32%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$0.88 HTG 115
172.73%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$2.27 HTG 296
-12.33%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$6.26 HTG 816
-75.56%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$1.03 HTG 134
44.66%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$0.66 HTG 85.7
54.55%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$0.98 HTG 128
-51.02%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$3.98 HTG 519
8.54%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$11.5 HTG 1,500
88.52%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$0.94 HTG 122
88.30%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$1.55 HTG 202
80.00%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Carrefour
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$0.2 HTG 26.58
575.00%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$19.96 HTG 2,602
-41.08%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$0.36 HTG 47.12
775.00%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$0.41 HTG 53.9
143.90%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$20.23 HTG 2,637
-32.58%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$1.22 HTG 159
6.56%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$40.1K HTG 5.2M
-31.86%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$45.9K HTG 6M
-26.07%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Carrefour
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$102 HTG 13.2K
20.78%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$49.81 HTG 6,493
-72.03%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$168 HTG 21.9K
-89.14%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Carrefour
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$70.7 HTG 9,216
-14.07%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
$19.61 HTG 2,556
-12.75%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$10.17 HTG 1,325
-10.82%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Carrefour
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$99 HTG 12.9K
601.44%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$7,004 HTG 913K
126.94%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Carrefour
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$79.6 HTG 10.4K
-27.79%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$76 HTG 9,900
-54.56%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$119 HTG 15.5K
-3.11%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$153 HTG 19.9K
-44.45%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Carrefour
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$874 HTG 114K
-30.12%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$732 HTG 95.4K
-39.54%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$1,300 HTG 169.4K
54.97%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$1,065 HTG 138.8K
37.08%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$762 HTG 99.3K
456.86%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$607 HTG 79.1K
375.80%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Carrefour
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$1,387 HTG 180.8K
-49.78%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
15
-64.47%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Carrefour: October 28, 2025

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