Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Cavan Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Cavan

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 41.1% cheaper than Cavan without rent, and 50.1% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 46.7% cheaper than Cavan without rent, and 37.5% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Cavan
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$17.59 €15.19
-73.39%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$91.2 €78.8
-49.13%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$17.07 €14.74
-49.33%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$3 €2.59
3.00%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$3.52 €3.04
-79.26%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$2.05 €1.77
-81.95%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$6.23 €5.38
-61.64%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$6.96 €6.01
-47.99%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Cavan
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$1.35 €1.17
65.93%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$2.37 €2.04
-24.05%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$2.01 €1.73
11.44%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$5.68 €4.9
-60.74%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$8.23 €7.11
134.63%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$16.1 €13.9
-76.58%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$12.28 €10.6
6.27%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$5.74 €4.95
-42.86%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$2.96 €2.56
-44.93%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$7.09 €6.13
-66.15%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$5.1 €4.4
-60.98%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$2.87 €2.48
-46.69%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$1.15 €0.99
29.57%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$1.28 €1.11
-20.31%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$1.14 €0.98
-57.89%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$18.53 €16
-76.69%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$13.72 €11.85
58.02%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$4.66 €4.02
-62.02%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$5.81 €5.01
-51.98%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Cavan
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$2.5 €2.15
-46.00%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$321 €277
-96.33%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$5.89 €5.08
-46.52%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$1.93 €1.67
-48.19%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$11.49 €9.92
18.71%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$1.93 €1.67
-32.64%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$38K €32.8K
-28.10%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$37.9K €32.7K
-10.60%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Cavan
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$209 €181
-41.42%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$23.42 €20.22
-40.52%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$32.53 €28.09
-43.93%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Cavan
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$88.8 €76.7
-31.60%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
$34.51 €29.79
-50.42%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$23.13 €19.97
-60.79%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Cavan
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$1,046 €903
-33.64%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$7,773 €6,711
104.51%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Cavan
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$92.3 €79.7
-37.71%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$28.65 €24.74
20.45%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$77.7 €67.1
48.27%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$34.16 €29.49
148.16%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Cavan
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$1,219 €1,052
-49.85%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$940 €811
-52.94%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$2,202 €1,902
-8.54%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$1,711 €1,477
-14.69%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$3,193 €2,757
32.92%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$3,791 €3,273
-23.87%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Cavan
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$3,046 €2,629
-77.13%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
4.5
18.44%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Cavan: October 29, 2025

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