Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Cham Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Cham

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 65% cheaper than Cham without rent, and 64.9% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 62.7% cheaper than Cham without rent, and 55.4% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Cham
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$30.39 CHF 24.71
-84.60%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$151 CHF 123
-69.21%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$19.76 CHF 16.07
-56.22%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$6.81 CHF 5.54
-54.63%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$5.7 CHF 4.64
-87.19%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$4.99 CHF 4.06
-92.59%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$10.13 CHF 8.24
-76.41%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$7.64 CHF 6.21
-52.62%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Cham
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$2.16 CHF 1.76
3.70%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$3.29 CHF 2.68
-45.29%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$4.14 CHF 3.37
-45.89%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$7.25 CHF 5.9
-69.24%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$28.66 CHF 23.3
-32.62%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$33.19 CHF 26.99
-88.64%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$44.46 CHF 36.15
-70.65%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$3.97 CHF 3.23
-17.38%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$2.6 CHF 2.12
-37.31%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$3.1 CHF 2.52
-22.58%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$5.23 CHF 4.25
-61.95%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$2.75 CHF 2.24
-44.36%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$2.37 CHF 1.92
-37.13%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$2.54 CHF 2.06
-59.84%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$1.56 CHF 1.27
-69.23%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$11.02 CHF 8.96
-60.80%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$15.37 CHF 12.5
41.05%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$2.39 CHF 1.94
-25.94%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$3.12 CHF 2.54
-10.58%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Cham
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$3.95 CHF 3.21
-65.82%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$98.1 CHF 79.8
-88.02%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$7.86 CHF 6.39
-59.92%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$4.19 CHF 3.4
-76.13%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$85.7 CHF 69.7
-84.08%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$2.27 CHF 1.84
-42.73%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$40.3K CHF 32.7K
-32.05%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$40K CHF 32.5K
-15.24%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Cham
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$255 CHF 208
-51.97%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$35.18 CHF 28.6
-60.40%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$58.4 CHF 47.46
-68.75%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Cham
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$88.5 CHF 72
-31.38%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
-
-
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$22.45 CHF 18.25
-59.60%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Cham
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$2,536 CHF 2,062
-72.63%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$34K CHF 27.7K
-53.29%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Cham
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$135 CHF 109
-57.25%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$62.2 CHF 50.6
-44.55%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$145 CHF 118
-20.81%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$200 CHF 162
-57.58%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Cham
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$1,717 CHF 1,396
-64.41%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$1,445 CHF 1,175
-69.38%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$2,817 CHF 2,291
-28.50%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$2,427 CHF 1,973
-39.85%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$15.3K CHF 12.5K
-72.29%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$11.5K CHF 9,376
-74.97%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Cham
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
-
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
2.09
155.02%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Cham: October 28, 2025

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