Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Curepe Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Curepe

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 17.4% cheaper than Curepe without rent, and 5.2% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 10.6% cheaper than Curepe without rent, and 0.6% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Curepe
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$10.32 TTD 69.4
-54.65%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$87.9 TTD 590
-47.19%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$7.22 TTD 48.51
19.81%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$3.81 TTD 25.58
-18.90%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$1.09 TTD 7.3
-33.03%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$0.82 TTD 5.49
-54.88%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$1.86 TTD 12.53
28.49%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$3.07 TTD 20.6
17.92%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Curepe
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$1.89 TTD 12.69
18.52%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$2.26 TTD 15.21
-20.35%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$2.1 TTD 14.11
6.67%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$3.03 TTD 20.34
-26.40%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$8.06 TTD 54.1
139.58%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$10.17 TTD 68.3
-62.93%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$11.73 TTD 78.8
11.25%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$3.28 TTD 22.06
-
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$2.49 TTD 16.74
-34.54%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$4.43 TTD 29.79
-45.82%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$4.66 TTD 31.3
-57.30%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$1.49 TTD 10.03
2.68%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$1.58 TTD 10.63
-5.70%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$1.04 TTD 7.02
-1.92%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$0.76 TTD 5.12
-36.84%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$4.56 TTD 30.61
-5.26%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$13.49 TTD 90.7
60.71%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$1.72 TTD 11.55
2.91%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$2.19 TTD 14.73
27.40%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Curepe
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$0.62 TTD 4.14
117.74%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
-
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$1.01 TTD 6.79
211.88%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$1.26 TTD 8.47
-20.63%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$14.62 TTD 98.2
-6.70%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$1.1 TTD 7.41
18.18%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$33.6K TTD 226.1K
-18.70%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$37.6K TTD 252.7K
-9.83%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Curepe
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$81.6 TTD 548
50.42%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$46.46 TTD 312
-70.02%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$61.9 TTD 416
-70.53%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Curepe
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
-
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
-
-
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$9.75 TTD 65.5
-6.97%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Curepe
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$323 TTD 2,169
115.06%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$7,105 TTD 47.7K
123.74%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Curepe
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$59.6 TTD 400
-3.47%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$38.49 TTD 259
-10.34%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$147 TTD 990
-21.87%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$126 TTD 846
-32.66%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Curepe
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$736 TTD 4,943
-16.95%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$445 TTD 2,987
-0.52%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$1,487 TTD 9,991
35.48%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$1,092 TTD 7,335
33.69%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
-
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
-
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Curepe
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$514 TTD 3,455
35.46%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
5.38
-0.93%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Curepe: October 28, 2025

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