Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Dabas Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Dabas

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 10.1% cheaper than Dabas without rent, and 10% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 5.5% cheaper than Dabas without rent, and 43.6% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Dabas
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.65 ฿149
$8.60 Ft 2,932
-45.93%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.11 ฿1,474
$34.35 Ft 11.7K
34.24%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.74 ฿279
$8.53 Ft 2,908
2.46%
Cappuccino
$3.04 ฿97.1
$1.46 Ft 498
108.22%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.72 ฿23.03
$1.11 Ft 378
-35.14%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.39 ฿12.50
$0.44 Ft 150
-11.36%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.44 ฿78.0
$1.60 Ft 546
52.50%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.79 ฿121
$1.43 Ft 486
165.03%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Dabas
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.14 ฿68.6
$1.06 Ft 363
101.89%
White Bread (500g)
$1.86 ฿59.5
$1.48 Ft 503
25.68%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.19 ฿69.9
$1.90 Ft 648
15.26%
Eggs
$2.25 ฿71.8
$2.43 Ft 829
-7.41%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.73 ฿631
$9.28 Ft 3,165
112.61%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.79 ฿121
$5.89 Ft 2,009
-35.65%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.55 ฿433
$14.14 Ft 4,821
-4.17%
Apples (1kg)
$3.25 ฿104
$1.94 Ft 663
67.53%
Banana (1kg)
$1.67 ฿53.4
$2.11 Ft 718
-20.85%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.39 ฿76.5
$2.11 Ft 719
13.27%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.09 ฿66.9
$3.52 Ft 1,201
-40.63%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿48.88
$1.27 Ft 431
20.47%
Onion (1kg)
$1.51 ฿48.27
$1.24 Ft 423
21.77%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.99 ฿31.62
$1.73 Ft 591
-42.77%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.51 ฿16.46
$0.54 Ft 183
-5.56%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.27 ฿137
$7.00 Ft 2,385
-39.00%
Wine (Bottle)
$20.31 ฿649
$4.55 Ft 1,550
346.37%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.79 ฿57.3
$1.16 Ft 395
54.31%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.77 ฿88.5
$2.06 Ft 703
34.47%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Dabas
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.40 ฿44.89
$1.17 Ft 400
19.66%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.70 ฿374
$24.82 Ft 8,461
-52.86%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 ฿99.4
$3.24 Ft 1,104
-4.01%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.99 ฿31.80
$1.12 Ft 382
-11.61%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.73 ฿439
$22.89 Ft 7,802
-40.02%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.32 ฿42.17
$1.40 Ft 479
-5.71%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.2K ฿870.7K
$27.1K Ft 9.2M
0.38%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$34.1K ฿1.1M
$31.5K Ft 10.7M
8.24%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Dabas
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$120 ฿3,849
$164 Ft 55.9K
-26.57%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿445
$27.10 Ft 9,238
-48.60%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.31 ฿585
$19.85 Ft 6,765
-7.76%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Dabas
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.9 ฿1,948
$47.70 Ft 16.3K
27.74%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.23 ฿551
$16.70 Ft 5,692
3.17%
Cinema Ticket
$8.71 ฿278
$7.98 Ft 2,719
9.15%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Dabas
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$698 ฿22.3K
$407 Ft 138.6K
71.69%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.7K ฿503.0K
$7,180 Ft 2.4M
119.14%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Dabas
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.6 ฿1,843
$92.3 Ft 31.4K
-37.52%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.24 ฿1,095
$44.78 Ft 15.3K
-23.54%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$113 ฿3,618
$95.3 Ft 32.5K
18.78%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,711
$101 Ft 34.3K
-15.67%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Dabas
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$604 ฿19.3K
$449 Ft 152.9K
34.61%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$436 ฿13.9K
$346 Ft 117.8K
26.20%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,057 ฿65.8K
$641 Ft 218.4K
221.02%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,498 ฿47.9K
$535 Ft 182.2K
180.25%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,252 ฿135.9K
$2,970 Ft 1.0M
43.16%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,988 ฿95.5K
$2,781 Ft 948.0K
7.45%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Dabas
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$529 ฿16.9K
-
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
8
-33.38%

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Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

Last update for Dabas: March 3, 2026

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