Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Damascus Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Damascus

😐 Solo nomad: Phuket is 50.3% more expensive than Damascus without rent, and 68% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Phuket is 58.6% more expensive than Damascus without rent, and 131.6% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$6.03 SYP 688

-25.21%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,448

$27.26 SYP 3,108

69.04%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$5.34 SYP 608

64.42%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$1.49 SYP 170

107.38%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.70 ฿21.96

$1.14 SYP 130

-38.60%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$0.68 SYP 77.6

-41.18%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

$1.65 SYP 188

45.45%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

$2.57 SYP 293

43.19%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$1.02 SYP 116

120.59%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$0.63 SYP 72.1

196.83%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$1.74 SYP 198

27.59%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$1.88 SYP 215

18.62%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$3.05 SYP 347

545.25%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$7.51 SYP 856

-51.26%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

$11.13 SYP 1,269

17.61%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$0.87 SYP 99.4

288.51%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.2

$1.73 SYP 197

-2.31%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$0.99 SYP 113

135.35%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$0.88 SYP 100

125.00%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.76

$0.61 SYP 69.7

154.10%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.41

$0.62 SYP 71.2

143.55%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.83

$0.38 SYP 42.90

157.89%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$0.63 SYP 71.6

-23.81%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$3.04 SYP 347

43.09%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

$7.85 SYP 895

163.06%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

$0.98 SYP 112

80.61%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

$1.77 SYP 202

55.37%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.18

$0.09 SYP 10.39

1422.22%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

$16.90 SYP 1,926

-32.78%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.7

$1.01 SYP 115

207.92%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.95

$1.23 SYP 140

-14.63%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$6.57 SYP 749

108.83%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.14

$3.60 SYP 410

-62.78%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$27.7K ฿869.3K

$18.4K SYP 2.1M

50.01%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$33.6K ฿1.1M

$20.7K SYP 2.4M

62.27%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$122 ฿3,834

$104 SYP 11.8K

17.51%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$13.61 ฿428

$8.22 SYP 937

65.57%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$54.2 SYP 6,174

-65.85%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

$15.18 SYP 1,730

306.39%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

$7.31 SYP 834

128.45%

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$2.99 SYP 341

204.01%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$702 ฿22.1K

$43.77 SYP 4,990

1504.77%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.6K

$1,850 SYP 210.9K

764.45%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$29.13 SYP 3,321

102.13%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,081

$26.01 SYP 2,965

32.30%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,544

$44.72 SYP 5,098

152.15%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,661

$55.7 SYP 6,354

51.88%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.0K

$264 SYP 30.1K

129.74%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

$170 SYP 19.4K

155.70%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

$528 SYP 60.2K

292.07%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

$281 SYP 32.1K

423.42%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.7K

$1,888 SYP 215.3K

135.42%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

$620 SYP 70.7K

381.90%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

$49.48 SYP 5,640

1006.37%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

13.75

-61.24%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

Last update for Damascus: January 11, 2026

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