Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Duisburg Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Duisburg

πŸ™‚ Solo nomad: Phuket is 35.9% cheaper than Duisburg without rent, and 39.1% cheaper with rent.
πŸ™‚ Family of 3: Phuket is 41.9% cheaper than Duisburg without rent, and 14% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Duisburg
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ΰΈΏ151
$13.27 €11.46
-64.73%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ΰΈΏ1,502
$69.6 €60.1
-33.29%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ΰΈΏ280
$13.49 €11.65
-35.88%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ΰΈΏ100
$4.17 €3.6
-25.90%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ΰΈΏ23.53
$3.76 €3.25
-80.59%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ΰΈΏ11.95
$3.25 €2.81
-88.62%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ΰΈΏ77.4
$5.06 €4.37
-52.77%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ΰΈΏ117
$5.44 €4.7
-33.46%
πŸ›’ Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Duisburg
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ΰΈΏ72.5
$1.24 €1.07
80.65%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ΰΈΏ58.2
$2.12 €1.83
-15.09%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ΰΈΏ72.3
$3.9 €3.37
-42.56%
Eggs
$2.23 ΰΈΏ72.1
$3.49 €3.01
-36.10%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ΰΈΏ625
$14.81 €12.79
30.38%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ΰΈΏ122
$14.47 €12.5
-73.95%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ΰΈΏ422
$22.33 €19.28
-41.56%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ΰΈΏ106
$3.23 €2.79
1.55%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ΰΈΏ52.6
$1.93 €1.67
-15.54%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ΰΈΏ77.7
$2.32 €2
3.45%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ΰΈΏ64.3
$4.18 €3.61
-52.39%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ΰΈΏ49.62
$1.49 €1.29
2.68%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ΰΈΏ48.11
$1.51 €1.3
-1.32%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ΰΈΏ32.87
$1.94 €1.68
-47.42%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ΰΈΏ15.61
$1.12 €0.96
-57.14%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ΰΈΏ140
$10.02 €8.65
-56.89%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ΰΈΏ702
$6.82 €5.89
217.89%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ΰΈΏ57.3
$1.09 €0.94
62.39%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ΰΈΏ90.4
$1.66 €1.43
68.07%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Duisburg
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ΰΈΏ43.74
$5.81 €5.02
-76.76%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ΰΈΏ380
$56.3 €48.63
-79.12%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ΰΈΏ102
$6.5 €5.61
-51.54%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ΰΈΏ32.3
$2.17 €1.87
-53.92%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ΰΈΏ442
$36.48 €31.5
-62.61%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ΰΈΏ42.2
$2.02 €1.74
-35.64%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ΰΈΏ885.2K
$31K €26.8K
-11.74%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ΰΈΏ1.1M
$39.5K €34.1K
-14.15%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Duisburg
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ΰΈΏ3,970
$580 €501
-78.85%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ΰΈΏ451
$32.25 €27.84
-56.81%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ΰΈΏ590
$48.93 €42.25
-62.72%
πŸŽ‰ Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Duisburg
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ΰΈΏ1,966
$31.37 €27.09
93.66%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ΰΈΏ554
$22.64 €19.55
-24.43%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ΰΈΏ294
$15.33 €13.24
-40.83%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Duisburg
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ΰΈΏ22.5K
$265 €228
162.43%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ΰΈΏ514.4K
$9,872 €8,523
61.02%
πŸ‘•πŸ‘Ÿ Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Duisburg
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ΰΈΏ1,861
$100 €86.7
-42.71%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ΰΈΏ1,117
$42.77 €36.93
-19.31%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ΰΈΏ3,727
$106 €91.5
8.71%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ΰΈΏ2,743
$118 €102
-28.35%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Duisburg
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ΰΈΏ19.8K
$509 €439
20.08%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ΰΈΏ14.3K
$449 €387
-1.46%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ΰΈΏ65.2K
$889 €767
126.63%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ΰΈΏ47.2K
$661 €570
120.91%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ΰΈΏ137.3K
$5,209 €4,497
-18.53%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ΰΈΏ93.4K
$3,430 €2,962
-15.86%
πŸ’΅ Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Duisburg
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ΰΈΏ22.5K
$2,566 €2,216
-72.85%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
3.98
33.92%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Duisburg: October 28, 2025

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