Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Farsund Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Farsund

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 36.3% cheaper than Farsund without rent, and 46.3% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 50.2% cheaper than Farsund without rent, and 30.5% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Farsund
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$25.25 NOK 251
-81.47%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$79.8 NOK 793
-41.82%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$11.95 NOK 119
-27.62%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$5.22 NOK 51.9
-40.80%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$3.94 NOK 39.19
-81.47%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$3.28 NOK 32.66
-88.72%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$9.93 NOK 98.8
-75.93%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$7.93 NOK 78.9
-54.35%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Farsund
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$2.01 NOK 19.96
11.44%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$3.06 NOK 30.46
-41.18%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$4.45 NOK 44.26
-49.66%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$3.66 NOK 36.45
-39.07%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$12.38 NOK 123
55.98%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$15.39 NOK 153
-75.50%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$20.53 NOK 204
-36.43%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$1.97 NOK 19.64
66.50%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$2.06 NOK 20.45
-20.87%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$1.99 NOK 19.81
20.60%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$1.97 NOK 19.61
1.02%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$2.04 NOK 20.28
-25.00%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$2.06 NOK 20.45
-27.67%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$2.07 NOK 20.62
-50.72%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$1 NOK 9.91
-52.00%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$10.03 NOK 99.8
-56.93%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$9.98 NOK 99.3
117.23%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$3.53 NOK 35.08
-49.86%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$4.09 NOK 40.71
-31.78%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Farsund
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$4.37 NOK 43.46
-69.11%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$72.7 NOK 723
-83.82%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$11.98 NOK 119
-73.71%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$2.05 NOK 20.43
-51.22%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$39.81 NOK 396
-65.74%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$2.2 NOK 21.85
-40.91%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$30.7K NOK 305.2K
-10.82%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$30.7K NOK 305.4K
10.46%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Farsund
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$189 NOK 1,884
-35.23%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$41.7 NOK 415
-66.59%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$20.54 NOK 204
-11.20%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Farsund
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$50 NOK 498
21.45%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
$34.91 NOK 347
-50.99%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$14.88 NOK 148
-39.05%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Farsund
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$322 NOK 3,205
115.46%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$5,066 NOK 50.4K
213.76%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Farsund
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$90.5 NOK 901
-36.48%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$30.95 NOK 308
11.50%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$103 NOK 1,027
11.55%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$152 NOK 1,511
-44.18%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Farsund
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$1,228 NOK 12.2K
-50.25%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$885 NOK 8,801
-50.01%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$1,827 NOK 18.2K
10.26%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$1,557 NOK 15.5K
-6.27%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$5,129 NOK 51K
-17.26%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$3,905 NOK 38.8K
-26.09%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Farsund
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$2,927 NOK 29.1K
-76.20%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
3
77.67%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Farsund: October 27, 2025

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