Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and George Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and George

😐 Solo nomad: Phuket is 1.6% more expensive than George without rent, and 14.5% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Phuket is 9.1% more expensive than George without rent, and 35.6% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
George
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$11.33 R 202
-58.69%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$37.24 R 662
24.60%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$4.96 R 88.2
74.40%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$1.91 R 33.98
61.78%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$1.56 R 27.7
-53.21%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$1.2 R 21.25
-69.17%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$2.58 R 45.84
-7.36%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$2.99 R 53.2
21.07%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
George
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$1.11 R 19.77
101.80%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$1.05 R 18.69
71.43%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$1.64 R 29.16
36.59%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$2.95 R 52.4
-24.41%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$9.58 R 170
101.57%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$4.81 R 85.6
-21.62%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$7.69 R 137
69.70%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$1.84 R 32.71
78.26%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$1.62 R 28.84
0.62%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$1.43 R 25.51
67.83%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$3.33 R 59.2
-40.24%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$1.58 R 28.01
-3.16%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$1.75 R 31.15
-14.86%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$1.34 R 23.91
-23.88%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$0.97 R 17.19
-50.52%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$3.11 R 55.3
38.91%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$5.31 R 94.4
308.29%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$1.21 R 21.43
46.28%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$1.63 R 29.04
71.17%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
George
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$0.79 R 14.06
70.89%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$25.54 R 454
-53.95%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$1.1 R 19.59
186.36%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$0.9 R 16.09
11.11%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$3.91 R 69.5
248.85%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$1.24 R 22.14
4.84%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$20.9K R 371.7K
30.88%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$20.7K R 368K
63.88%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
George
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$128 R 2,269
-3.85%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$16.39 R 292
-15.01%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$51.2 R 911
-64.40%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
George
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$26.96 R 480
125.33%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
$11.42 R 203
49.82%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$5.51 R 97.9
64.61%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
George
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$125 R 2,219
456.40%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$4,803 R 85.4K
230.99%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
George
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$72.5 R 1,289
-20.64%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$52.9 R 941
-34.80%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$97.6 R 1,735
18.02%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$89.2 R 1,586
-4.96%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
George
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$403 R 7,162
51.73%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$332 R 5,907
33.15%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$714 R 12.7K
182.00%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$808 R 14.4K
80.58%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$688 R 12.2K
516.81%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$530 R 9,419
444.98%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
George
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$1,263 R 22.5K
-44.83%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
10.88
-51.01%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for George: October 27, 2025

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