Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Georgetown Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Georgetown

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 31.4% cheaper than Georgetown without rent, and 2.1% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 24.7% cheaper than Georgetown without rent, and 16.4% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.59 ฿147

$7.34 EC$19.81

-37.47%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.83 ฿1,497

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.70 ฿278

$11.02 EC$29.77

-21.05%

Cappuccino

$2.92 ฿93.5

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

$0.68 ฿21.86

$1.46 EC$3.93

-53.42%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.66

$1.89 EC$5.10

-78.84%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.51 ฿80.2

$1.49 EC$4.04

68.46%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.80 ฿122

$3.60 EC$9.72

5.56%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.16 ฿69.1

$2.46 EC$6.64

-12.20%

White Bread (500g)

$1.88 ฿60.1

$1.58 EC$4.27

18.99%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.16 ฿69.0

$1.65 EC$4.46

30.91%

Eggs

$2.22 ฿71.0

$4.51 EC$12.17

-50.78%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.57 ฿626

$9.61 EC$25.95

103.64%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.80 ฿122

$4.83 EC$13.05

-21.33%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.41 ฿429

$14.47 EC$39.06

-7.33%

Apples (1kg)

$3.26 ฿104

$18.42 EC$49.73

-82.30%

Banana (1kg)

$1.61 ฿51.5

Oranges (1kg)

$2.31 ฿73.8

$8.06 EC$21.75

-71.34%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.06 ฿65.8

$6.49 EC$17.53

-68.26%

Potato (1kg)

$1.61 ฿51.3

$6.63 EC$17.90

-75.72%

Onion (1kg)

$1.44 ฿46.13

$4.02 EC$10.84

-64.18%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.03 ฿32.91

$3.61 EC$9.74

-71.47%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.34

$2.99 EC$8.08

-83.95%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.50 ฿144

$5.90 EC$15.92

-23.73%

Wine (Bottle)

$19.18 ฿613

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.82 ฿58.3

$2.70 EC$7.29

-32.59%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.69 ฿86.0

$3.75 EC$10.12

-28.27%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.38 ฿44.04

$2.57 EC$6.94

-46.30%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.76 ฿376

$109 EC$294

-89.21%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿99.3

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.00 ฿32.09

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.74 ฿439

$36.56 EC$98.7

-62.42%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.30 ฿41.49

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

$27.4K ฿874.5K

$36.9K EC$99.6K

-25.81%

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

$33.0K ฿1.1M

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

$125 ฿3,993

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

$13.74 ฿439

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.61 ฿595

$55.5 EC$150

-66.44%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.6 ฿1,936

$21.77 EC$58.8

178.14%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.15 ฿548

$18.68 EC$50.5

-8.19%

Cinema Ticket

$9.01 ฿288

$7.23 EC$19.51

24.62%

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

$698 ฿22.3K

$183 EC$495

280.47%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.1K ฿515.1K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.2 ฿1,893

$74.8 EC$202

-20.85%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.86 ฿1,115

$112 EC$302

-68.86%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$114 ฿3,651

$189 EC$509

-39.41%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$85.8 ฿2,743

$146 EC$394

-41.27%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$619 ฿19.8K

$290 EC$784

113.01%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$437 ฿14.0K

$222 EC$599

96.88%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,075 ฿66.3K

$3,056 EC$8,252

-32.10%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,509 ฿48.2K

$656 EC$1,771

130.05%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,764 ฿120.3K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,694 ฿86.1K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$528 ฿16.9K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

-55.58%

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

Last update for Phuket: April 13, 2026

Last update for Georgetown: April 12, 2026

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