Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Goa Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Goa

😐 Solo nomad: Phuket is 111.9% more expensive than Goa without rent, and 105.4% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Phuket is 129.5% more expensive than Goa without rent, and 173.4% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$3.43 ₹312

31.49%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,449

$15.59 ₹1,415

195.57%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$5.65 ₹513

55.40%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$1.28 ₹116

141.41%

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

$0.70 ฿21.97

$0.39 ₹35.19

79.49%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$0.21 ₹19.03

90.48%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

$1.30 ₹118

84.62%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

$3.10 ₹282

18.71%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$0.76 ₹69.1

196.05%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$0.61 ₹55.0

206.56%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$1.12 ₹102

98.21%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$0.90 ₹82.0

147.78%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$6.50 ₹590

202.77%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$3.23 ₹293

13.31%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$2.13 ₹194

58.69%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.3

$0.96 ₹87.2

76.04%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$1.74 ₹157

33.91%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$0.53 ₹48.00

273.58%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.77

$0.42 ₹37.89

269.05%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.42

$0.51 ₹46.57

196.08%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.84

$0.60 ₹54.3

63.33%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$0.44 ₹39.88

9.09%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$3.45 ₹313

26.09%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

$7.31 ₹663

182.49%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

$0.94 ₹85.0

88.30%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

$1.79 ₹163

53.63%

Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)

$4.42 ₹401

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.19

$0.22 ₹19.89

522.73%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

$17.54 ₹1,592

-35.23%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.8

$1.14 ₹103

172.81%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.96

$0.36 ₹32.99

191.67%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$2.29 ₹208

499.13%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.16

$1.20 ₹109

11.67%

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

$27.7K ฿869.6K

$11.2K ₹1.0M

146.32%

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

$33.6K ฿1.1M

$31.8K ₹2.9M

5.76%

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

$122 ฿3,835

$24.72 ₹2,243

393.45%

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

$13.61 ฿428

$3.30 ₹300

312.42%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$10.39 ₹943

77.96%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

$20.14 ₹1,828

206.31%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

$4.31 ₹391

287.47%

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$3.36 ₹305

170.54%

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

$702 ฿22.1K

$125 ₹11.3K

462.33%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.8K

$1,888 ₹171.4K

746.77%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$33.54 ₹3,044

75.55%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,082

$29.21 ₹2,651

17.80%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,545

$51.0 ₹4,624

121.32%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,662

$24.21 ₹2,197

249.69%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.1K

$277 ₹25.1K

118.81%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

$254 ₹23.1K

71.21%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

$471 ₹42.7K

339.30%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

$442 ₹40.1K

233.26%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.8K

$1,204 ₹109.2K

269.31%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

$718 ₹65.2K

316.16%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

$352 ₹31.9K

55.61%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

8.47

-37.07%

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

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

Last update for Goa: January 12, 2026

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