Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Gros Islet Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Gros Islet

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 11.7% cheaper than Gros Islet without rent, and 11.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 11.6% cheaper than Gros Islet without rent, and 19.3% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.65 ฿146

$7.30 EC$19.71

-36.30%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.11 ฿1,450

$58.7 EC$158

-21.38%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.74 ฿275

$9.20 EC$24.83

-5.00%

Cappuccino

$3.04 ฿95.5

$4.46 EC$12.05

-31.84%

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

$0.72 ฿22.65

$1.87 EC$5.04

-61.50%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.39 ฿12.30

$1.89 EC$5.11

-79.37%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.44 ฿76.7

$2.85 EC$7.69

-14.39%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 ฿119

$3.77 EC$10.18

0.53%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.14 ฿67.4

$2.53 EC$6.83

-15.42%

White Bread (500g)

$1.86 ฿58.5

$1.73 EC$4.67

7.51%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.19 ฿68.8

$1.93 EC$5.21

13.47%

Eggs

$2.25 ฿70.6

$5.12 EC$13.84

-56.05%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.73 ฿620

$12.34 EC$33.31

59.89%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.79 ฿119

$15.45 EC$41.72

-75.47%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.55 ฿426

$15.80 EC$42.65

-14.24%

Apples (1kg)

$3.25 ฿102

$6.01 EC$16.24

-45.92%

Banana (1kg)

$1.67 ฿52.6

$1.71 EC$4.62

-2.34%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.39 ฿75.2

$2.23 EC$6.03

7.17%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.09 ฿65.8

$2.19 EC$5.90

-4.57%

Potato (1kg)

$1.53 ฿48.07

$2.25 EC$6.09

-32.00%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.47

$2.19 EC$5.92

-31.05%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.99 ฿31.09

$2.84 EC$7.66

-65.14%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 ฿16.19

$1.88 EC$5.07

-72.87%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.27 ฿134

$5.84 EC$15.76

-26.88%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.31 ฿638

$14.70 EC$39.69

38.16%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ฿56.3

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.77 ฿87.0

$4.39 EC$11.85

-36.90%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.40 ฿44.15

$0.96 EC$2.58

45.83%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿368

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.8

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.99 ฿31.27

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.73 ฿432

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.32 ฿41.47

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

$27.2K ฿856.3K

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

$34.1K ฿1.1M

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

$120 ฿3,785

$213 EC$575

-43.43%

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

$13.93 ฿438

$21.89 EC$59.1

-36.36%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.31 ฿576

$37.31 EC$101

-50.92%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.9 ฿1,916

$50.6 EC$137

20.46%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿542

Cinema Ticket

$8.71 ฿274

$6.83 EC$18.44

27.53%

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

$698 ฿21.9K

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.7K ฿494.7K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.6 ฿1,812

$18.52 EC$50.0

211.23%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.24 ฿1,077

$11.28 EC$30.47

203.55%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,558

$74.4 EC$201

52.03%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.8 ฿2,666

$73.1 EC$197

16.02%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$604 ฿19.0K

$588 EC$1,587

2.72%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$436 ฿13.7K

$458 EC$1,238

-4.86%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,057 ฿64.7K

$867 EC$2,340

137.33%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,498 ฿47.1K

$655 EC$1,767

128.88%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿133.7K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$529 ฿16.6K

$732 EC$1,977

-27.72%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

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

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

Last update for Gros Islet: March 1, 2026

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