Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Hamar Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Hamar

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 48.6% cheaper than Hamar without rent, and 46.8% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 55.6% cheaper than Hamar without rent, and 33.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Hamar
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.65 ฿149
$25.51 NOK 246
-81.77%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.11 ฿1,474
$123 NOK 1,185
-62.48%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.74 ฿279
$14.93 NOK 144
-41.46%
Cappuccino
$3.04 ฿97.1
$4.99 NOK 48.06
-39.08%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.72 ฿23.03
$4.23 NOK 40.82
-82.98%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.39 ฿12.50
$3.18 NOK 30.64
-87.74%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.44 ฿78.0
$12.34 NOK 119
-80.23%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.79 ฿121
$7.77 NOK 74.9
-51.22%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Hamar
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.14 ฿68.6
$2.10 NOK 20.26
1.90%
White Bread (500g)
$1.86 ฿59.5
$2.86 NOK 27.61
-34.97%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.19 ฿69.9
$2.06 NOK 19.87
6.31%
Eggs
$2.25 ฿71.8
$5.18 NOK 49.93
-56.56%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.73 ฿631
$10.76 NOK 104
83.36%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.79 ฿121
$12.19 NOK 118
-68.91%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.55 ฿433
$31.02 NOK 299
-56.32%
Apples (1kg)
$3.25 ฿104
$3.44 NOK 33.14
-5.52%
Banana (1kg)
$1.67 ฿53.4
$2.59 NOK 24.94
-35.52%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.39 ฿76.5
$2.92 NOK 28.12
-18.15%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.09 ฿66.9
$4.92 NOK 47.43
-57.52%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿48.88
$2.37 NOK 22.81
-35.44%
Onion (1kg)
$1.51 ฿48.27
$2.45 NOK 23.58
-38.37%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.99 ฿31.62
$1.99 NOK 19.17
-50.25%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.51 ฿16.46
$1.96 NOK 18.89
-73.98%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.27 ฿137
$17.15 NOK 165
-75.10%
Wine (Bottle)
$20.31 ฿649
$18.64 NOK 180
8.96%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.79 ฿57.3
$3.40 NOK 32.79
-47.35%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.77 ฿88.5
$4.26 NOK 41.02
-34.98%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Hamar
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.40 ฿44.89
$4.54 NOK 43.77
-69.16%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.70 ฿374
$64.3 NOK 620
-81.81%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 ฿99.4
$10.22 NOK 98.5
-69.57%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.99 ฿31.80
$1.38 NOK 13.31
-28.26%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.73 ฿439
$41.72 NOK 402
-67.09%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.32 ฿42.17
$2.20 NOK 21.24
-40.00%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.2K ฿870.7K
$36.3K NOK 349.6K
-24.90%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$34.1K ฿1.1M
$43.1K NOK 415.7K
-20.90%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Hamar
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$120 ฿3,849
$216 NOK 2,078
-44.15%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿445
$31.60 NOK 305
-55.92%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.31 ฿585
$56.3 NOK 543
-67.50%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Hamar
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.9 ฿1,948
$56.6 NOK 545
7.73%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.23 ฿551
$28.24 NOK 272
-38.99%
Cinema Ticket
$8.71 ฿278
$18.01 NOK 174
-51.64%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Hamar
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$698 ฿22.3K
$199 NOK 1,916
251.22%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.7K ฿503.0K
$14.6K NOK 140.5K
7.98%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Hamar
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.6 ฿1,843
$102 NOK 986
-43.62%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.24 ฿1,095
$61.2 NOK 590
-44.03%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$113 ฿3,618
$122 NOK 1,181
-7.60%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,711
$101 NOK 978
-16.37%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Hamar
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$604 ฿19.3K
$1,184 NOK 11.4K
-48.99%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$436 ฿13.9K
$822 NOK 7,926
-46.96%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,057 ฿65.8K
$1,499 NOK 14.5K
37.23%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,498 ฿47.9K
$1,444 NOK 13.9K
3.72%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,252 ฿135.9K
$4,267 NOK 41.1K
-0.34%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,988 ฿95.5K
$3,424 NOK 33.0K
-12.73%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Hamar
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$529 ฿16.9K
$4,238 NOK 40.9K
-87.51%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
5.08
4.92%

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

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

Last update for Hamar: March 1, 2026

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