Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Hamburg Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Hamburg

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 38.9% cheaper than Hamburg without rent, and 48.7% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 42.2% cheaper than Hamburg without rent, and 33.7% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Hamburg
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$20.03 €17.3
-76.64%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$94.2 €81.4
-50.76%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$13.78 €11.89
-37.23%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$4.65 €4.02
-33.55%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$3.65 €3.15
-80.00%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$3.19 €2.76
-88.40%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$5.74 €4.96
-58.36%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$5.51 €4.76
-34.30%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Hamburg
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$1.39 €1.2
61.15%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$2.13 €1.84
-15.49%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$3.43 €2.96
-34.69%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$3.71 €3.2
-39.89%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$14.51 €12.53
33.08%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$13.3 €11.48
-71.65%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$21.59 €18.64
-39.56%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$3.41 €2.94
-3.81%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$2.26 €1.95
-27.88%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$2.38 €2.06
0.84%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$4.67 €4.03
-57.39%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$1.57 €1.36
-2.55%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$1.55 €1.34
-3.87%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$1.96 €1.7
-47.96%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$1.03 €0.89
-53.40%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$9.51 €8.21
-54.57%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$6.95 €6
211.94%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$1.14 €0.98
55.26%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$1.56 €1.34
78.85%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Hamburg
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$4.15 €3.58
-67.47%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$66.9 €57.7
-82.41%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$7.07 €6.1
-55.45%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$2.82 €2.43
-64.54%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$44.12 €38.09
-69.08%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$1.98 €1.71
-34.34%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$31.2K €27K
-12.40%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$39.9K €34.4K
-15.01%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Hamburg
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$369 €318
-66.74%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$21.31 €18.4
-34.63%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$38.79 €33.49
-52.98%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Hamburg
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$47.71 €41.19
27.33%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
$24 €20.72
-28.71%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$15.95 €13.77
-43.13%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Hamburg
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$258 €223
169.36%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$26.6K €23K
-40.23%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Hamburg
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$92.9 €80.2
-38.12%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$58.7 €50.7
-41.21%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$124 €107
-7.26%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$187 €161
-54.66%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Hamburg
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$1,385 €1,195
-55.87%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$959 €828
-53.90%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$2,403 €2,075
-16.18%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$1,801 €1,555
-18.95%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$9,448 €8,157
-55.08%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$6,171 €5,328
-53.23%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Hamburg
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$3,664 €3,164
-80.99%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
3.9
36.67%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Hamburg: October 28, 2025

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