Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Hermanus Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Hermanus

😐 Solo nomad: Phuket is 5% more expensive than Hermanus without rent, and 7.4% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Phuket is 35.3% more expensive than Hermanus without rent, and 32.5% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Hermanus
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$13.87 R 247
-66.26%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$33.08 R 588
40.27%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$4.8 R 85.5
80.21%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$2.02 R 35.89
52.97%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$1.17 R 20.85
-37.61%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$0.77 R 13.66
-51.95%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$2.3 R 40.96
3.91%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$2.59 R 46.15
39.77%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Hermanus
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$1.15 R 20.41
94.78%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$1.01 R 17.93
78.22%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$1.61 R 28.72
39.13%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$2.45 R 43.65
-8.98%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$7.68 R 137
151.43%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$4.59 R 81.7
-17.86%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$6.65 R 118
96.24%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$1.59 R 28.33
106.29%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$1.48 R 26.31
10.14%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$1.53 R 27.15
56.86%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$1.65 R 29.35
20.61%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$1.33 R 23.56
15.04%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$1.19 R 21.09
25.21%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$1.06 R 18.83
-3.77%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$0.97 R 17.31
-50.52%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$2.88 R 51.1
50.00%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$6.53 R 116
232.01%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$1.33 R 23.7
33.08%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$1.72 R 30.57
62.21%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Hermanus
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$1.61 R 28.55
-16.15%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
-
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$1.1 R 19.54
186.36%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$0.96 R 17.05
4.17%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$4.12 R 73.2
231.07%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$1.23 R 21.82
5.69%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$21K R 373.6K
30.22%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$24.1K R 428K
40.90%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Hermanus
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$127 R 2,256
-3.29%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$35.1 R 624
-60.31%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$53 R 942
-65.57%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Hermanus
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$17.88 R 318
239.77%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
$9.67 R 172
76.94%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$4.9 R 87.1
85.10%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Hermanus
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$193 R 3,440
258.94%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$4,292 R 76.3K
270.34%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Hermanus
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$50.6 R 899
13.75%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$31.91 R 568
8.15%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$90.3 R 1,606
27.56%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$78.6 R 1,397
7.92%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Hermanus
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$365 R 6,486
67.55%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$418 R 7,442
5.69%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$678 R 12.1K
196.90%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$912 R 16.2K
59.98%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$730 R 13K
481.75%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$618 R 11K
366.71%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Hermanus
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
-
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
11.51
-53.69%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Hermanus: October 28, 2025

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