Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Hope Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Hope

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 32.2% cheaper than Hope without rent, and 45.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 22.8% cheaper than Hope without rent, and 25.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.71 ฿151

$14.88 CA$20.83

-68.35%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$45.87 ฿1,468

$52.4 CA$73.4

-12.51%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.84 ฿283

$9.42 CA$13.18

-6.16%

Cappuccino

$3.06 ฿98

$4.27 CA$5.98

-28.34%

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

$0.69 ฿22.16

$1.46 CA$2.04

-52.74%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.39 ฿12.56

$1.35 CA$1.89

-71.11%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.49 ฿79.6

$4.91 CA$6.88

-49.29%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.72 ฿119

$5.47 CA$7.66

-31.99%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.18 ฿69.8

$2.13 CA$2.98

2.35%

White Bread (500g)

$1.8 ฿57.5

$2.77 CA$3.88

-35.02%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.23 ฿71.4

$4.49 CA$6.29

-50.33%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿71.4

$3.19 CA$4.47

-30.09%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.66 ฿629

$12.73 CA$17.82

54.44%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.77 ฿121

$13.34 CA$18.67

-71.74%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.53 ฿433

$20.62 CA$28.87

-34.38%

Apples (1kg)

$3.24 ฿104

$4.51 CA$6.31

-28.16%

Banana (1kg)

$1.62 ฿51.9

$1.61 CA$2.25

0.62%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.4 ฿76.8

$4.34 CA$6.08

-44.70%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.08 ฿66.5

$4.18 CA$5.85

-50.24%

Potato (1kg)

$1.59 ฿50.7

$3.03 CA$4.24

-47.52%

Onion (1kg)

$1.49 ฿47.76

$3.93 CA$5.5

-62.09%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.01 ฿32.46

$2.83 CA$3.96

-64.31%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.46

$1.92 CA$2.69

-75.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.48 ฿143

$15.02 CA$21.03

-70.17%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.34 ฿651

$14.02 CA$19.63

45.08%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.86 ฿59.5

$2.53 CA$3.54

-26.48%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.7 ฿86.3

$2.52 CA$3.53

7.14%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.43 ฿45.79

$2.32 CA$3.25

-38.36%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.47 ฿367

$61.6 CA$86.3

-81.39%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.04 ฿97.4

$3.23 CA$4.52

-5.88%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.04 ฿33.18

$1.85 CA$2.59

-43.78%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.64 ฿437

$25.98 CA$36.38

-47.50%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.35 ฿43.31

$1.41 CA$1.98

-4.26%

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

$27.2K ฿870.3K

$24.7K CA$34.6K

10.15%

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

$33.5K ฿1.1M

$19.8K CA$27.8K

68.72%

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

$122 ฿3,905

$134 CA$188

-9.16%

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

$13.61 ฿435

$44.17 CA$61.9

-69.19%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.36 ฿588

$54.9 CA$76.9

-66.55%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$59.9 ฿1,915

$41.39 CA$58

44.60%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.84 ฿539

Cinema Ticket

$8.92 ฿285

$15.95 CA$22.33

-44.08%

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

$684 ฿21.9K

$708 CA$991

-3.37%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.1K ฿514.8K

$11.8K CA$16.5K

36.85%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.2 ฿1,862

$54.8 CA$76.7

6.23%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.38 ฿1,100

$47.24 CA$66.1

-27.22%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,631

$74.1 CA$104

53.14%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.9 ฿2,716

$74.6 CA$104

13.81%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$621 ฿19.9K

$1,314 CA$1,840

-52.79%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$441 ฿14.1K

$1,181 CA$1,653

-62.69%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,063 ฿66K

$2,042 CA$2,858

1.07%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,469 ฿47K

$1,793 CA$2,510

-18.02%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,286 ฿137.1K

$4,305 CA$6,028

-0.45%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,957 ฿94.6K

$3,696 CA$5,175

-19.99%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$534 ฿17.1K

$3,023 CA$4,233

-82.34%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

5.8

-8.10%

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

Last update for Phuket: December 1, 2025

Last update for Hope: December 1, 2025

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