Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Interlaken Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Interlaken

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 63.5% cheaper than Interlaken without rent, and 65% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 58.9% cheaper than Interlaken without rent, and 55.1% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Interlaken
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$31.35 CHF 25.49
-85.07%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$141 CHF 114
-66.98%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$18.3 CHF 14.88
-52.73%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$5.87 CHF 4.78
-47.36%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$5.39 CHF 4.39
-86.46%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$4.87 CHF 3.96
-92.40%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$8.41 CHF 6.84
-71.58%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$7.23 CHF 5.88
-49.93%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Interlaken
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$2.17 CHF 1.76
3.23%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$3.47 CHF 2.82
-48.13%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$4.14 CHF 3.37
-45.89%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$7.23 CHF 5.88
-69.16%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$28.76 CHF 23.38
-32.86%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$33.6 CHF 27.32
-88.78%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$48.29 CHF 39.26
-72.98%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$3.7 CHF 3.01
-11.35%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$2.33 CHF 1.9
-30.04%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$2.95 CHF 2.4
-18.64%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$6.19 CHF 5.04
-67.85%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$2.55 CHF 2.08
-40.00%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$2.34 CHF 1.9
-36.32%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$2.52 CHF 2.05
-59.52%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$1.34 CHF 1.09
-64.18%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$11.28 CHF 9.17
-61.70%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$16.76 CHF 13.63
29.36%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$2.38 CHF 1.93
-25.63%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$3.24 CHF 2.63
-13.89%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Interlaken
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$3.88 CHF 3.15
-65.21%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$96.7 CHF 78.7
-87.84%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$8.09 CHF 6.58
-61.06%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$4.31 CHF 3.5
-76.80%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$81.3 CHF 66.1
-83.22%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$2.22 CHF 1.81
-41.44%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$40.2K CHF 32.7K
-31.93%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$41K CHF 33.3K
-17.20%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Interlaken
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$262 CHF 213
-53.20%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$48.64 CHF 39.55
-71.36%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$57.5 CHF 46.78
-68.29%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Interlaken
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$86.3 CHF 70.1
-29.57%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
-
-
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$23 CHF 18.7
-60.57%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Interlaken
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$2,936 CHF 2,387
-76.35%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$34.3K CHF 27.9K
-53.61%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Interlaken
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$137 CHF 111
-57.93%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$67.5 CHF 54.9
-48.90%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$146 CHF 119
-21.39%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$186 CHF 152
-54.51%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Interlaken
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$1,692 CHF 1,376
-63.89%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$1,484 CHF 1,206
-70.19%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$2,859 CHF 2,325
-29.55%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$2,424 CHF 1,971
-39.79%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$15.2K CHF 12.4K
-72.07%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$10.2K CHF 8,268
-71.62%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Interlaken
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
-
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
2.5
113.20%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Interlaken: October 29, 2025

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