Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Jaco Beach Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Jaco Beach

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 22.1% cheaper than Jaco Beach without rent, and 8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 2% cheaper than Jaco Beach without rent, and 14.3% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$7.05 ₡3,496

-36.03%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,448

$40.10 ₡19.9K

14.91%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$8.82 ₡4,372

-0.45%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$3.81 ₡1,887

-18.90%

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

$0.70 ฿21.96

$1.53 ₡761

-54.25%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$0.97 ₡483

-58.76%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

$3.03 ₡1,503

-20.79%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

$2.90 ₡1,440

26.90%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$1.42 ₡704

58.45%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$2.06 ₡1,019

-9.22%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$2.16 ₡1,069

2.78%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$2.37 ₡1,175

-5.91%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$9.90 ₡4,910

98.79%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$8.25 ₡4,088

-55.64%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

$11.01 ₡5,461

18.89%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$4.62 ₡2,290

-26.84%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.2

$1.46 ₡725

15.75%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$4.27 ₡2,117

-45.43%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$3.11 ₡1,541

-36.33%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.76

$1.36 ₡674

13.97%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.41

$1.29 ₡639

17.05%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.83

$0.89 ₡442

10.11%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$1.75 ₡865

-72.57%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$5.32 ₡2,637

-18.23%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

$13.06 ₡6,473

58.12%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

$2.35 ₡1,166

-24.68%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

$1.93 ₡957

42.49%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.18

$0.97 ₡480

41.24%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.7

$1.80 ₡892

72.78%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.95

$1.78 ₡881

-41.01%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$7.93 ₡3,931

73.01%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.14

$1.44 ₡716

-6.94%

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

$27.7K ฿869.3K

$37.1K ₡18.4M

-25.54%

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

$33.6K ฿1.1M

$32.5K ₡16.1M

3.39%

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

$122 ฿3,834

$71.4 ₡35.4K

70.91%

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

$13.61 ฿428

$21.86 ₡10.8K

-37.74%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$42.96 ₡21.3K

-56.96%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

$46.83 ₡23.2K

31.73%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

$24.21 ₡12.0K

-31.02%

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$9.94 ₡4,927

-8.55%

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

$702 ฿22.1K

$432 ₡214.3K

62.51%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.6K

$6,674 ₡3.3M

139.61%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$61.2 ₡30.4K

-3.82%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,081

$51.7 ₡25.7K

-33.49%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,544

$127 ₡62.8K

-11.04%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,661

$109 ₡54.3K

-22.66%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.0K

$549 ₡272.1K

10.41%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

$505 ₡250.5K

-13.86%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

$1,866 ₡925.0K

10.89%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

$1,015 ₡503.0K

45.15%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.7K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

$407 ₡201.8K

34.47%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

10.17

-47.59%

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

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

Last update for Jaco Beach: January 12, 2026

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