Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Jammu Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Jammu

😐 Solo nomad: Phuket is 159.2% more expensive than Jammu without rent, and 259.6% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Phuket is 183% more expensive than Jammu without rent, and 311.4% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$3.18 ₹288

41.82%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,449

$11.53 ₹1,047

299.65%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$2.99 ₹272

193.65%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$1.22 ₹111

153.28%

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

$0.70 ฿21.97

$0.36 ₹33.03

94.44%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$0.16 ₹14.66

150.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

$1.38 ₹125

73.91%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

$2.64 ₹240

39.39%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$0.65 ₹59.4

246.15%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$0.38 ₹34.69

392.11%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$0.75 ₹68.2

196.00%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$1.01 ₹92.1

120.79%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$3.87 ₹351

408.53%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$2.31 ₹210

58.44%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$1.23 ₹112

174.80%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.3

$0.94 ₹85.4

79.79%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$0.87 ₹78.8

167.82%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$0.56 ₹50.8

253.57%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.77

$0.37 ₹33.67

318.92%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.42

$0.55 ₹50.0

174.55%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.84

$0.70 ₹63.2

40.00%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$0.31 ₹28.07

54.84%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$3.67 ₹333

18.53%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

$8.47 ₹769

143.80%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

$1.43 ₹130

23.78%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

$2.51 ₹228

9.56%

Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)

$3.67 ₹333

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.19

$0.28 ₹25.18

389.29%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

$3.44 ₹312

230.23%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.8

$1.69 ₹154

84.02%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.96

$0.30 ₹27.52

250.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$2.39 ₹217

474.06%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.16

$1.21 ₹110

10.74%

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

$27.7K ฿869.6K

$17.4K ₹1.6M

59.21%

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

$33.6K ฿1.1M

$27.3K ₹2.5M

23.10%

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

$122 ฿3,835

$31.01 ₹2,814

293.36%

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

$13.61 ฿428

$3.50 ₹318

288.86%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$7.35 ₹667

151.56%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

$16.02 ₹1,454

285.08%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

$7.05 ₹640

136.88%

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$2.99 ₹271

204.01%

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

$702 ฿22.1K

$40.92 ₹3,714

1616.54%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.8K

$1,225 ₹111.2K

1205.13%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$26.67 ₹2,420

120.77%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,082

$32.54 ₹2,953

5.75%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,545

$42.69 ₹3,874

164.14%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,662

$26.61 ₹2,415

218.15%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.1K

$98.2 ₹8,915

516.94%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

$59.2 ₹5,373

635.01%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

$252 ₹22.8K

722.49%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

$180 ₹16.3K

719.66%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.8K

$1,032 ₹93.7K

330.60%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

$557 ₹50.6K

436.22%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

$524 ₹47.6K

4.44%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

13.83

-61.46%

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

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

Last update for Jammu: January 11, 2026

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