Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Johannesburg Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Johannesburg

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 0.3% cheaper than Johannesburg without rent, and 6.5% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Phuket is 4.7% more expensive than Johannesburg without rent, and 38% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$11.32 R 186

-60.16%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,449

$45.44 R 745

1.41%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$4.98 R 81.6

76.31%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$2.25 R 36.91

37.33%

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

$0.70 ฿21.97

$1.00 R 16.34

-30.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$0.76 R 12.39

-47.37%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

$2.65 R 43.41

-9.43%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

$2.50 R 40.99

47.20%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$1.14 R 18.68

97.37%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$1.09 R 17.86

71.56%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$1.63 R 26.75

36.20%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$2.42 R 39.68

-7.85%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$8.08 R 132

143.56%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$4.73 R 77.5

-22.62%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

$6.53 R 107

100.46%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$1.60 R 26.28

111.25%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.3

$1.47 R 24.17

14.97%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$1.55 R 25.35

50.32%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$1.60 R 26.18

23.75%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.77

$1.44 R 23.57

7.64%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.42

$1.44 R 23.67

4.86%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.84

$1.04 R 17.06

-5.77%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$0.95 R 15.65

-49.47%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$3.10 R 50.8

40.32%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

$6.01 R 98.5

243.59%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

$1.31 R 21.46

35.11%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

$1.66 R 27.24

65.66%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.19

$1.65 R 27.11

-16.97%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

$68.8 R 1,128

-83.49%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.8

$1.10 R 18.01

182.73%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.96

$0.96 R 15.81

9.38%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$3.94 R 64.6

248.22%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.16

$1.28 R 21.04

4.69%

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

$27.7K ฿869.6K

$22.3K R 366.1K

23.89%

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

$33.6K ฿1.1M

$23.7K R 388.8K

41.69%

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

$122 ฿3,835

$118 R 1,929

3.72%

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

$13.61 ฿428

$39.72 R 651

-65.74%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$42.09 R 690

-56.07%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

$33.67 R 552

83.22%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

$13.89 R 228

20.23%

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$7.17 R 118

26.78%

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

$702 ฿22.1K

$204 R 3,343

244.56%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.8K

$4,848 R 79.5K

229.84%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$51.3 R 841

14.87%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,082

$33.28 R 546

3.40%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,545

$90.5 R 1,485

24.56%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,662

$77.4 R 1,270

9.37%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.1K

$414 R 6,792

46.33%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

$374 R 6,128

16.48%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

$906 R 14.9K

128.46%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

$708 R 11.6K

108.11%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.8K

$1,001 R 16.4K

344.28%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

$752 R 12.3K

297.52%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

$1,606 R 26.3K

-65.90%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

11.51

-53.69%

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

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

Last update for Johannesburg: January 12, 2026

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