Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Kampong Cham Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Kampong Cham

😐 Solo nomad: Phuket is 76.7% more expensive than Kampong Cham without rent, and 110% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Phuket is 113.9% more expensive than Kampong Cham without rent, and 155.6% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$2.46 ៛9,887

83.33%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,448

$24.34 ៛98.0K

89.32%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$8.11 ៛32.7K

8.26%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$1.67 ៛6,740

85.03%

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

$0.70 ฿21.96

$0.68 ៛2,732

2.94%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$0.51 ៛2,051

-21.57%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

$0.99 ៛3,984

142.42%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

$1.84 ៛7,387

100.00%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$1.72 ៛6,925

30.81%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$1.42 ៛5,723

31.69%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$0.72 ៛2,886

208.33%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$1.56 ៛6,296

42.95%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$14.42 ៛58.0K

36.48%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$3.55 ៛14.3K

3.10%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

$8.91 ៛35.9K

46.91%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$2.03 ៛8,155

66.50%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.2

$0.78 ៛3,150

116.67%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$3.04 ៛12.2K

-23.36%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$1.02 ៛4,120

94.12%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.76

$1.28 ៛5,133

21.09%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.41

$0.88 ៛3,556

71.59%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.83

$1.30 ៛5,251

-24.62%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$0.62 ៛2,498

-22.58%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$1.23 ៛4,933

253.66%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

$6.41 ៛25.8K

222.15%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

$0.53 ៛2,144

233.96%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

$2.00 ៛8,047

37.50%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.18

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.7

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.95

$0.78 ៛3,131

34.62%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$4.95 ៛19.9K

177.17%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.14

$1.07 ៛4,304

25.23%

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

$27.7K ฿869.3K

$35.3K ៛142.0M

-21.62%

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

$33.6K ฿1.1M

$40.6K ៛163.2M

-17.17%

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

$122 ฿3,834

$74.3 ៛298.9K

64.22%

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

$13.61 ฿428

$6.03 ៛24.3K

125.70%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$19.12 ៛76.9K

-3.29%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

$10.12 ៛40.7K

509.58%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$6.32 ៛25.4K

43.83%

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

$702 ฿22.1K

$405 ៛1.6M

73.50%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.6K

$2,480 ៛10.0M

544.70%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$10.11 ៛40.7K

482.39%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,081

$18.31 ៛73.7K

87.93%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,544

$55.4 ៛222.7K

103.72%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,661

$36.74 ៛147.9K

130.43%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.0K

$400 ៛1.6M

51.42%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

$123 ៛493.3K

255.06%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

$554 ៛2.2M

273.30%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

$297 ៛1.2M

396.02%

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

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

-70.39%

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

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

Last update for Kampong Cham: January 11, 2026

City Median Internet Speeds Comparison (Updated December 2025)

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