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

😐 Solo nomad: Phuket is 71.5% more expensive than Kampong Cham without rent, and 113.5% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Phuket is 99% more expensive than Kampong Cham without rent, and 154.3% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.65 ฿149

$2.44 ៛9,833

90.57%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.11 ฿1,474

$24.13 ៛97.1K

91.09%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.74 ฿279

$7.87 ៛31.7K

11.05%

Cappuccino

$3.04 ฿97.1

$1.66 ៛6,671

83.13%

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

$0.72 ฿23.03

$0.69 ៛2,794

4.35%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.39 ฿12.50

$0.51 ៛2,066

-23.53%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.44 ฿78.0

$0.98 ៛3,946

148.98%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 ฿121

$1.90 ៛7,638

99.47%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.14 ฿68.6

$1.72 ៛6,931

24.42%

White Bread (500g)

$1.86 ฿59.5

$1.37 ៛5,515

35.77%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.19 ฿69.9

$0.78 ៛3,131

180.77%

Eggs

$2.25 ฿71.8

$1.60 ៛6,450

40.62%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.73 ฿631

$14.45 ៛58.2K

36.54%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.79 ฿121

$3.48 ៛14.0K

8.91%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.55 ฿433

$8.96 ៛36.1K

51.23%

Apples (1kg)

$3.25 ฿104

$1.98 ៛7,975

64.14%

Banana (1kg)

$1.67 ฿53.4

$0.79 ៛3,168

111.39%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.39 ฿76.5

$2.96 ៛11.9K

-19.26%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.09 ฿66.9

$0.98 ៛3,932

113.27%

Potato (1kg)

$1.53 ฿48.88

$1.24 ៛4,986

23.39%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿48.27

$0.94 ៛3,791

60.64%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.99 ฿31.62

$1.34 ៛5,399

-26.12%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 ฿16.46

$0.63 ៛2,524

-19.05%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.27 ฿137

$1.21 ៛4,887

252.89%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.31 ฿649

$6.63 ៛26.7K

206.33%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ฿57.3

$0.57 ៛2,278

214.04%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.77 ฿88.5

$1.98 ៛7,956

39.90%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.40 ฿44.89

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿374

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿99.4

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.99 ฿31.80

$0.74 ៛2,964

33.78%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.73 ฿439

$5.13 ៛20.6K

167.64%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.32 ฿42.17

$1.07 ៛4,326

23.36%

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

$27.2K ฿870.7K

$34.4K ៛138.5M

-20.81%

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

$34.1K ฿1.1M

$40.4K ៛162.5M

-15.49%

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

$120 ฿3,849

$73.5 ៛296.1K

63.74%

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

$13.93 ฿445

$6.04 ៛24.3K

130.63%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.31 ฿585

$19.14 ៛77.1K

-4.34%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.9 ฿1,948

$10.07 ៛40.6K

505.06%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿551

Cinema Ticket

$8.71 ฿278

$6.48 ៛26.1K

34.41%

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

$698 ฿22.3K

$400 ៛1.6M

74.69%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.7K ฿503.0K

$2,526 ៛10.2M

522.84%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.6 ฿1,843

$10.10 ៛40.7K

470.69%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.24 ฿1,095

$18.39 ៛74.1K

86.19%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,618

$55.7 ៛224.3K

103.14%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.8 ฿2,711

$36.87 ៛148.5K

130.02%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$604 ฿19.3K

$404 ៛1.6M

49.41%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$436 ฿13.9K

$124 ៛498.3K

252.42%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,057 ฿65.8K

$548 ៛2.2M

275.61%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,498 ฿47.9K

$305 ៛1.2M

390.79%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿135.9K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿95.5K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$529 ฿16.9K

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: February 28, 2026

Last update for Kampong Cham: February 28, 2026

City Median Internet Speeds Comparison (Updated December 2025)

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