Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Kingston Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Kingston

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 32% cheaper than Kingston without rent, and 45.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 29.7% cheaper than Kingston without rent, and 22.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.68 ฿151

$16.76 CA$22.82

-72.08%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.4 ฿1,502

$73.3 CA$99.8

-36.72%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.65 ฿280

$11.53 CA$15.69

-24.98%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿100

$3.63 CA$4.94

-14.88%

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

$0.73 ฿23.53

$1.89 CA$2.57

-61.38%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.37 ฿11.95

$1.38 CA$1.88

-73.19%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.39 ฿77.4

$6.02 CA$8.2

-60.30%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.62 ฿117

$6.76 CA$9.2

-46.45%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.24 ฿72.5

$2.58 CA$3.52

-13.18%

White Bread (500g)

$1.8 ฿58.2

$2.53 CA$3.45

-28.85%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.24 ฿72.3

$4.13 CA$5.63

-45.76%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿72.1

$2.94 CA$4.01

-24.15%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.31 ฿625

$10.9 CA$14.84

77.16%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.77 ฿122

$11.36 CA$15.46

-66.81%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.05 ฿422

$11.67 CA$15.89

11.83%

Apples (1kg)

$3.28 ฿106

$3.72 CA$5.07

-11.83%

Banana (1kg)

$1.63 ฿52.6

$1.26 CA$1.72

29.37%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.4 ฿77.7

$4.15 CA$5.65

-42.17%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.99 ฿64.3

$4.85 CA$6.61

-58.97%

Potato (1kg)

$1.53 ฿49.62

$3.41 CA$4.64

-55.13%

Onion (1kg)

$1.49 ฿48.11

$2.33 CA$3.17

-36.05%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.02 ฿32.87

$2.94 CA$4

-65.31%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.61

$1.64 CA$2.23

-70.73%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.32 ฿140

$13.7 CA$18.65

-68.47%

Wine (Bottle)

$21.68 ฿702

$11.6 CA$15.78

86.90%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿57.3

$2.28 CA$3.1

-22.37%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.79 ฿90.4

$3.44 CA$4.68

-18.90%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.35 ฿43.74

$2.56 CA$3.48

-47.27%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.76 ฿380

$59.5 CA$81

-80.23%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.15 ฿102

$3.15 CA$4.29

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1 ฿32.3

$1.51 CA$2.06

-33.77%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.64 ฿442

$33.69 CA$45.86

-59.51%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.3 ฿42.2

$1.12 CA$1.53

16.07%

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

$27.4K ฿885.2K

$24.6K CA$33.5K

11.07%

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

$33.9K ฿1.1M

$21.3K CA$29K

59.05%

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

$123 ฿3,970

$133 CA$182

-8.06%

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

$13.93 ฿451

$44.19 CA$60.2

-68.48%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.24 ฿590

$77.1 CA$105

-76.35%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.8 ฿1,966

$31.66 CA$43.1

91.88%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.11 ฿554

$9.03 CA$12.29

89.48%

Cinema Ticket

$9.07 ฿294

$11.22 CA$15.28

-19.16%

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

$694 ฿22.5K

$442 CA$601

57.23%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.9K ฿514.4K

$11.9K CA$16.1K

34.08%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.5 ฿1,861

$46.22 CA$62.9

24.43%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.51 ฿1,117

$35.94 CA$48.93

-3.98%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$115 ฿3,727

$94.8 CA$129

21.43%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.8 ฿2,743

$92.5 CA$126

-8.32%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$611 ฿19.8K

$1,326 CA$1,805

-53.91%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$442 ฿14.3K

$1,148 CA$1,562

-61.47%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,014 ฿65.2K

$2,081 CA$2,833

-3.20%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,460 ฿47.2K

$1,675 CA$2,280

-12.87%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,244 ฿137.3K

$3,429 CA$4,668

23.76%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,886 ฿93.4K

$2,499 CA$3,402

15.49%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$697 ฿22.5K

$3,109 CA$4,232

-77.59%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

6.69

-20.33%

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

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Kingston: October 28, 2025

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