Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Larvik Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Larvik

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 50.5% cheaper than Larvik without rent, and 44.2% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 48.5% cheaper than Larvik without rent, and 26.4% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Larvik
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$28.45 NOK 283
-83.55%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$102 NOK 1,012
-54.38%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$13.55 NOK 135
-36.16%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$4.94 NOK 49.15
-37.45%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$2.43 NOK 24.21
-69.96%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$2.24 NOK 22.26
-83.48%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$8.86 NOK 88.2
-73.02%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$9.37 NOK 93.2
-61.37%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Larvik
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$2.21 NOK 22.01
1.36%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$3.42 NOK 34.03
-47.37%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$1.49 NOK 14.85
50.34%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$3.71 NOK 36.94
-39.89%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$11.21 NOK 111
72.26%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$14.35 NOK 143
-73.73%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$29.85 NOK 297
-56.28%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$3.05 NOK 30.36
7.54%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$2.32 NOK 23.13
-29.74%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$2.58 NOK 25.62
-6.98%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$4.02 NOK 39.95
-50.50%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$2.17 NOK 21.62
-29.49%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$2.13 NOK 21.22
-30.05%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$2.58 NOK 25.64
-60.47%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$1.47 NOK 14.67
-67.35%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$14.07 NOK 140
-69.30%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$12.86 NOK 128
68.58%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$3.29 NOK 32.7
-46.20%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$3.86 NOK 38.42
-27.72%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Larvik
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$4.34 NOK 43.22
-68.89%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$60.6 NOK 603
-80.58%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$8.9 NOK 88.5
-64.61%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$1.31 NOK 13.06
-23.66%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$100 NOK 998
-86.41%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$2.12 NOK 21.04
-38.68%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$40K NOK 398K
-31.62%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$49.8K NOK 494.9K
-31.85%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Larvik
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$215 NOK 2,139
-42.95%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$20.26 NOK 202
-31.24%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$37.56 NOK 374
-51.44%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Larvik
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$50.3 NOK 500
20.87%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
$40.39 NOK 402
-57.64%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$14.84 NOK 148
-38.88%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Larvik
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$153 NOK 1,521
353.98%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$10.1K NOK 100.2K
57.76%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Larvik
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$71.5 NOK 711
-19.54%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$46.42 NOK 462
-25.66%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$100 NOK 998
14.78%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$120 NOK 1,192
-29.25%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Larvik
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$1,233 NOK 12.3K
-50.44%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$804 NOK 8,003
-45.02%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$1,389 NOK 13.8K
44.98%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$1,132 NOK 11.3K
28.98%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$4,076 NOK 40.5K
4.13%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$2,725 NOK 27.1K
5.93%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Larvik
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$3,134 NOK 31.2K
-77.77%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
4.38
21.69%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Larvik: October 28, 2025

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