Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Lecheria Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Lecheria

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 9.9% cheaper than Lecheria without rent, and 30.1% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Phuket is 4.7% more expensive than Lecheria without rent, and 64.5% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Lecheria
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$8.76 VES 877
-46.58%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$30.28 VES 3,031
53.24%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$10.15 VES 1,016
-14.78%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$2.65 VES 265
16.60%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$0.98 VES 98.3
-25.51%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$1.03 VES 103
-64.08%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$1.1 VES 110
117.27%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$2.04 VES 204
77.45%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Lecheria
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$1.87 VES 187
19.79%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$2.8 VES 280
-35.71%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$1.5 VES 150
49.33%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$2.74 VES 275
-18.61%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$10.14 VES 1,015
90.43%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$7.29 VES 730
-48.29%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$7.67 VES 768
70.14%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$5.16 VES 516
-36.43%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$1.79 VES 179
-8.94%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$2.26 VES 226
6.19%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$2 VES 200
-0.50%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$2.55 VES 256
-40.00%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$2.09 VES 209
-28.71%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$1.36 VES 136
-25.00%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$1.9 VES 190
-74.74%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$3.96 VES 397
9.09%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$8.98 VES 899
141.43%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$1.45 VES 145
22.07%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$1.95 VES 195
43.08%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Lecheria
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
-
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
-
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$4.93 VES 493
-36.11%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$2.72 VES 272
-63.24%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$9.87 VES 988
38.20%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$0.52 VES 52.3
150.00%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$24.5K VES 2.5M
11.53%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$40.1K VES 4M
-15.48%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Lecheria
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$20.39 VES 2,041
501.67%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$13.02 VES 1,303
6.99%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$39.78 VES 3,982
-54.15%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Lecheria
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$68.7 VES 6,873
-11.53%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
-
-
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$6.04 VES 604
50.17%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Lecheria
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$133 VES 13.3K
420.83%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$5,395 VES 540K
194.64%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Lecheria
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$63.6 VES 6,361
-9.50%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$39.13 VES 3,917
-11.81%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$106 VES 10.6K
8.50%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$114 VES 11.4K
-25.58%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Lecheria
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$196 VES 19.6K
212.17%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$198 VES 19.8K
123.47%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$442 VES 44.2K
356.14%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$284 VES 28.5K
413.08%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$758 VES 75.9K
459.93%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$414 VES 41.4K
597.54%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Lecheria
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
-
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
21.33
-75.01%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Lecheria: October 29, 2025

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