Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Libertad Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Libertad

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 11.4% cheaper than Libertad without rent, and 19.8% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 25.8% cheaper than Libertad without rent, and 46.4% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$16.00 UYU 620

-71.81%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,448

$55.7 UYU 2,158

-17.33%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$12.28 UYU 475

-28.50%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$4.30 UYU 166

-28.14%

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

$0.70 ฿21.96

$2.15 UYU 83.3

-67.44%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$1.77 UYU 68.4

-77.40%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

$4.39 UYU 170

-45.33%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

$3.73 UYU 144

-1.34%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$1.26 UYU 48.91

78.57%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$2.86 UYU 111

-34.62%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$1.66 UYU 64.1

33.73%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$4.70 UYU 182

-52.55%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$13.52 UYU 523

45.56%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$10.95 UYU 424

-66.58%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

$11.00 UYU 426

19.00%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$2.99 UYU 116

13.04%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.2

$2.43 UYU 94.2

-30.45%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$1.51 UYU 58.3

54.30%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$3.57 UYU 138

-44.54%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.76

$2.06 UYU 79.7

-24.76%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.41

$1.92 UYU 74.5

-21.35%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.83

$1.30 UYU 50.5

-24.62%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$1.69 UYU 65.3

-71.60%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$5.29 UYU 205

-17.77%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

$10.42 UYU 403

98.18%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

$2.30 UYU 89.0

-23.04%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

$3.05 UYU 118

-9.84%

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

$1.60 UYU 61.8

94.37%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.95

$3.55 UYU 138

-70.42%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$12.34 UYU 478

11.18%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.14

$1.89 UYU 73.0

-29.10%

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

$27.7K ฿869.3K

$33.8K UYU 1.3M

-18.14%

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

$33.6K ฿1.1M

$36.7K UYU 1.4M

-8.39%

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

$122 ฿3,834

$174 UYU 6,720

-29.73%

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

$13.61 ฿428

$16.42 UYU 636

-17.11%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$48.61 UYU 1,882

-61.96%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$10.49 UYU 406

-13.35%

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

$702 ฿22.1K

$485 UYU 18.8K

44.90%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.6K

$8,913 UYU 345.0K

79.40%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$96.1 UYU 3,719

-38.72%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,081

$48.20 UYU 1,866

-28.61%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,544

$113 UYU 4,383

-0.42%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,661

$121 UYU 4,703

-30.32%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.0K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

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

5.68

-6.16%

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

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

Last update for Libertad: January 12, 2026

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