Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Lillehammer Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Lillehammer

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 33.7% cheaper than Lillehammer without rent, and 37.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 43.9% cheaper than Lillehammer without rent, and 15.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$16.00 NOK 161

-71.81%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,449

$82.0 NOK 827

-43.77%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$14.22 NOK 143

-38.26%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$4.84 NOK 48.88

-36.16%

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

$0.70 ฿21.97

$2.67 NOK 26.97

-73.78%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$2.30 NOK 23.17

-82.61%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

$9.05 NOK 91.3

-73.48%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

$6.74 NOK 68.0

-45.40%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$2.01 NOK 20.24

11.94%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$2.07 NOK 20.89

-9.66%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$2.01 NOK 20.27

10.45%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$2.95 NOK 29.78

-24.41%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$12.31 NOK 124

59.87%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$10.10 NOK 102

-63.76%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

$28.33 NOK 286

-53.79%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$3.63 NOK 36.63

-6.89%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.3

$1.98 NOK 19.96

-14.65%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$2.68 NOK 27.05

-13.06%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$2.52 NOK 25.42

-21.43%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.77

$1.53 NOK 15.48

1.31%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.42

$2.08 NOK 20.97

-27.40%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.84

$1.29 NOK 12.99

-24.03%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$2.52 NOK 25.43

-80.95%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$13.94 NOK 141

-68.79%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

$14.84 NOK 150

39.15%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

$3.49 NOK 35.24

-49.28%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

$4.77 NOK 48.10

-42.35%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.19

$2.50 NOK 25.23

-45.20%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

$53.8 NOK 542

-78.87%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.8

$6.00 NOK 60.6

-48.17%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.96

$1.01 NOK 10.15

3.96%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$51.1 NOK 515

-73.12%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.16

$2.15 NOK 21.70

-37.67%

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

$27.7K ฿869.6K

$32.0K NOK 322.4K

-13.45%

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

$33.6K ฿1.1M

$35.5K NOK 358.7K

-5.50%

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

$122 ฿3,835

$318 NOK 3,210

-61.66%

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

$13.61 ฿428

$42.01 NOK 424

-67.60%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$35.84 NOK 362

-48.41%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

$49.69 NOK 501

24.15%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

$35.07 NOK 354

-52.38%

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$12.34 NOK 125

-26.34%

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

$702 ฿22.1K

$303 NOK 3,053

132.12%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.8K

$8,432 NOK 85.1K

89.65%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$91.2 NOK 920

-35.45%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,082

$29.86 NOK 301

15.24%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,545

$70.2 NOK 708

60.65%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,662

$131 NOK 1,318

-35.19%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.1K

$1,019 NOK 10.3K

-40.53%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

$614 NOK 6,191

-29.07%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

$1,815 NOK 18.3K

14.00%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

$928 NOK 9,367

58.63%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.8K

$5,584 NOK 56.3K

-20.39%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

$2,439 NOK 24.6K

22.52%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

$1,936 NOK 19.5K

-71.72%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

4.32

23.38%

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

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

Last update for Lillehammer: January 12, 2026

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