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

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 40.3% cheaper than Lillehammer without rent, and 37.2% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 43.8% cheaper than Lillehammer without rent, and 17.3% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Lillehammer
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$16.34 NOK 163
-71.36%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$80.8 NOK 804
-42.57%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$14.32 NOK 142
-39.59%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$4.64 NOK 46.13
-33.41%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$2.67 NOK 26.59
-72.66%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$2.25 NOK 22.41
-83.56%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$9.15 NOK 91
-73.88%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$6.76 NOK 67.3
-46.45%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Lillehammer
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$2.01 NOK 19.99
11.44%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$2 NOK 19.91
-10.00%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$2.04 NOK 20.33
9.80%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$3.12 NOK 31.07
-28.53%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$12.33 NOK 123
56.61%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$10.15 NOK 101
-62.86%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$28.69 NOK 285
-54.51%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$3.5 NOK 34.81
-6.29%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$2.01 NOK 19.95
-18.91%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$2.63 NOK 26.15
-8.75%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$2.47 NOK 24.55
-19.43%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$1.54 NOK 15.35
-0.65%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$1.98 NOK 19.72
-24.75%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$1.35 NOK 13.42
-24.44%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$2.4 NOK 23.87
-80.00%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$14.38 NOK 143
-69.96%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$14.98 NOK 149
44.73%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$3.51 NOK 34.89
-49.57%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$4.8 NOK 47.76
-41.87%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Lillehammer
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$2.55 NOK 25.34
-47.06%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$54.1 NOK 538
-78.27%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$5.75 NOK 57.2
-45.22%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$1.03 NOK 10.26
-2.91%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$50.6 NOK 503
-73.03%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$2.19 NOK 21.79
-40.64%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$32K NOK 318.5K
-14.57%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$35.5K NOK 352.9K
-4.42%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Lillehammer
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$320 NOK 3,179
-61.61%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$42.4 NOK 422
-67.15%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$34.81 NOK 346
-47.60%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Lillehammer
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$51.4 NOK 512
18.12%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
$35 NOK 348
-51.11%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$11.92 NOK 119
-23.91%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Lillehammer
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$305 NOK 3,032
127.79%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$8,375 NOK 83.3K
89.80%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Lillehammer
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$92.8 NOK 923
-38.01%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$30.23 NOK 301
14.16%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$71.2 NOK 708
61.74%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$130 NOK 1,295
-34.87%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Lillehammer
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$1,032 NOK 10.3K
-40.76%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$596 NOK 5,928
-25.78%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$1,834 NOK 18.2K
9.81%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$907 NOK 9,021
60.96%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$5,625 NOK 56K
-24.55%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$2,502 NOK 24.9K
15.38%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Lillehammer
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$1,972 NOK 19.6K
-64.67%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
4.32
23.38%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Lillehammer: October 28, 2025

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