Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Lillestrom Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Lillestrom

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 35.7% cheaper than Lillestrom without rent, and 50.7% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 46.3% cheaper than Lillestrom without rent, and 40.3% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Lillestrom
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$20.42 NOK 203
-77.08%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$101 NOK 1,002
-53.92%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$10.86 NOK 108
-20.35%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$4.98 NOK 49.55
-37.95%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$2.44 NOK 24.23
-70.08%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$2.14 NOK 21.3
-82.71%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$9.23 NOK 91.9
-74.11%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$9.95 NOK 99
-63.62%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Lillestrom
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$2.09 NOK 20.8
7.18%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$3.34 NOK 33.24
-46.11%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$3.33 NOK 33.18
-32.73%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$4.24 NOK 42.22
-47.41%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$11.42 NOK 114
69.09%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$13.81 NOK 137
-72.70%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$24.89 NOK 248
-47.57%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$3.18 NOK 31.61
3.14%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$2.32 NOK 23.09
-29.74%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$3.39 NOK 33.69
-29.20%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$4.18 NOK 41.57
-52.39%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$2.29 NOK 22.77
-33.19%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$2.19 NOK 21.81
-31.96%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$1.97 NOK 19.56
-48.22%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$1.82 NOK 18.1
-73.63%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$13.92 NOK 138
-68.97%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$13.18 NOK 131
64.49%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$3.21 NOK 31.89
-44.86%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$4.03 NOK 40.08
-30.77%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Lillestrom
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$4.21 NOK 41.84
-67.93%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$71.8 NOK 714
-83.63%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$5.07 NOK 50.5
-37.87%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$1.39 NOK 13.81
-28.06%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$61.9 NOK 616
-77.98%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$2.09 NOK 20.78
-37.80%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$34.9K NOK 347.5K
-21.69%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$30.3K NOK 301K
12.06%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Lillestrom
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$60.6 NOK 603
102.54%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$43.05 NOK 428
-67.64%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$37.98 NOK 378
-51.97%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Lillestrom
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$70.8 NOK 705
-14.23%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
$17.4 NOK 173
-1.67%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$14.85 NOK 148
-38.92%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Lillestrom
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$234 NOK 2,326
196.84%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$4,149 NOK 41.3K
283.15%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Lillestrom
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$97.6 NOK 971
-41.07%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$47.85 NOK 476
-27.88%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$98.9 NOK 984
16.46%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$175 NOK 1,743
-51.61%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Lillestrom
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$1,202 NOK 12K
-49.16%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$1,212 NOK 12.1K
-63.50%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$2,543 NOK 25.3K
-20.80%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$2,216 NOK 22K
-34.15%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$5,217 NOK 51.9K
-18.66%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$3,931 NOK 39.1K
-26.57%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Lillestrom
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$3,576 NOK 35.6K
-80.52%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
4.38
21.69%

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

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Lillestrom: October 26, 2025

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