Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Los Teques Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Los Teques

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 10.4% cheaper than Los Teques without rent, and 78.6% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 11.6% cheaper than Los Teques without rent, and 84.7% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Los Teques
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$12.21 VES 1,222
-61.67%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$54.7 VES 5,473
-15.14%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$10.19 VES 1,020
-15.11%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$2.55 VES 255
21.18%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$1.27 VES 127
-42.52%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$0.94 VES 94.1
-60.64%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$1.52 VES 152
57.24%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$2.98 VES 299
21.48%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Los Teques
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$1.89 VES 189
18.52%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$2.81 VES 281
-35.94%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$1.5 VES 150
49.33%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$2.9 VES 290
-23.10%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$10.12 VES 1,013
90.81%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$7.52 VES 753
-49.87%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$7.47 VES 748
74.70%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$5.32 VES 533
-38.35%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$1.85 VES 186
-11.89%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$2.19 VES 219
9.59%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$2.07 VES 208
-3.86%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$2.71 VES 271
-43.54%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$2.1 VES 210
-29.05%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$1.36 VES 136
-25.00%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$1.91 VES 191
-74.87%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$3.96 VES 396
9.09%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$9.21 VES 921
135.40%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$1.52 VES 152
16.45%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$2.04 VES 204
36.76%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Los Teques
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
$5.12 VES 513
-38.48%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$2.77 VES 277
-63.90%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$9.95 VES 996
37.09%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$0.48 VES 47.61
170.83%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$24.8K VES 2.5M
10.19%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$39.6K VES 4M
-14.30%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Los Teques
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$19.88 VES 1,990
517.10%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$13.27 VES 1,328
4.97%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$40.22 VES 4,025
-54.65%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Los Teques
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
-
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
-
-
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$5.97 VES 597
51.93%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Los Teques
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$133 VES 13.3K
422.60%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$5,553 VES 555.7K
186.28%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Los Teques
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$62.6 VES 6,262
-8.07%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$39.11 VES 3,915
-11.76%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$104 VES 10.4K
11.07%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$114 VES 11.5K
-25.91%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Los Teques
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
-
-
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
-
-
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
-
-
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
-
-
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$199 VES 19.9K
2029.90%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$268 VES 26.9K
975.00%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Los Teques
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$197 VES 19.7K
253.21%
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 Los Teques: October 28, 2025

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