Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Marathon Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Marathon

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 37.2% cheaper than Marathon without rent, and 48.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 26.7% cheaper than Marathon without rent, and 26.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.71 ฿151

$18.61 CA$26.06

-74.69%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$45.87 ฿1,468

$59.8 CA$83.7

-23.27%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.84 ฿283

$12.54 CA$17.56

-29.51%

Cappuccino

$3.06 ฿98

$3.64 CA$5.1

-15.93%

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

$0.69 ฿22.16

$1.81 CA$2.53

-61.88%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.39 ฿12.56

$1.46 CA$2.04

-73.29%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.49 ฿79.6

$5.25 CA$7.35

-52.57%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.72 ฿119

$5.21 CA$7.29

-28.60%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.18 ฿69.8

$2.52 CA$3.53

-13.49%

White Bread (500g)

$1.8 ฿57.5

$2.52 CA$3.52

-28.57%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.23 ฿71.4

$2.51 CA$3.51

-11.16%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿71.4

$2.81 CA$3.94

-20.64%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.66 ฿629

$8.91 CA$12.48

120.65%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.77 ฿121

$16.31 CA$22.84

-76.89%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.53 ฿433

$16.23 CA$22.73

-16.64%

Apples (1kg)

$3.24 ฿104

$3.54 CA$4.95

-8.47%

Banana (1kg)

$1.62 ฿51.9

$1.15 CA$1.61

40.87%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.4 ฿76.8

$3.28 CA$4.59

-26.83%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.08 ฿66.5

$3.32 CA$4.64

-37.35%

Potato (1kg)

$1.59 ฿50.7

$2.68 CA$3.76

-40.67%

Onion (1kg)

$1.49 ฿47.76

$0.99 CA$1.38

50.51%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.01 ฿32.46

$2.9 CA$4.06

-65.17%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.46

$1.08 CA$1.52

-55.56%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.48 ฿143

$9.29 CA$13.01

-51.78%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.34 ฿651

$7.73 CA$10.82

163.13%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.86 ฿59.5

$1.59 CA$2.23

16.98%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.7 ฿86.3

$2.79 CA$3.91

-3.23%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.43 ฿45.79

$2.33 CA$3.26

-38.63%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.47 ฿367

$62 CA$86.8

-81.51%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.04 ฿97.4

$3.22 CA$4.5

-5.59%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.04 ฿33.18

$1.43 CA$2

-27.27%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.64 ฿437

$25.72 CA$36.01

-46.97%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.35 ฿43.31

$1.11 CA$1.55

21.62%

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

$27.2K ฿870.3K

$24.5K CA$34.3K

10.87%

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

$33.5K ฿1.1M

$20.2K CA$28.3K

65.58%

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

$122 ฿3,905

$206 CA$289

-40.89%

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

$13.61 ฿435

$43.67 CA$61.1

-68.83%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.36 ฿588

$79.8 CA$112

-77.00%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$59.9 ฿1,915

$41.71 CA$58.4

43.49%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.84 ฿539

Cinema Ticket

$8.92 ฿285

$10.88 CA$15.23

-18.01%

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

$684 ฿21.9K

$727 CA$1,017

-5.89%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.1K ฿514.8K

$11.9K CA$16.6K

35.51%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.2 ฿1,862

$59.4 CA$83.2

-2.10%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.38 ฿1,100

$37.48 CA$52.5

-8.27%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,631

$75 CA$105

51.28%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.9 ฿2,716

$139 CA$194

-38.75%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$621 ฿19.9K

$1,297 CA$1,817

-52.17%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$441 ฿14.1K

$1,193 CA$1,670

-63.06%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,063 ฿66K

$1,984 CA$2,777

4.02%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,469 ฿47K

$1,830 CA$2,563

-19.72%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,286 ฿137.1K

$4,314 CA$6,040

-0.66%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,957 ฿94.6K

$3,835 CA$5,369

-22.88%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$534 ฿17.1K

$1,789 CA$2,505

-70.15%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

6.19

-13.89%

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

Last update for Phuket: December 1, 2025

Last update for Marathon: December 2, 2025

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