Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Obninsk Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Obninsk

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 1.2% cheaper than Obninsk without rent, and 11.5% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Phuket is 3.1% more expensive than Obninsk without rent, and 34.3% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Obninsk
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.65 ฿146
$12.95 ₽1,002
-64.09%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.11 ฿1,450
$57.0 ₽4,410
-19.05%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.74 ฿275
$6.17 ₽478
41.65%
Cappuccino
$3.04 ฿95.5
$3.22 ₽249
-5.59%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.72 ฿22.65
$1.44 ₽111
-50.00%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.39 ฿12.30
$0.62 ₽47.97
-37.10%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.44 ฿76.7
$1.38 ₽106
76.81%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.79 ฿119
$4.52 ₽350
-16.15%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Obninsk
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.14 ฿67.4
$1.17 ₽90.5
82.91%
White Bread (500g)
$1.86 ฿58.5
$0.81 ₽62.5
129.63%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.19 ฿68.8
$1.70 ₽132
28.82%
Eggs
$2.25 ฿70.6
$1.92 ₽149
17.19%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.73 ฿620
$13.19 ₽1,021
49.58%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.79 ฿119
$5.91 ₽457
-35.87%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.55 ฿426
$12.18 ₽943
11.25%
Apples (1kg)
$3.25 ฿102
$1.86 ₽144
74.73%
Banana (1kg)
$1.67 ฿52.6
$1.83 ₽142
-8.74%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.39 ฿75.2
$2.30 ₽178
3.91%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.09 ฿65.8
$3.97 ₽308
-47.36%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿48.07
$0.99 ₽76.6
54.55%
Onion (1kg)
$1.51 ฿47.47
$0.85 ₽65.6
77.65%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.99 ฿31.09
$1.68 ₽130
-41.07%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.51 ฿16.19
$0.75 ₽57.7
-32.00%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.27 ฿134
$3.22 ₽249
32.61%
Wine (Bottle)
$20.31 ฿638
$5.08 ₽393
299.80%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.79 ฿56.3
$1.13 ₽87.5
58.41%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.77 ฿87.0
$2.41 ₽187
14.94%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Obninsk
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.40 ฿44.15
$0.53 ₽40.89
164.15%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.70 ฿368
-
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 ฿97.8
$2.51 ₽194
23.90%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.99 ฿31.27
$0.44 ₽34.36
125.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.73 ฿432
$7.94 ₽615
72.92%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.32 ฿41.47
$0.80 ₽62.2
65.00%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.2K ฿856.3K
$37.4K ₽2.9M
-27.16%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$34.1K ฿1.1M
$36.3K ₽2.8M
-6.03%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Obninsk
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$120 ฿3,785
$153 ₽11.8K
-21.09%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿438
$7.92 ₽613
75.88%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.31 ฿576
$8.20 ₽635
123.29%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Obninsk
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.9 ฿1,916
$36.23 ₽2,805
68.18%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.23 ฿542
$12.57 ₽973
37.07%
Cinema Ticket
$8.71 ฿274
$6.21 ₽481
40.26%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Obninsk
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$698 ฿21.9K
$330 ₽25.5K
111.62%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.7K ฿494.7K
$6,875 ₽532.2K
128.87%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Obninsk
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.6 ฿1,812
$86.4 ₽6,690
-33.30%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.24 ฿1,077
$52.5 ₽4,063
-34.76%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$113 ฿3,558
$131 ₽10.2K
-13.72%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,666
$160 ₽12.4K
-47.07%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Obninsk
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$604 ฿19.0K
$448 ₽34.7K
34.80%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$436 ฿13.7K
$303 ₽23.5K
43.97%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,057 ฿64.7K
$766 ₽59.3K
168.65%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,498 ฿47.1K
$508 ₽39.4K
194.69%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,252 ฿133.7K
$2,070 ₽160.3K
105.42%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,988 ฿93.9K
$1,412 ₽109.3K
111.61%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Obninsk
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$529 ฿16.6K
-
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
8
-33.38%

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

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

Last update for Obninsk: March 1, 2026

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