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

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 1.6% cheaper than Obninsk without rent, and 7.5% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 11.1% cheaper than Obninsk without rent, and 33.2% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Obninsk
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$12.75 ₽1,017
-63.29%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$56.7 ₽4,524
-18.15%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$6.37 ₽508
35.79%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$3.2 ₽255
-3.44%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$1.39 ₽111
-47.48%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$0.67 ₽53.4
-44.78%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$1.4 ₽112
70.71%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$4.31 ₽344
-16.01%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Obninsk
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$1.11 ₽88.7
101.80%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$0.85 ₽67.6
111.76%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$1.69 ₽135
32.54%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$1.94 ₽155
14.95%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$12.99 ₽1,037
48.65%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$5.82 ₽464
-35.22%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$12.17 ₽971
7.23%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$1.88 ₽150
74.47%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$1.81 ₽144
-9.94%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$2.33 ₽186
3.00%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$4.12 ₽329
-51.70%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$1.04 ₽83
47.12%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$0.79 ₽63.3
88.61%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$1.64 ₽131
-37.80%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$0.79 ₽63.2
-39.24%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$3.2 ₽256
35.00%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$5.11 ₽408
324.27%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$1.08 ₽86.2
63.89%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$2.41 ₽192
15.77%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Obninsk
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$0.5 ₽39.57
170.00%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
-
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$2.56 ₽204
23.05%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$0.44 ₽34.94
127.27%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$8.28 ₽661
64.73%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$0.77 ₽61.4
68.83%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$38K ₽3M
-27.92%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$36.1K ₽2.9M
-6.11%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Obninsk
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$150 ₽12K
-18.24%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$8.11 ₽647
71.76%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$7.92 ₽632
130.30%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Obninsk
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$35.1 ₽2,801
73.08%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
$12.73 ₽1,016
34.41%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$6.28 ₽501
44.43%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Obninsk
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$321 ₽25.6K
116.56%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$7,071 ₽564.2K
124.80%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Obninsk
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$88.5 ₽7,062
-35.02%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$53.6 ₽4,279
-35.65%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$133 ₽10.6K
-13.09%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$160 ₽12.7K
-46.90%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Obninsk
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$444 ₽35.4K
37.54%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$303 ₽24.2K
45.88%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$749 ₽59.8K
168.94%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$515 ₽41.1K
183.16%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$1,987 ₽158.6K
113.56%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$1,385 ₽110.5K
108.34%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Obninsk
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
-
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
8
-33.38%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Obninsk: October 29, 2025

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