Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Pacov Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Pacov

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 20.5% cheaper than Pacov without rent, and 30.1% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 7.9% cheaper than Pacov without rent, and 1.9% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Pacov
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$9.21 Kč 197
-49.19%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$43.84 Kč 938
5.84%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$12.64 Kč 271
-31.57%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$2.99 Kč 64
3.34%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$2.76 Kč 59
-73.55%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$1.4 Kč 29.94
-73.57%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$1.36 Kč 29.18
75.74%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$5.17 Kč 111
-29.98%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Pacov
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$1.6 Kč 34.21
40.00%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$1.4 Kč 30
28.57%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$3.18 Kč 68
-29.56%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$5.7 Kč 122
-60.88%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$12.6 Kč 270
53.25%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$9.31 Kč 199
-59.51%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$21.46 Kč 459
-39.19%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$1.43 Kč 30.71
129.37%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$2.73 Kč 58.4
-40.29%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$3.77 Kč 80.8
-36.34%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$3.48 Kč 74.4
-42.82%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$1.26 Kč 26.95
21.43%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$2.04 Kč 43.7
-26.96%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$1.31 Kč 28.04
-22.14%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$0.75 Kč 16.07
-36.00%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$3.77 Kč 80.6
14.59%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$6.83 Kč 146
217.42%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$0.8 Kč 17.01
121.25%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$1.86 Kč 39.9
50.00%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Pacov
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$1.14 Kč 24.29
18.42%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$25.72 Kč 550
-54.28%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$2.36 Kč 50.5
33.47%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$0.85 Kč 18.12
17.65%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$27.79 Kč 595
-50.92%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$1.72 Kč 36.84
-24.42%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$27.6K Kč 590.2K
-0.83%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$29.7K Kč 636.4K
14.00%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Pacov
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$298 Kč 6,369
-58.78%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$27.5 Kč 589
-49.35%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$20.89 Kč 447
-12.69%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Pacov
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$97 Kč 2,076
-37.39%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
$17.05 Kč 365
0.35%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$13.73 Kč 294
-33.94%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Pacov
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$415 Kč 8,875
67.38%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$9,914 Kč 212.1K
60.33%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Pacov
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$119 Kč 2,539
-51.54%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$76.1 Kč 1,628
-54.65%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$92.7 Kč 1,983
24.30%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$111 Kč 2,384
-23.93%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Pacov
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$674 Kč 14.4K
-9.29%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$568 Kč 12.1K
-22.09%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$1,177 Kč 25.2K
71.11%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$877 Kč 18.8K
66.47%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$4,607 Kč 98.6K
-7.88%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$4,834 Kč 103.4K
-40.30%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Pacov
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$1,183 Kč 25.3K
-41.14%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
7.85
-32.10%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Pacov: October 28, 2025

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