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Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Pakpattan Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Pakpattan

๐Ÿ˜ Solo nomad: Phuket is 179.2% more expensive than Pakpattan without rent, and 207.2% more expensive with rent.
๐Ÿ˜ Family of 3: Phuket is 171.7% more expensive than Pakpattan without rent, and 327.4% more expensive with rent.
Currency
๐Ÿฝ Eating Out
Phuket
Pakpattan
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.51 เธฟ142
$2.18 PKRย 614
106.88%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.08 เธฟ1,449
$8.75 PKRย 2,466
426.63%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.78 เธฟ276
$5.44 PKRย 1,534
61.40%
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$1.79 PKRย 504
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$3.21 PKRย 906
-
Cappuccino
$3.09 เธฟ97.0
$1.37 PKRย 386
125.55%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.70 เธฟ21.97
$0.28 PKRย 78.8
150.00%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.40 เธฟ12.46
$0.22 PKRย 60.8
81.82%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.40 เธฟ75.5
-
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.68 เธฟ116
-
-
๐Ÿ›’ Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Pakpattan
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.25 เธฟ70.6
$0.59 PKRย 166
281.36%
White Bread (500g)
$1.87 เธฟ58.8
$0.56 PKRย 159
233.93%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.22 เธฟ69.8
$1.03 PKRย 290
115.53%
Eggs
$2.23 เธฟ70.1
$1.08 PKRย 304
106.48%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.68 เธฟ619
$4.76 PKRย 1,344
313.45%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.66 เธฟ115
$2.47 PKRย 696
48.18%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.09 เธฟ411
$3.15 PKRย 888
315.56%
Apples (1kg)
$3.38 เธฟ106
$1.01 PKRย 285
234.65%
Banana (1kg)
$1.69 เธฟ53.3
$0.73 PKRย 207
131.51%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.33 เธฟ73.2
$0.59 PKRย 166
294.92%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.98 เธฟ62.4
$0.52 PKRย 146
280.77%
Potato (1kg)
$1.55 เธฟ48.77
$0.37 PKRย 105
318.92%
Onion (1kg)
$1.51 เธฟ47.42
$0.39 PKRย 110
287.18%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.98 เธฟ30.84
$0.60 PKRย 169
63.33%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 เธฟ15.01
$0.36 PKRย 101
33.33%
Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)
-
$0.68 PKRย 191
-
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$1.61 PKRย 455
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$1.86 PKRย 523
-
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.35 เธฟ137
$2.00 PKRย 563
117.50%
Wine (Bottle)
$20.65 เธฟ649
-
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 เธฟ55.8
-
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.75 เธฟ86.6
-
-
๐ŸšŒ Getting Around
Phuket
Pakpattan
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.37 เธฟ43.19
$0.17 PKRย 49.11
705.88%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.36 เธฟ357
$7.03 PKRย 1,983
61.59%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 เธฟ97.8
$1.08 PKRย 306
187.96%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.05 เธฟ32.96
$0.49 PKRย 137
114.29%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.72 เธฟ431
$1.39 PKRย 393
887.05%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.34 เธฟ42.16
$1.00 PKRย 283
34.00%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.7K เธฟ869.6K
$22.5K PKRย 6.3M
22.91%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.6K เธฟ1.1M
$22.0K PKRย 6.2M
52.37%
๐Ÿงพ Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Pakpattan
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$122 เธฟ3,835
$103 PKRย 29.0K
18.60%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.61 เธฟ428
$4.90 PKRย 1,382
177.76%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.49 เธฟ581
$13.77 PKRย 3,884
34.28%
๐ŸŽ‰ Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Pakpattan
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$61.7 เธฟ1,939
$12.40 PKRย 3,496
397.50%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$16.70 เธฟ525
$5.81 PKRย 1,637
187.44%
Cinema Ticket
$9.09 เธฟ286
$2.71 PKRย 765
235.42%
๐Ÿงธ Childcare & Education
Phuket
Pakpattan
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$702 เธฟ22.1K
$36.81 PKRย 10.4K
1808.20%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$16.0K เธฟ502.8K
$1,755 PKRย 494.8K
811.32%
๐Ÿ‘•๐Ÿ‘Ÿ Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Pakpattan
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$58.9 เธฟ1,851
$16.87 PKRย 4,756
249.02%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.41 เธฟ1,082
$27.54 PKRย 7,765
24.95%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$113 เธฟ3,545
$68.6 PKRย 19.3K
64.37%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.7 เธฟ2,662
$29.38 PKRย 8,284
188.16%
๐Ÿ  Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Pakpattan
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$606 เธฟ19.1K
$74.3 PKRย 20.9K
715.86%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$435 เธฟ13.7K
$51.9 PKRย 14.6K
738.05%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,069 เธฟ65.0K
$167 PKRย 47.2K
1135.77%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,473 เธฟ46.3K
$105 PKRย 29.7K
1298.43%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,445 เธฟ139.8K
$811 PKRย 228.7K
448.12%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,988 เธฟ93.9K
$477 PKRย 134.6K
526.02%
๐Ÿ’ต Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Pakpattan
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$547 เธฟ17.2K
$107 PKRย 30.2K
411.86%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
17.43
-69.42%

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Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

Last update for Pakpattan: January 12, 2026

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