Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Paracin Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Paracin

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 3.9% cheaper than Paracin without rent, and 8.4% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Phuket is 21.5% more expensive than Paracin without rent, and 53.1% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Paracin
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.65 ฿148
$8.72 RSD 882
-46.67%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.11 ฿1,463
$30.14 RSD 3,048
52.99%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.74 ฿277
$9.90 RSD 1,001
-11.72%
Cappuccino
$3.04 ฿96.4
$2.02 RSD 204
50.50%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.72 ฿22.85
$1.94 RSD 197
-62.89%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.39 ฿12.41
$1.36 RSD 137
-71.32%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.44 ฿77.4
$2.52 RSD 255
-3.17%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.79 ฿120
$3.02 RSD 305
25.50%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Paracin
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.14 ฿68.0
$1.66 RSD 168
28.92%
White Bread (500g)
$1.86 ฿59.0
$0.85 RSD 86.2
118.82%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.19 ฿69.4
$2.01 RSD 203
8.96%
Eggs
$2.25 ฿71.2
$2.66 RSD 269
-15.41%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.73 ฿626
$9.53 RSD 964
107.03%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.79 ฿120
$7.18 RSD 726
-47.21%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.55 ฿430
$10.03 RSD 1,014
35.09%
Apples (1kg)
$3.25 ฿103
$0.99 RSD 100
228.28%
Banana (1kg)
$1.67 ฿53.0
$1.71 RSD 173
-2.34%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.39 ฿75.9
$2.45 RSD 248
-2.45%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.09 ฿66.4
$2.14 RSD 216
-2.34%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿48.50
$1.40 RSD 141
9.29%
Onion (1kg)
$1.51 ฿47.89
$0.77 RSD 77.5
96.10%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.99 ฿31.37
$0.72 RSD 73.1
37.50%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.51 ฿16.33
$0.71 RSD 72.2
-28.17%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.27 ฿136
$4.39 RSD 444
-2.73%
Wine (Bottle)
$20.31 ฿644
$7.62 RSD 770
166.54%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.79 ฿56.8
$0.91 RSD 92.3
96.70%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.77 ฿87.8
$1.16 RSD 117
138.79%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Paracin
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.40 ฿44.54
$0.92 RSD 93.1
52.17%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.70 ฿371
$28.09 RSD 2,841
-58.35%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 ฿98.7
$1.45 RSD 147
114.48%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.99 ฿31.55
$0.69 RSD 69.3
43.48%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.73 ฿436
$7.02 RSD 710
95.58%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.32 ฿41.84
$1.77 RSD 179
-25.42%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.2K ฿863.9K
$31.3K RSD 3.2M
-12.93%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$34.1K ฿1.1M
$26.8K RSD 2.7M
27.15%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Paracin
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$120 ฿3,819
$178 RSD 18.0K
-32.28%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿442
$27.56 RSD 2,787
-49.46%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.31 ฿581
$32.64 RSD 3,301
-43.90%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Paracin
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.9 ฿1,933
$30.15 RSD 3,049
102.09%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.23 ฿547
$16.86 RSD 1,705
2.19%
Cinema Ticket
$8.71 ฿276
$6.30 RSD 637
38.25%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Paracin
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$698 ฿22.1K
$236 RSD 23.8K
196.14%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.7K ฿499.1K
$5,176 RSD 523.4K
203.99%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Paracin
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.6 ฿1,828
$91.2 RSD 9,218
-36.76%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.24 ฿1,086
$46.06 RSD 4,658
-25.66%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$113 ฿3,590
$112 RSD 11.4K
0.74%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,690
$122 RSD 12.3K
-30.28%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Paracin
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$604 ฿19.2K
$379 RSD 38.3K
59.46%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$436 ฿13.8K
$298 RSD 30.1K
46.38%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,057 ฿65.2K
$555 RSD 56.2K
270.31%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,498 ฿47.5K
$407 RSD 41.1K
268.24%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,252 ฿134.9K
$1,955 RSD 197.8K
117.46%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,988 ฿94.8K
$1,500 RSD 151.7K
99.15%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Paracin
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$529 ฿16.8K
$681 RSD 68.9K
-22.27%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
7.45
-28.46%

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Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

Last update for Paracin: March 2, 2026

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