Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Paris Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Paris

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 42% cheaper than Paris without rent, and 53.6% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 41% cheaper than Paris without rent, and 39.9% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Paris
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$17.47 €15.09
-73.21%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$73 €63
-36.43%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$13.73 €11.85
-37.00%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$4.63 €4
-33.26%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$3.96 €3.42
-81.57%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$3.25 €2.81
-88.62%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$8.3 €7.17
-71.20%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$8.26 €7.13
-56.17%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Paris
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$1.56 €1.34
43.59%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$2.11 €1.82
-14.69%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$2.88 €2.49
-22.22%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$5.18 €4.47
-56.95%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$26.05 €22.49
-25.87%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$13.9 €12
-72.88%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$19.54 €16.87
-33.21%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$3.49 €3.01
-6.02%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$2.37 €2.05
-31.22%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$3.54 €3.06
-32.20%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$3.81 €3.29
-47.77%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$2.71 €2.34
-43.54%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$2.96 €2.55
-49.66%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$1.87 €1.62
-45.45%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$0.91 €0.78
-47.25%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$15.12 €13.05
-71.43%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$9.41 €8.12
130.39%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$2.74 €2.36
-35.40%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$4.05 €3.5
-31.11%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Paris
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$2.88 €2.49
-53.13%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$104 €89.9
-88.71%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$9.27 €8.01
-66.02%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$2.02 €1.74
-50.50%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$56.1 €48.41
-75.67%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$2.17 €1.87
-40.09%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$36.2K €31.3K
-24.47%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$36.7K €31.7K
-7.60%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Paris
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$248 €214
-50.57%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$17.14 €14.8
-18.73%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$35.65 €30.78
-48.84%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Paris
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$39.13 €33.78
55.25%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
$19.31 €16.67
-11.39%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$15.6 €13.47
-41.86%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Paris
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$874 €754
-20.53%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$15K €13K
5.77%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Paris
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$116 €99.8
-50.26%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$47.44 €40.96
-27.26%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$125 €108
-7.58%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$156 €135
-45.60%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Paris
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$1,613 €1,393
-62.12%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$1,181 €1,020
-62.56%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$3,656 €3,156
-44.90%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$2,270 €1,960
-35.70%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$13.8K €12K
-69.35%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$9,373 €8,093
-69.21%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Paris
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$3,765 €3,251
-81.50%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
3.55
50.14%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Paris: October 27, 2025

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