Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Permet Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Permet

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 1.1% cheaper than Permet without rent, and 1.8% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 25.2% cheaper than Permet without rent, and 31.7% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.65 ฿149

$11.59 ALL 960

-59.88%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.11 ฿1,474

$59.9 ALL 4,962

-23.02%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.74 ฿279

$9.60 ALL 796

-8.96%

Cappuccino

$3.04 ฿97.1

$1.97 ALL 163

54.31%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.72 ฿23.03

$1.83 ALL 152

-60.66%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.39 ฿12.50

$0.93 ALL 77.2

-58.06%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.44 ฿78.0

$2.96 ALL 245

-17.57%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 ฿121

$4.23 ALL 351

-10.40%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.14 ฿68.6

$2.06 ALL 171

3.88%

White Bread (500g)

$1.86 ฿59.5

$1.10 ALL 90.8

69.09%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.19 ฿69.9

$2.20 ALL 182

-0.45%

Eggs

$2.25 ฿71.8

$3.84 ALL 318

-41.41%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.73 ฿631

$13.35 ALL 1,106

47.79%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.79 ฿121

$7.84 ALL 650

-51.66%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.55 ฿433

$15.59 ALL 1,291

-13.09%

Apples (1kg)

$3.25 ฿104

$1.77 ALL 147

83.62%

Banana (1kg)

$1.67 ฿53.4

$2.74 ALL 227

-39.05%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.39 ฿76.5

$1.95 ALL 162

22.56%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.09 ฿66.9

$1.94 ALL 161

7.73%

Potato (1kg)

$1.53 ฿48.88

$1.38 ALL 114

10.87%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿48.27

$1.32 ALL 109

14.39%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.99 ฿31.62

$1.49 ALL 123

-33.56%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 ฿16.46

$0.76 ALL 62.9

-32.89%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.27 ฿137

$4.27 ALL 354

Wine (Bottle)

$20.31 ฿649

$10.86 ALL 900

87.02%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ฿57.3

$1.63 ALL 135

9.82%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.77 ฿88.5

$2.14 ALL 177

29.44%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.40 ฿44.89

$0.49 ALL 40.80

185.71%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿374

$19.02 ALL 1,576

-38.49%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿99.4

$3.47 ALL 287

-10.37%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.99 ฿31.80

$3.22 ALL 267

-69.25%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.73 ฿439

$17.46 ALL 1,446

-21.36%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.32 ฿42.17

$2.14 ALL 177

-38.32%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$27.2K ฿870.7K

$40.5K ALL 3.4M

-32.83%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$34.1K ฿1.1M

$35.8K ALL 3.0M

-4.76%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$120 ฿3,849

$106 ALL 8,771

13.74%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$13.93 ฿445

$17.64 ALL 1,461

-21.03%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.31 ฿585

$18.62 ALL 1,543

-1.66%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.9 ฿1,948

$56.2 ALL 4,652

8.51%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿551

$25.02 ALL 2,073

-31.14%

Cinema Ticket

$8.71 ฿278

$9.15 ALL 758

-4.81%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$698 ฿22.3K

$162 ALL 13.4K

331.47%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.7K ฿503.0K

$5,498 ALL 455.5K

186.17%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.6 ฿1,843

$67.1 ALL 5,557

-14.06%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.24 ฿1,095

$50.1 ALL 4,149

-31.63%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,618

$106 ALL 8,748

7.18%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.8 ฿2,711

$127 ALL 10.6K

-33.47%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$604 ฿19.3K

$456 ALL 37.8K

32.32%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$436 ฿13.9K

$349 ALL 29.0K

24.80%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,057 ฿65.8K

$604 ALL 50.0K

240.65%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,498 ฿47.9K

$442 ALL 36.6K

238.84%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿135.9K

$1,820 ALL 150.8K

133.70%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿95.5K

$1,205 ALL 99.9K

147.92%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$529 ฿16.9K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

5.52

-3.44%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

Last update for Permet: March 2, 2026

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