Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Poipet Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Poipet

😐 Solo nomad: Phuket is 103.8% more expensive than Poipet without rent, and 165.3% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Phuket is 77% more expensive than Poipet without rent, and 232.8% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$2.43 ៛9,777

85.60%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,448

$20.16 ៛81.1K

128.57%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$6.14 ៛24.7K

43.00%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$1.66 ៛6,661

86.14%

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

$0.70 ฿21.96

$0.73 ៛2,951

-4.11%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$0.51 ៛2,060

-21.57%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

$1.02 ៛4,108

135.29%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

$1.83 ៛7,348

101.09%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$1.73 ៛6,970

30.06%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$1.37 ៛5,527

36.50%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$1.29 ៛5,209

72.09%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$1.57 ៛6,330

42.04%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$14.60 ៛58.7K

34.79%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$3.60 ៛14.5K

1.67%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

$10.37 ៛41.7K

26.23%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$3.70 ៛14.9K

-8.65%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.2

$1.08 ៛4,343

56.48%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$3.42 ៛13.8K

-31.87%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$1.26 ៛5,063

57.14%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.76

$1.24 ៛4,974

25.00%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.41

$0.90 ៛3,612

67.78%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.83

$1.30 ៛5,219

-24.62%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$0.71 ៛2,856

-32.39%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$1.93 ៛7,766

125.39%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

$0.74 ៛2,970

139.19%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

$2.00 ៛8,057

37.50%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.18

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.7

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.95

$1.02 ៛4,093

2.94%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$5.09 ៛20.5K

169.55%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.14

$1.13 ៛4,534

18.58%

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

$27.7K ฿869.3K

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

$33.6K ฿1.1M

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

$122 ฿3,834

$74.4 ៛299.3K

64.02%

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

$13.61 ฿428

$6.04 ៛24.3K

125.33%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$19.33 ៛77.8K

-4.35%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$6.67 ៛26.8K

36.28%

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

$702 ฿22.1K

$392 ៛1.6M

79.04%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.6K

$4,980 ៛20.0M

221.12%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$33.31 ៛134.1K

76.76%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,081

$18.37 ៛73.9K

87.32%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,544

$55.9 ៛225.1K

101.57%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,661

$36.85 ៛148.3K

129.74%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.0K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.7K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

9.2

-42.07%

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

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

Last update for Poipet: January 13, 2026

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