Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Praia Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Praia

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 23.6% cheaper than Praia without rent, and 1.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 14.4% cheaper than Praia without rent, and 27.4% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$5.24 CVE 498

-13.93%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,448

$36.25 CVE 3,443

27.12%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$6.96 CVE 661

26.15%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$1.62 CVE 154

90.74%

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

$0.70 ฿21.96

$3.27 CVE 311

-78.59%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$1.35 CVE 128

-70.37%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

$2.71 CVE 257

-11.44%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

$2.06 CVE 196

78.64%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$1.41 CVE 134

59.57%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$2.20 CVE 209

-15.00%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$3.36 CVE 319

-33.93%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$2.36 CVE 224

-5.51%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$26.22 CVE 2,491

-24.94%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$3.98 CVE 378

-8.04%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

$17.04 CVE 1,619

-23.18%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$5.19 CVE 493

-34.87%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.2

$3.12 CVE 296

-45.83%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$3.88 CVE 368

-39.95%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$4.78 CVE 454

-58.58%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.76

$1.49 CVE 141

4.03%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.41

$1.61 CVE 153

-6.21%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.83

$1.43 CVE 136

-31.47%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$1.56 CVE 148

-69.23%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$4.59 CVE 437

-5.23%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

$8.89 CVE 844

132.28%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

$1.79 CVE 170

-1.12%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

$1.92 CVE 183

43.23%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.18

$0.82 CVE 78.1

67.07%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

$29.25 CVE 2,779

-61.16%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.7

$1.55 CVE 147

100.65%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.95

$1.33 CVE 126

-21.05%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$10.42 CVE 990

31.67%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.14

$1.67 CVE 159

-19.76%

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

$27.7K ฿869.3K

$30.4K CVE 2.9M

-8.87%

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

$33.6K ฿1.1M

$38.5K CVE 3.7M

-12.79%

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

$122 ฿3,834

$191 CVE 18.1K

-36.03%

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

$13.61 ฿428

$27.87 CVE 2,648

-51.17%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$52.6 CVE 4,994

-64.83%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

$30.80 CVE 2,926

100.29%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

$8.54 CVE 811

95.55%

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$5.87 CVE 558

54.86%

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

$702 ฿22.1K

$144 CVE 13.7K

387.68%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.6K

$3,179 CVE 302.0K

402.95%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$85.3 CVE 8,100

-30.94%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,081

$31.26 CVE 2,970

10.08%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,544

$84.2 CVE 7,997

33.97%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,661

$124 CVE 11.8K

-31.58%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.0K

$478 CVE 45.4K

26.71%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

$264 CVE 25.1K

65.00%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

$1,071 CVE 101.8K

93.09%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

$547 CVE 51.9K

169.41%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.7K

$1,135 CVE 107.9K

291.51%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

$952 CVE 90.5K

213.79%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

$214 CVE 20.4K

155.41%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

-40.78%

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

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

Last update for Praia: January 12, 2026

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