Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Salto Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Salto

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 21.1% cheaper than Salto without rent, and 0.2% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 9.6% cheaper than Salto without rent, and 33.1% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$20.07 UYU 777

-77.53%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,448

$38.73 UYU 1,499

18.98%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$9.39 UYU 363

-6.50%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$3.10 UYU 120

-0.32%

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

$0.70 ฿21.96

$2.24 UYU 86.8

-68.75%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$1.57 UYU 60.7

-74.52%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

$4.32 UYU 167

-44.44%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

$3.20 UYU 124

15.00%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$1.03 UYU 39.87

118.45%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$1.23 UYU 47.65

52.03%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$1.44 UYU 55.6

54.17%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$3.39 UYU 131

-34.22%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$19.33 UYU 748

1.81%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$7.55 UYU 292

-51.52%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

$9.95 UYU 385

31.56%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.2

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$0.95 UYU 36.74

145.26%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$1.43 UYU 55.2

38.46%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.76

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.41

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.83

$0.53 UYU 20.70

84.91%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$1.19 UYU 46.18

-59.66%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$5.15 UYU 199

-15.53%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

$1.78 UYU 68.8

-0.56%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

$2.16 UYU 83.5

27.31%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.18

$1.19 UYU 45.88

15.13%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

$43.29 UYU 1,676

-73.76%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.7

$1.51 UYU 58.4

105.96%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.95

$1.57 UYU 61.0

-33.12%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$10.89 UYU 421

25.99%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.14

$1.87 UYU 72.3

-28.34%

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

$27.7K ฿869.3K

$39.1K UYU 1.5M

-29.22%

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

$33.6K ฿1.1M

$39.8K UYU 1.5M

-15.66%

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

$122 ฿3,834

$184 UYU 7,140

-33.87%

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

$13.61 ฿428

$19.99 UYU 774

-31.92%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$33.71 UYU 1,305

-45.15%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

$31.30 UYU 1,212

97.09%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$9.91 UYU 384

-8.27%

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

$702 ฿22.1K

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.6K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$66.4 UYU 2,569

-11.29%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,081

$60.2 UYU 2,330

-42.83%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,544

$109 UYU 4,235

3.07%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,661

$66.9 UYU 2,588

26.62%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.0K

$430 UYU 16.6K

41.07%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

$281 UYU 10.9K

54.68%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

$761 UYU 29.5K

171.76%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

$469 UYU 18.2K

213.99%

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

$638 UYU 24.7K

-14.14%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

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

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

Last update for Salto: January 11, 2026

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