Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and San Fernando Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and San Fernando

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 15.8% cheaper than San Fernando without rent, and 3% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 23.8% cheaper than San Fernando without rent, and 20.8% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
San Fernando
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$10.2 TTD 68.5
-54.12%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$59.5 TTD 400
-22.07%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$7.54 TTD 50.7
14.72%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$3.62 TTD 24.29
-14.64%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$1.06 TTD 7.09
-31.13%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$0.74 TTD 5
-50.00%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$1.8 TTD 12.11
32.78%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$2.58 TTD 17.3
40.31%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
San Fernando
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$1.96 TTD 13.17
14.29%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$2.23 TTD 15
-19.28%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$2.56 TTD 17.22
-12.50%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$3.83 TTD 25.71
-41.78%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$7.9 TTD 53.1
144.43%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$10.48 TTD 70.4
-64.03%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$8.7 TTD 58.5
50.00%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$6 TTD 40.29
-45.33%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$2.58 TTD 17.33
-36.82%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$4.42 TTD 29.69
-45.70%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$4.8 TTD 32.28
-58.54%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$1.22 TTD 8.22
25.41%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$0.77 TTD 5.17
93.51%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$1.47 TTD 9.87
-30.61%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$1.16 TTD 7.82
-58.62%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$5.71 TTD 38.39
-24.34%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$17.86 TTD 120
21.39%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$1.48 TTD 9.98
19.59%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$2.73 TTD 18.37
2.20%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
San Fernando
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$0.43 TTD 2.89
213.95%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$44.53 TTD 299
-73.59%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$0.93 TTD 6.26
238.71%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$0.85 TTD 5.7
17.65%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$14.89 TTD 100
-8.39%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$1 TTD 6.74
30.00%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$33.6K TTD 225.6K
-18.53%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$38.6K TTD 259.4K
-12.17%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
San Fernando
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$45.08 TTD 303
172.14%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$42.88 TTD 288
-67.51%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$45.86 TTD 308
-60.23%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
San Fernando
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$46.51 TTD 313
30.62%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
$8.68 TTD 58.4
97.12%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$9.13 TTD 61.4
-0.66%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
San Fernando
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$323 TTD 2,170
114.94%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$2,198 TTD 14.8K
623.32%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
San Fernando
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$45.08 TTD 303
27.57%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$36.93 TTD 248
-6.55%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$88.9 TTD 597
29.58%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$90.4 TTD 607
-6.21%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
San Fernando
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$545 TTD 3,661
12.15%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$340 TTD 2,284
30.13%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$956 TTD 6,420
110.82%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$678 TTD 4,556
115.28%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$1,961 TTD 13.2K
116.40%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$1,497 TTD 10.1K
92.79%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
San Fernando
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$1,044 TTD 7,016
-33.28%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
5.38
-0.93%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for San Fernando: October 28, 2025

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