Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Sandefjord Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Sandefjord

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 39.1% cheaper than Sandefjord without rent, and 48.8% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 42.2% cheaper than Sandefjord without rent, and 28.3% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Sandefjord
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$19.45 NOK 194
-75.94%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$100 NOK 1,000
-53.82%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$13.54 NOK 135
-36.12%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$5.06 NOK 50.4
-38.93%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$2.53 NOK 25.18
-71.15%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$2.22 NOK 22.04
-83.33%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$9.34 NOK 92.9
-74.41%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$9.8 NOK 97.5
-63.06%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Sandefjord
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$2.12 NOK 21.08
5.66%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$3.05 NOK 30.32
-40.98%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$2.84 NOK 28.23
-21.13%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$3.7 NOK 36.83
-39.73%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$11.42 NOK 114
69.09%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$16.27 NOK 162
-76.83%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$35.06 NOK 349
-62.78%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$2.76 NOK 27.5
18.84%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$2.33 NOK 23.21
-30.04%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$2.34 NOK 23.26
2.56%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$3.6 NOK 35.76
-44.72%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$2.04 NOK 20.31
-25.00%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$2.12 NOK 21.08
-29.72%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$2.71 NOK 26.97
-62.36%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$1.89 NOK 18.77
-74.60%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$14.48 NOK 144
-70.17%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$12.82 NOK 128
69.11%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$3.63 NOK 36.12
-51.24%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$4.18 NOK 41.62
-33.25%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Sandefjord
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$5.19 NOK 51.6
-73.99%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$71.6 NOK 712
-83.57%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$10.04 NOK 99.9
-68.63%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$1.45 NOK 14.46
-31.03%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$62.6 NOK 623
-78.21%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$2.2 NOK 21.9
-40.91%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$35.3K NOK 351.3K
-22.55%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$34.8K NOK 346.3K
-2.60%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Sandefjord
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$218 NOK 2,164
-43.61%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$44.45 NOK 442
-68.66%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$37.33 NOK 371
-51.14%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Sandefjord
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$48.08 NOK 478
26.35%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
$35.06 NOK 349
-51.20%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$12.79 NOK 127
-29.09%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Sandefjord
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$291 NOK 2,898
138.30%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$4,699 NOK 46.7K
238.30%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Sandefjord
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$104 NOK 1,031
-44.50%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$46.8 NOK 466
-26.26%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$102 NOK 1,010
13.39%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$144 NOK 1,432
-41.10%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Sandefjord
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$1,215 NOK 12.1K
-49.69%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$968 NOK 9,634
-54.33%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$1,493 NOK 14.9K
34.89%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$1,283 NOK 12.8K
13.78%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$5,417 NOK 53.9K
-21.66%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$4,060 NOK 40.4K
-28.91%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Sandefjord
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$3,754 NOK 37.3K
-81.44%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
4.38
21.69%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Sandefjord: October 28, 2025

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