Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Santa Rosa Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Santa Rosa

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 3.5% cheaper than Santa Rosa without rent, and 25.8% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Phuket is 13.3% more expensive than Santa Rosa without rent, and 52.8% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$10.56 ARS 15.3K

-57.29%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,449

$34.00 ARS 49.4K

35.53%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$9.30 ARS 13.5K

-5.59%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$2.69 ARS 3,911

14.87%

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

$0.70 ฿21.97

$1.72 ARS 2,500

-59.30%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$1.56 ARS 2,269

-74.36%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

$2.16 ARS 3,140

11.11%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

$3.06 ARS 4,439

20.26%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$1.25 ARS 1,816

80.00%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$1.58 ARS 2,292

18.35%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$1.95 ARS 2,832

13.85%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$2.20 ARS 3,191

1.36%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$10.15 ARS 14.7K

93.89%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$6.22 ARS 9,029

-41.16%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

$9.38 ARS 13.6K

39.55%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$2.02 ARS 2,940

67.33%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.3

$2.12 ARS 3,074

-20.28%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$1.27 ARS 1,843

83.46%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$2.60 ARS 3,770

-23.85%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.77

$1.19 ARS 1,735

30.25%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.42

$1.20 ARS 1,744

25.83%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.84

$1.31 ARS 1,908

-25.19%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$1.47 ARS 2,139

-67.35%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$3.22 ARS 4,670

35.09%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

$5.44 ARS 7,894

279.60%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

$2.00 ARS 2,910

-11.50%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

$3.17 ARS 4,610

-13.25%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.19

$0.77 ARS 1,125

77.92%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.8

$1.49 ARS 2,157

108.72%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.96

$0.87 ARS 1,269

20.69%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$5.91 ARS 8,585

132.15%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.16

$1.11 ARS 1,612

20.72%

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

$27.7K ฿869.6K

$27.5K ARS 39.9M

0.60%

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

$33.6K ฿1.1M

$30.2K ARS 43.8M

11.32%

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

$122 ฿3,835

$65.9 ARS 95.6K

85.21%

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

$13.61 ฿428

$17.05 ARS 24.8K

-20.18%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$22.37 ARS 32.5K

-17.34%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

$25.85 ARS 37.5K

138.65%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

$14.04 ARS 20.4K

18.95%

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$6.12 ARS 8,888

48.53%

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

$702 ฿22.1K

$224 ARS 325.2K

213.67%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.8K

$2,649 ARS 3.8M

503.55%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$75.0 ARS 108.9K

-21.51%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,082

$70.5 ARS 102.4K

-51.21%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,545

$113 ARS 163.8K

-0.04%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,662

$110 ARS 160.3K

-23.29%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.1K

$331 ARS 481.0K

82.98%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

$238 ARS 346.1K

82.60%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

$685 ARS 994.5K

202.12%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

$536 ARS 778.0K

174.90%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.8K

$1,702 ARS 2.5M

161.20%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

$1,181 ARS 1.7M

153.00%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

58.5

-90.89%

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

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

Last update for Santa Rosa: January 13, 2026

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