Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Santiago Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Santiago

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 0.9% cheaper than Santiago without rent, and 3.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 2.5% cheaper than Santiago without rent, and 19.1% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$10.96 CLP 9,675

-58.85%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,449

$54.3 CLP 47.9K

-15.09%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$8.28 CLP 7,313

6.04%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$3.19 CLP 2,814

-3.13%

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

$0.70 ฿21.97

$1.72 CLP 1,515

-59.30%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$1.24 CLP 1,098

-67.74%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

$3.21 CLP 2,832

-25.23%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

$4.29 CLP 3,791

-14.22%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$1.18 CLP 1,043

90.68%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$1.52 CLP 1,341

23.03%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$2.12 CLP 1,872

4.72%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$4.17 CLP 3,681

-46.52%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$10.30 CLP 9,092

91.07%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$6.50 CLP 5,739

-43.69%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

$11.08 CLP 9,779

18.14%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$2.03 CLP 1,793

66.50%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.3

$1.55 CLP 1,369

9.03%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$2.05 CLP 1,809

13.66%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$1.86 CLP 1,639

6.45%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.77

$1.88 CLP 1,656

-17.55%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.42

$1.69 CLP 1,496

-10.65%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.84

$1.30 CLP 1,152

-24.62%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$1.20 CLP 1,058

-60.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$5.85 CLP 5,166

-25.64%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

$6.87 CLP 6,063

200.58%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

$1.55 CLP 1,367

14.19%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

$2.60 CLP 2,298

5.77%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.19

$0.88 CLP 773

55.68%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

$43.03 CLP 38.0K

-73.60%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.8

$0.47 CLP 412

561.70%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.96

$1.41 CLP 1,243

-25.53%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$11.71 CLP 10.3K

17.16%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.16

$1.37 CLP 1,210

-2.19%

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

$27.7K ฿869.6K

$19.7K CLP 17.4M

40.07%

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

$33.6K ฿1.1M

$22.7K CLP 20.0M

47.97%

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

$122 ฿3,835

$134 CLP 118.7K

-9.28%

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

$13.61 ฿428

$13.64 CLP 12.0K

-0.22%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$22.29 CLP 19.7K

-17.05%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

$33.65 CLP 29.7K

83.33%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

$20.61 CLP 18.2K

-18.97%

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$6.43 CLP 5,672

41.37%

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

$702 ฿22.1K

$435 CLP 383.5K

61.66%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.8K

$8,680 CLP 7.7M

84.23%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$55.1 CLP 48.7K

6.78%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,082

$33.17 CLP 29.3K

3.74%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,545

$76.4 CLP 67.4K

47.57%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,662

$83.9 CLP 74.1K

0.89%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.1K

$511 CLP 451.3K

18.55%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

$454 CLP 400.6K

-4.10%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

$1,004 CLP 885.9K

106.13%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

$911 CLP 804.1K

61.66%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.8K

$2,870 CLP 2.5M

54.88%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

$3,001 CLP 2.6M

-0.44%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

$852 CLP 752.4K

-35.77%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

5.18

2.90%

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

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

Last update for Santiago: January 13, 2026

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