Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Seoul Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Seoul

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 33.4% cheaper than Seoul without rent, and 29.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 31% cheaper than Seoul without rent, and 15.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$9.08 ₩13.4K

-50.33%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,449

$54.7 ₩80.6K

-15.76%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$6.35 ₩9,351

38.27%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$3.88 ₩5,713

-20.36%

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

$0.70 ฿21.97

$1.73 ₩2,551

-59.54%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$0.78 ₩1,156

-48.72%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

$3.63 ₩5,352

-33.88%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

$5.93 ₩8,728

-37.94%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$2.17 ₩3,199

3.69%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$3.30 ₩4,860

-43.33%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$3.14 ₩4,632

-29.30%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$3.09 ₩4,554

-27.83%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$14.13 ₩20.8K

39.28%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$10.89 ₩16.0K

-66.39%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

$33.49 ₩49.3K

-60.91%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$7.79 ₩11.5K

-56.61%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.3

$3.49 ₩5,147

-51.58%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$5.68 ₩8,369

-58.98%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$6.51 ₩9,582

-69.59%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.77

$4.00 ₩5,898

-61.25%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.42

$2.83 ₩4,163

-46.64%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.84

$2.55 ₩3,763

-61.57%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$1.26 ₩1,863

-61.90%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$3.32 ₩4,891

31.02%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

$20.07 ₩29.6K

2.89%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

$2.36 ₩3,481

-25.00%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

$3.23 ₩4,756

-14.86%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.19

$1.08 ₩1,588

26.85%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

$46.67 ₩68.7K

-75.66%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.8

$3.49 ₩5,146

-10.89%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.96

$0.53 ₩787

98.11%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$8.64 ₩12.7K

58.80%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.16

$1.18 ₩1,744

13.56%

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

$27.7K ฿869.6K

$27.6K ₩40.7M

0.10%

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

$33.6K ฿1.1M

$24.7K ₩36.4M

36.08%

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

$122 ฿3,835

$164 ₩242.2K

-25.81%

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

$13.61 ฿428

$34.97 ₩51.5K

-61.08%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$21.92 ₩32.3K

-15.65%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

$56.8 ₩83.6K

8.70%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

$22.90 ₩33.7K

-27.07%

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$11.09 ₩16.3K

-18.03%

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

$702 ฿22.1K

$407 ₩599.4K

72.61%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.8K

$23.6K ₩34.7M

-32.13%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$57.8 ₩85.2K

1.82%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,082

$46.83 ₩69.0K

-26.52%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,545

$78.3 ₩115.4K

43.96%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,662

$116 ₩171.5K

-27.29%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.1K

$938 ₩1.4M

-35.43%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

$583 ₩858.4K

-25.33%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

$2,579 ₩3.8M

-19.78%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

$1,333 ₩2.0M

10.44%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.8K

$22.6K ₩33.3M

-80.36%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

$11.8K ₩17.3M

-74.59%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

$3,198 ₩4.7M

-82.88%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

4.14

28.74%

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

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

Last update for Seoul: January 11, 2026

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