Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Siem Reap Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Siem Reap

😐 Solo nomad: Phuket is 68.7% more expensive than Siem Reap without rent, and 69.9% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Phuket is 77.1% more expensive than Siem Reap without rent, and 136.2% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$2.48 ៛9,988

81.85%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,449

$23.94 ៛96.3K

92.48%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$7.09 ៛28.5K

23.84%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$1.60 ៛6,431

93.12%

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

$0.70 ฿21.97

$0.74 ៛2,960

-5.41%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$0.48 ៛1,932

-16.67%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

$1.03 ៛4,132

133.01%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

$1.83 ៛7,365

101.09%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$1.78 ៛7,178

26.40%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$1.44 ៛5,778

29.86%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$1.00 ៛4,042

122.00%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$1.57 ៛6,335

42.04%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$12.93 ៛52.0K

52.20%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$3.63 ៛14.6K

0.83%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

$10.33 ៛41.6K

26.72%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$3.60 ៛14.5K

-6.11%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.3

$1.12 ៛4,494

50.89%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$3.38 ៛13.6K

-31.07%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$1.32 ៛5,324

50.00%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.77

$1.29 ៛5,207

20.16%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.42

$0.91 ៛3,655

65.93%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.84

$1.36 ៛5,478

-27.94%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$0.68 ៛2,727

-29.41%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$1.93 ៛7,779

125.39%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

$6.64 ៛26.7K

210.99%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

$0.73 ៛2,945

142.47%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

$1.62 ៛6,538

69.75%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.19

$0.97 ៛3,907

41.24%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.8

$1.07 ៛4,322

190.65%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.96

$1.02 ៛4,117

2.94%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$4.52 ៛18.2K

203.54%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.16

$1.12 ៛4,501

19.64%

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

$27.7K ฿869.6K

$49.3K ៛198.3M

-43.88%

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

$33.6K ฿1.1M

$36.4K ៛146.6M

-7.80%

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

$122 ฿3,835

$74.5 ៛299.7K

63.82%

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

$13.61 ฿428

$6.14 ៛24.7K

121.66%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$19.73 ៛79.4K

-6.28%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

$35.80 ៛144.1K

72.32%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

$3.42 ៛13.8K

388.30%

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$4.43 ៛17.8K

105.19%

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

$702 ฿22.1K

$369 ៛1.5M

90.21%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.8K

$5,032 ៛20.2M

217.80%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$22.24 ៛89.5K

164.75%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,082

$18.07 ៛72.7K

90.43%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,545

$54.6 ៛219.6K

106.67%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,662

$35.74 ៛143.8K

136.88%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.1K

$310 ៛1.2M

95.62%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

$221 ៛889.5K

96.90%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

$498 ៛2.0M

315.36%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

$325 ៛1.3M

352.70%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.8K

$2,484 ៛10.0M

78.95%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

$1,079 ៛4.3M

176.77%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

$211 ៛849.3K

159.42%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

9.2

-42.07%

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

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

Last update for Siem Reap: January 11, 2026

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