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

😐 Solo nomad: Phuket is 56.7% more expensive than Siem Reap without rent, and 72.4% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Phuket is 63.5% more expensive than Siem Reap without rent, and 127.3% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Siem Reap
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.65 ฿147
$2.47 ៛9,956
88.26%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.11 ฿1,460
$23.98 ៛96.6K
92.29%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.74 ฿277
$7.11 ៛28.6K
22.93%
Cappuccino
$3.04 ฿96.2
$1.60 ៛6,436
90.00%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.72 ฿22.80
$0.69 ៛2,778
4.35%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.39 ฿12.38
$0.47 ៛1,904
-17.02%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.44 ฿77.2
$1.03 ៛4,133
136.89%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.79 ฿120
$1.86 ៛7,503
103.76%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Siem Reap
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.14 ฿67.9
$1.82 ៛7,334
17.58%
White Bread (500g)
$1.86 ฿58.9
$1.37 ៛5,525
35.77%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.19 ฿69.2
$0.94 ៛3,792
132.98%
Eggs
$2.25 ฿71.1
$1.58 ៛6,351
42.41%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.73 ฿625
$12.65 ៛50.9K
55.97%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.79 ฿120
$3.53 ៛14.2K
7.37%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.55 ฿429
$10.34 ៛41.6K
31.04%
Apples (1kg)
$3.25 ฿103
$3.68 ៛14.8K
-11.68%
Banana (1kg)
$1.67 ฿52.9
$1.07 ៛4,309
56.07%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.39 ฿75.7
$3.40 ៛13.7K
-29.71%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.09 ฿66.2
$1.31 ៛5,277
59.54%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿48.39
$1.25 ៛5,030
22.40%
Onion (1kg)
$1.51 ฿47.79
$0.91 ៛3,657
65.93%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.99 ฿31.30
$1.36 ៛5,463
-27.21%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.51 ฿16.30
$0.71 ៛2,869
-28.17%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.27 ฿135
$1.89 ៛7,619
125.93%
Wine (Bottle)
$20.31 ฿643
$6.81 ៛27.4K
198.24%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.79 ฿56.7
$0.78 ៛3,128
129.49%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.77 ฿87.6
$1.64 ៛6,606
68.90%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Siem Reap
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.40 ฿44.44
$0.97 ៛3,924
44.33%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.70 ฿370
-
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Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 ฿98.4
$1.03 ៛4,146
201.94%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.99 ฿31.48
$0.99 ៛3,975
-
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.73 ฿435
$4.46 ៛17.9K
207.85%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.32 ฿41.75
$1.12 ៛4,524
17.86%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.2K ฿862.0K
$49.2K ៛198.1M
-44.65%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$34.1K ฿1.1M
$36.4K ៛146.5M
-6.27%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Siem Reap
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$120 ฿3,811
$74.1 ៛298.1K
62.59%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿441
$5.83 ៛23.5K
138.94%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.31 ฿579
$19.67 ៛79.2K
-6.91%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Siem Reap
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.9 ฿1,928
$35.57 ៛143.2K
71.30%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.23 ฿545
$3.47 ៛14.0K
396.54%
Cinema Ticket
$8.71 ฿276
$4.57 ៛18.4K
90.59%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Siem Reap
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$698 ฿22.1K
$374 ៛1.5M
86.53%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.7K ฿498.0K
$4,905 ៛19.7M
220.79%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Siem Reap
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.6 ฿1,824
$21.86 ៛88.0K
163.68%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.24 ฿1,084
$18.16 ៛73.1K
88.55%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$113 ฿3,582
$54.8 ៛220.5K
106.59%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,684
$35.90 ៛144.5K
136.24%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Siem Reap
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$604 ฿19.1K
$313 ៛1.3M
92.87%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$436 ฿13.8K
$222 ៛893.7K
96.49%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,057 ฿65.1K
$504 ៛2.0M
307.86%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,498 ฿47.4K
$331 ៛1.3M
353.19%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,252 ฿134.6K
$2,510 ៛10.1M
69.41%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,988 ฿94.6K
$1,082 ៛4.4M
176.28%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Siem Reap
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$529 ฿16.7K
$220 ៛884.0K
141.03%
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: February 28, 2026

Last update for Siem Reap: March 3, 2026

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