Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Singapore Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Singapore

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 39.5% cheaper than Singapore without rent, and 64.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 41% cheaper than Singapore without rent, and 51.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.68 ฿151

$11.06 SGD 14.14

-57.69%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.4 ฿1,502

$76.7 SGD 98.1

-39.49%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.65 ฿280

$7.97 SGD 10.19

8.53%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿100

$5.01 SGD 6.41

-38.32%

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

$0.73 ฿23.53

$1.67 SGD 2.13

-56.29%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.37 ฿11.95

$1.22 SGD 1.56

-69.67%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.39 ฿77.4

$7.96 SGD 10.19

-69.97%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.62 ฿117

$9.14 SGD 11.69

-60.39%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.24 ฿72.5

$3.05 SGD 3.9

-26.56%

White Bread (500g)

$1.8 ฿58.2

$2.38 SGD 3.04

-24.37%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.24 ฿72.3

$2.85 SGD 3.65

-21.40%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿72.1

$3.28 SGD 4.2

-32.01%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.31 ฿625

$19.56 SGD 25.02

-1.28%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.77 ฿122

$11.41 SGD 14.6

-66.96%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.05 ฿422

$22.85 SGD 29.23

-42.89%

Apples (1kg)

$3.28 ฿106

$4.59 SGD 5.87

-28.54%

Banana (1kg)

$1.63 ฿52.6

$3.04 SGD 3.89

-46.38%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.4 ฿77.7

$4.95 SGD 6.34

-51.52%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.99 ฿64.3

$2.63 SGD 3.36

-24.33%

Potato (1kg)

$1.53 ฿49.62

$2.42 SGD 3.1

-36.78%

Onion (1kg)

$1.49 ฿48.11

$2.24 SGD 2.86

-33.48%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.02 ฿32.87

$2.04 SGD 2.61

-50.00%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.61

$1.57 SGD 2.01

-69.43%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.32 ฿140

$13.38 SGD 17.12

-67.71%

Wine (Bottle)

$21.68 ฿702

$22.9 SGD 29.29

-5.33%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿57.3

$4.34 SGD 5.56

-59.22%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.79 ฿90.4

$5.03 SGD 6.44

-44.53%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.35 ฿43.74

$1.59 SGD 2.03

-15.09%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.76 ฿380

$92 SGD 118

-87.22%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.15 ฿102

$3.58 SGD 4.58

-12.01%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1 ฿32.3

$0.7 SGD 0.9

42.86%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.64 ฿442

$16.68 SGD 21.34

-18.23%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.3 ฿42.2

$2.25 SGD 2.87

-42.22%

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

$27.4K ฿885.2K

$138.3K SGD 177K

-80.22%

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

$33.9K ฿1.1M

$128.8K SGD 164.8K

-73.68%

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

$123 ฿3,970

$159 SGD 204

-23.04%

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

$13.93 ฿451

$18.83 SGD 24.08

-26.02%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.24 ฿590

$37.67 SGD 48.18

-51.58%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.8 ฿1,966

$119 SGD 152

-48.89%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.11 ฿554

$12.47 SGD 15.95

37.21%

Cinema Ticket

$9.07 ฿294

$11.91 SGD 15.24

-23.85%

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

$694 ฿22.5K

$1,187 SGD 1,519

-41.52%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.9K ฿514.4K

$30K SGD 38.4K

-47.07%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.5 ฿1,861

$82.9 SGD 106

-30.62%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.51 ฿1,117

$43.18 SGD 55.2

-20.08%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$115 ฿3,727

$107 SGD 136

8.05%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.8 ฿2,743

$129 SGD 166

-34.53%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$611 ฿19.8K

$3,100 SGD 3,965

-80.29%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$442 ฿14.3K

$2,239 SGD 2,864

-80.24%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,014 ฿65.2K

$6,053 SGD 7,743

-66.72%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,460 ฿47.2K

$3,787 SGD 4,845

-61.46%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,244 ฿137.3K

$22.9K SGD 29.3K

-81.44%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,886 ฿93.4K

$15.8K SGD 20.3K

-81.79%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$697 ฿22.5K

$4,657 SGD 5,958

-85.04%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

3.19

67.08%

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

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Singapore: October 26, 2025

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