Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Solothurn Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Solothurn

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 62.2% cheaper than Solothurn without rent, and 56.4% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 62.6% cheaper than Solothurn without rent, and 46.1% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Solothurn
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$30.83 CHF 25.07
-84.82%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$143 CHF 117
-67.66%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$20.77 CHF 16.89
-58.35%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$6.45 CHF 5.24
-52.09%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$5.62 CHF 4.57
-87.01%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$5.17 CHF 4.2
-92.84%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$6.9 CHF 5.61
-65.36%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$6.09 CHF 4.95
-40.56%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Solothurn
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$2.22 CHF 1.8
0.90%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$3.29 CHF 2.68
-45.29%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$3.25 CHF 2.65
-31.08%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$7.33 CHF 5.96
-69.58%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$29.95 CHF 24.35
-35.53%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$31.01 CHF 25.21
-87.84%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$40.09 CHF 32.6
-67.45%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$4.09 CHF 3.33
-19.80%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$2.92 CHF 2.38
-44.18%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$3.05 CHF 2.48
-21.31%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$4.37 CHF 3.55
-54.46%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$1.92 CHF 1.56
-20.31%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$1.95 CHF 1.59
-23.59%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$2.59 CHF 2.11
-60.62%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$1.05 CHF 0.85
-54.29%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$11.29 CHF 9.18
-61.74%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$12.69 CHF 10.31
70.84%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$2.74 CHF 2.23
-35.40%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$2.5 CHF 2.03
11.60%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Solothurn
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$3.73 CHF 3.04
-63.81%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$100 CHF 81.5
-88.27%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$7.68 CHF 6.24
-58.98%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$4.26 CHF 3.46
-76.53%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$74.2 CHF 60.3
-81.61%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$2.33 CHF 1.9
-44.21%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$38K CHF 30.9K
-28.00%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$38.4K CHF 31.3K
-11.81%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Solothurn
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$98.8 CHF 80.4
24.13%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$30.48 CHF 24.79
-54.30%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$58.4 CHF 47.51
-68.78%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Solothurn
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$75.1 CHF 61.1
-19.13%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
$24.47 CHF 19.9
-30.08%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$24.45 CHF 19.88
-62.90%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Solothurn
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$3,371 CHF 2,741
-79.41%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$19.9K CHF 16.2K
-20.09%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Solothurn
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$139 CHF 113
-58.53%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$43.69 CHF 35.52
-21.01%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$99.9 CHF 81.2
15.26%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$185 CHF 151
-54.29%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Solothurn
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$1,248 CHF 1,015
-51.04%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$1,084 CHF 881
-59.20%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$1,845 CHF 1,500
9.18%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$1,775 CHF 1,443
-17.76%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$10.2K CHF 8,323
-58.54%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$4,948 CHF 4,023
-41.67%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Solothurn
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$6,866 CHF 5,582
-89.85%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
2.09
155.02%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Solothurn: October 28, 2025

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