Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and St. Moritz Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and St. Moritz

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 64% cheaper than St. Moritz without rent, and 67.1% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 59.6% cheaper than St. Moritz without rent, and 64.3% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
St. Moritz
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
$151 CHF 122
-69.20%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$14.88 CHF 12.1
-41.87%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$6.15 CHF 5
-49.76%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$5.58 CHF 4.53
-86.92%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$4.5 CHF 3.66
-91.78%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$9.98 CHF 8.11
-76.05%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$6.25 CHF 5.08
-42.08%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
St. Moritz
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$1.33 CHF 1.08
68.42%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$3.26 CHF 2.65
-44.79%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$3.99 CHF 3.25
-43.86%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$7.37 CHF 5.99
-69.74%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$29.26 CHF 23.79
-34.01%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$34.08 CHF 27.71
-88.94%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$50.6 CHF 41.1
-74.18%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$4.01 CHF 3.26
-18.20%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$2.79 CHF 2.27
-41.58%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$3 CHF 2.44
-20.00%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$4.97 CHF 4.04
-59.96%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$2.86 CHF 2.33
-46.50%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$2.34 CHF 1.9
-36.32%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$2.51 CHF 2.04
-59.36%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$1.71 CHF 1.39
-71.93%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$11.31 CHF 9.2
-61.80%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$15.14 CHF 12.31
43.20%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$2.64 CHF 2.14
-32.95%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$3.3 CHF 2.68
-15.45%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
St. Moritz
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$3.97 CHF 3.23
-65.99%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$94.6 CHF 77
-87.57%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$7.75 CHF 6.3
-59.35%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$4.54 CHF 3.69
-77.97%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$86.6 CHF 70.4
-84.24%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$2.24 CHF 1.82
-41.96%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$41K CHF 33.3K
-33.21%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$39K CHF 31.7K
-13.00%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
St. Moritz
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$97.9 CHF 79.6
25.38%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$35.48 CHF 28.85
-60.74%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$59.2 CHF 48.14
-69.19%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
St. Moritz
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$75 CHF 61
-18.99%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
-
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Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$19.06 CHF 15.5
-52.41%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
St. Moritz
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$3,380 CHF 2,748
-79.46%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$39.8K CHF 32.4K
-60.06%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
St. Moritz
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$141 CHF 115
-59.35%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$62.1 CHF 50.5
-44.45%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$148 CHF 120
-21.94%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$204 CHF 166
-58.48%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
St. Moritz
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$1,708 CHF 1,389
-64.22%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$1,985 CHF 1,614
-77.72%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$2,826 CHF 2,298
-28.72%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$4,629 CHF 3,764
-68.47%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$15.1K CHF 12.3K
-71.97%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$12.5K CHF 10.2K
-76.97%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
St. Moritz
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$5,092 CHF 4,140
-86.32%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
1.8
196.11%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for St. Moritz: October 27, 2025

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