Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Stanley Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Stanley

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 42.6% cheaper than Stanley without rent, and 46.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 38.2% cheaper than Stanley without rent, and 26.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.73 ฿155

$26.66 FKP 20.21

-82.26%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.92 ฿1,541

$80.2 FKP 60.8

-41.46%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.87 ฿291

Cappuccino

$2.99 ฿98.0

$2.73 FKP 2.07

9.52%

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

$0.73 ฿24.08

$1.80 FKP 1.36

-59.44%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.36 ฿11.97

$1.39 FKP 1.05

-74.10%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.53 ฿83.1

$4.50 FKP 3.41

-43.78%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.64 ฿120

$3.31 FKP 2.51

9.97%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.16 ฿71.0

$2.22 FKP 1.68

-2.70%

White Bread (500g)

$1.84 ฿60.3

$3.13 FKP 2.38

-41.21%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.25 ฿73.9

$0.88 FKP 0.66

155.68%

Eggs

$2.26 ฿74.3

$7.69 FKP 5.83

-70.61%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.36 ฿636

$2.99 FKP 2.26

547.49%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.77 ฿124

$5.78 FKP 4.38

-34.78%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.44 ฿441

$9.26 FKP 7.02

45.14%

Apples (1kg)

$3.37 ฿110

$7.20 FKP 5.46

-53.19%

Banana (1kg)

$1.64 ฿53.7

$4.95 FKP 3.75

-66.87%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.38 ฿78.1

$5.49 FKP 4.16

-56.65%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.01 ฿66.1

$5.37 FKP 4.07

-62.57%

Potato (1kg)

$1.60 ฿52.5

$2.36 FKP 1.79

-32.20%

Onion (1kg)

$1.43 ฿46.94

$0.73 FKP 0.56

95.89%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿32.18

$4.99 FKP 3.78

-80.36%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.80

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.41 ฿145

$19.02 FKP 14.42

-76.81%

Wine (Bottle)

$19.23 ฿631

$11.86 FKP 8.99

62.14%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.78 ฿58.3

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.80 ฿92.0

$1.18 FKP 0.89

137.29%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.41 ฿46.25

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿384

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.16 ฿104

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.99 ฿32.62

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.76 ฿452

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.30 ฿42.63

$1.78 FKP 1.35

-26.97%

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

$27.6K ฿905.8K

$2,685 FKP 2,035

927.54%

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

$33.4K ฿1.1M

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

$121 ฿3,961

$415 FKP 315

-70.96%

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

$13.48 ฿443

$89.8 FKP 68.1

-84.98%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.56 ฿609

$537 FKP 407

-96.54%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.5 ฿2,019

$14.92 FKP 11.31

312.20%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.24 ฿566

$24.91 FKP 18.88

-30.79%

Cinema Ticket

$8.91 ฿292

$10.99 FKP 8.33

-18.93%

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

$685 ฿22.5K

$608 FKP 461

12.69%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.6K ฿511.7K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.4 ฿1,918

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$35.20 ฿1,156

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$115 ฿3,786

$61.9 FKP 46.89

86.42%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.4 ฿2,769

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$623 ฿20.5K

$1,230 FKP 933

-49.36%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$449 ฿14.7K

$687 FKP 521

-34.63%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,040 ฿67.0K

$2,261 FKP 1,714

-9.78%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,489 ฿48.9K

$1,363 FKP 1,033

9.25%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,630 ฿119.2K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,656 ฿87.2K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$511 ฿16.8K

$3,935 FKP 2,983

-87.02%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

-23.86%

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

Last update for Phuket: March 30, 2026

Last update for Stanley: March 31, 2026

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