Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Steinkjer Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Steinkjer

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 49.4% cheaper than Steinkjer without rent, and 38.7% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 30.4% cheaper than Steinkjer without rent, and 16.9% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Steinkjer
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$22.07 NOK 220
-78.79%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$55.6 NOK 553
-16.56%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$13.18 NOK 131
-34.37%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$4.65 NOK 46.24
-33.55%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$3.53 NOK 35.08
-79.32%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$2.92 NOK 29.01
-87.33%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$10.03 NOK 99.8
-76.17%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$6.18 NOK 61.5
-41.42%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Steinkjer
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$1.99 NOK 19.76
12.56%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$3.47 NOK 34.55
-48.13%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$3.11 NOK 30.93
-27.97%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$4.64 NOK 46.2
-51.94%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$10.2 NOK 101
89.31%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$15.2 NOK 151
-75.20%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$28.76 NOK 286
-54.62%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$3.76 NOK 37.45
-12.77%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$2.21 NOK 21.98
-26.24%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$2.55 NOK 25.36
-5.88%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$5.13 NOK 51.1
-61.21%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$2.06 NOK 20.53
-25.73%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$1.96 NOK 19.53
-23.98%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$2.51 NOK 24.98
-59.36%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$2.49 NOK 24.75
-80.72%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$14.32 NOK 142
-69.83%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$15.08 NOK 150
43.77%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$3.62 NOK 36.02
-51.10%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$4.76 NOK 47.32
-41.39%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Steinkjer
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$3.99 NOK 39.66
-66.17%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$73.7 NOK 734
-84.05%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$14.98 NOK 149
-78.97%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$2.16 NOK 21.44
-53.70%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$88.1 NOK 876
-84.51%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$1.98 NOK 19.74
-34.34%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$31.3K NOK 311.7K
-12.71%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$42.5K NOK 422.9K
-20.25%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Steinkjer
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$153 NOK 1,518
-19.59%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$42.12 NOK 419
-66.93%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$51.6 NOK 513
-64.65%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Steinkjer
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$30.76 NOK 306
97.50%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
$35.89 NOK 357
-52.33%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$15.27 NOK 152
-40.60%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Steinkjer
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$323 NOK 3,214
114.87%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$8,503 NOK 84.6K
86.95%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Steinkjer
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$50.7 NOK 504
13.48%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$30.02 NOK 299
14.96%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$61.7 NOK 613
86.77%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$133 NOK 1,323
-36.28%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Steinkjer
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$1,017 NOK 10.1K
-39.89%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$665 NOK 6,617
-33.52%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$1,503 NOK 15K
34.01%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$1,010 NOK 10K
44.48%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$1,471 NOK 14.6K
188.59%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$987 NOK 9,814
192.55%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Steinkjer
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$2,984 NOK 29.7K
-76.66%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
1.5
255.33%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Steinkjer: October 28, 2025

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