Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Tobago Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Tobago

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 3.7% cheaper than Tobago without rent, and 9.7% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 16.7% cheaper than Tobago without rent, and 27.8% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$9.07 TTD 61.3

-50.28%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,449

$66.9 TTD 452

-31.13%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$7.47 TTD 50.5

17.54%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$3.66 TTD 24.76

-15.57%

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

$0.70 ฿21.97

$0.92 TTD 6.19

-23.91%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$0.81 TTD 5.45

-50.62%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

$3.79 TTD 25.65

-36.68%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

$2.90 TTD 19.64

26.90%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$2.25 TTD 15.22

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$2.30 TTD 15.56

-18.70%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$2.99 TTD 20.23

-25.75%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$4.50 TTD 30.41

-50.44%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$7.55 TTD 51.0

160.66%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$7.34 TTD 49.63

-50.14%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

$7.51 TTD 50.8

74.30%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$6.79 TTD 45.90

-50.22%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.3

$2.47 TTD 16.70

-31.58%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$2.94 TTD 19.89

-20.75%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$2.92 TTD 19.74

-32.19%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.77

$1.21 TTD 8.16

28.10%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.42

$1.20 TTD 8.12

25.83%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.84

$1.57 TTD 10.59

-37.58%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$1.30 TTD 8.79

-63.08%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$4.71 TTD 31.83

-7.64%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

$20.85 TTD 141

-0.96%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

$3.35 TTD 22.62

-47.16%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

$3.42 TTD 23.11

-19.59%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.19

$0.77 TTD 5.20

77.92%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.8

$0.71 TTD 4.78

338.03%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.96

$0.71 TTD 4.77

47.89%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$15.60 TTD 105

-12.05%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.16

$1.03 TTD 6.95

30.10%

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

$27.7K ฿869.6K

$26.9K TTD 181.9K

2.79%

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

$33.6K ฿1.1M

$39.6K TTD 267.5K

-15.11%

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

$122 ฿3,835

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

$13.61 ฿428

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$58.6 TTD 396

-68.46%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

$54.0 TTD 365

14.20%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

$14.68 TTD 99.3

13.76%

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$7.42 TTD 50.2

22.51%

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

$702 ฿22.1K

$95.5 TTD 646

635.51%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.8K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$52.3 TTD 354

12.52%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,082

$45.94 TTD 311

-25.10%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,545

$156 TTD 1,052

-27.51%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,662

$70.2 TTD 475

20.55%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.1K

$404 TTD 2,733

49.91%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

$351 TTD 2,374

23.91%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

$824 TTD 5,570

151.07%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

$670 TTD 4,532

119.69%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.8K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

$657 TTD 4,442

-16.69%

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: January 13, 2026

Last update for Tobago: January 12, 2026

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