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Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Tulcea Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Tulcea

😐 Solo nomad: Phuket is 12% more expensive than Tulcea without rent, and 26.6% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 0.9% cheaper than Tulcea without rent, and 61.6% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Tulcea
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.51 ฿142
$9.52 RON 41.71
-52.63%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.08 ฿1,449
$43.17 RON 189
6.74%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.78 ฿276
$7.99 RON 34.98
9.89%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿97.0
$2.61 RON 11.44
18.39%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.70 ฿21.97
$1.92 RON 8.41
-63.54%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.40 ฿12.46
$1.91 RON 8.35
-79.06%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.40 ฿75.5
$2.29 RON 10.03
4.80%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.68 ฿116
$3.55 RON 15.53
3.66%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Tulcea
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.25 ฿70.6
$1.34 RON 5.87
67.91%
White Bread (500g)
$1.87 ฿58.8
$1.08 RON 4.75
73.15%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.22 ฿69.8
$1.76 RON 7.71
26.14%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿70.1
$2.38 RON 10.41
-6.30%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.68 ฿619
$8.87 RON 38.83
121.87%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.66 ฿115
$7.17 RON 31.40
-48.95%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.09 ฿411
$8.99 RON 39.37
45.61%
Apples (1kg)
$3.38 ฿106
$1.17 RON 5.13
188.89%
Banana (1kg)
$1.69 ฿53.3
$1.46 RON 6.39
15.75%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.33 ฿73.2
$1.30 RON 5.67
79.23%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.98 ฿62.4
$1.92 RON 8.40
3.13%
Potato (1kg)
$1.55 ฿48.77
$0.79 RON 3.46
96.20%
Onion (1kg)
$1.51 ฿47.42
$0.88 RON 3.87
71.59%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.98 ฿30.84
$0.71 RON 3.12
38.03%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.01
$0.80 RON 3.52
-40.00%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.35 ฿137
$5.82 RON 25.48
-25.26%
Wine (Bottle)
$20.65 ฿649
$8.11 RON 35.51
154.62%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿55.8
$0.98 RON 4.31
80.61%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.75 ฿86.6
$1.42 RON 6.22
93.66%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Tulcea
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.37 ฿43.19
$0.67 RON 2.96
104.48%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.36 ฿357
$27.10 RON 119
-58.08%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 ฿97.8
$0.67 RON 2.92
364.18%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.05 ฿32.96
$0.60 RON 2.64
75.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.72 ฿431
$5.85 RON 25.64
134.53%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.34 ฿42.16
$1.60 RON 7.00
-16.25%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.7K ฿869.6K
$24.7K RON 108.2K
11.92%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.6K ฿1.1M
$27.0K RON 118.1K
24.64%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Tulcea
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$122 ฿3,835
$92.9 RON 407
31.27%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.61 ฿428
$8.09 RON 35.45
68.23%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.49 ฿581
$9.92 RON 43.47
86.39%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Tulcea
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$61.7 ฿1,939
$26.92 RON 118
129.16%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$16.70 ฿525
$18.93 RON 82.9
-11.78%
Cinema Ticket
$9.09 ฿286
$7.11 RON 31.13
27.85%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Tulcea
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$702 ฿22.1K
$422 RON 1,847
66.53%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$16.0K ฿502.8K
$6,896 RON 30.2K
131.88%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Tulcea
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$58.9 ฿1,851
$83.0 RON 364
-29.07%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.41 ฿1,082
$43.05 RON 189
-20.07%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$113 ฿3,545
$74.1 RON 324
52.25%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.7 ฿2,662
$96.5 RON 422
-12.22%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Tulcea
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$606 ฿19.1K
$382 RON 1,675
58.50%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$435 ฿13.7K
$294 RON 1,289
47.84%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,069 ฿65.0K
$591 RON 2,590
249.87%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,473 ฿46.3K
$434 RON 1,902
239.16%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,445 ฿139.8K
$1,389 RON 6,084
220.04%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,988 ฿93.9K
$1,197 RON 5,242
149.63%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Tulcea
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$547 ฿17.2K
$668 RON 2,924
-18.01%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
6.5
-18.00%

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Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

Last update for Tulcea: January 13, 2026

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