Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Tunapuna Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Tunapuna

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 4.4% cheaper than Tunapuna without rent, and 0.7% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 22.6% cheaper than Tunapuna without rent, and 19.7% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Tunapuna
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$5.84 TTD 39.24
-19.86%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$74.3 TTD 499
-37.56%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$6.7 TTD 45.01
29.10%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$3.04 TTD 20.45
1.64%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$0.51 TTD 3.41
43.14%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$0.42 TTD 2.85
-11.90%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$1.46 TTD 9.83
63.70%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$3.02 TTD 20.32
19.87%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Tunapuna
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$2.11 TTD 14.21
6.16%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$2.82 TTD 18.93
-36.17%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$2.67 TTD 17.93
-16.10%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$5.07 TTD 34.05
-56.02%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$7.73 TTD 52
149.81%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$10.4 TTD 69.9
-63.75%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$14.13 TTD 94.9
-7.64%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$5.9 TTD 39.63
-44.41%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$2.52 TTD 16.93
-35.32%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$4.37 TTD 29.39
-45.08%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$4.86 TTD 32.67
-59.05%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$1.42 TTD 9.56
7.75%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$1.66 TTD 11.13
-10.24%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$1.9 TTD 12.76
-46.32%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$1.04 TTD 7.01
-53.85%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$5.23 TTD 35.12
-17.40%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$19.24 TTD 129
12.68%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$1.5 TTD 10.07
18.00%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$2.81 TTD 18.88
-0.71%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Tunapuna
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
-
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
-
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$1.05 TTD 7.04
200.00%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$1.28 TTD 8.63
-21.88%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$15.05 TTD 101
-9.37%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$1.05 TTD 7.08
23.81%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$34.2K TTD 229.5K
-19.92%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$37.7K TTD 253.4K
-10.10%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Tunapuna
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$81 TTD 544
51.40%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$47.35 TTD 318
-70.58%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$61.7 TTD 414
-70.42%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Tunapuna
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
-
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
-
-
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$10.15 TTD 68.2
-10.64%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Tunapuna
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$327 TTD 2,195
112.49%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$7,326 TTD 49.2K
116.98%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Tunapuna
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$59.7 TTD 401
-3.72%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$37.68 TTD 253
-8.41%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$144 TTD 971
-20.28%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$59.7 TTD 401
42.04%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Tunapuna
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$446 TTD 2,998
36.95%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$390 TTD 2,621
13.38%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$1,037 TTD 6,966
94.30%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$705 TTD 4,735
107.12%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
-
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
-
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Tunapuna
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
-
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
5.38
-0.93%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Tunapuna: October 27, 2025

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