Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Ube Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Ube

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 13.6% cheaper than Ube without rent, and 0.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 6.2% cheaper than Ube without rent, and 29.2% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.65 ฿147

$6.95 ¥1,092

-33.09%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.11 ฿1,454

$35.35 ¥5,553

30.44%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.74 ฿276

$5.56 ¥874

57.19%

Cappuccino

$3.04 ฿95.8

$3.10 ¥487

-1.94%

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

$0.72 ฿22.72

$1.14 ¥179

-36.84%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.39 ฿12.34

$0.81 ¥128

-51.85%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.44 ฿77.0

$2.09 ¥328

16.75%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 ฿120

$3.16 ¥497

19.94%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.14 ฿67.7

$1.57 ¥247

36.31%

White Bread (500g)

$1.86 ฿58.7

$1.59 ¥250

16.98%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.19 ฿69.0

$4.77 ¥750

-54.09%

Eggs

$2.25 ฿70.8

$2.28 ¥358

-1.32%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.73 ฿622

$9.90 ¥1,556

99.29%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.79 ฿119

$6.38 ¥1,002

-40.60%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.55 ฿427

$15.38 ¥2,416

-11.90%

Apples (1kg)

$3.25 ฿102

$5.32 ¥836

-38.91%

Banana (1kg)

$1.67 ฿52.7

$2.54 ¥399

-34.25%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.39 ฿75.5

$3.96 ¥622

-39.65%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.09 ฿66.0

$4.47 ¥703

-53.24%

Potato (1kg)

$1.53 ฿48.22

$3.19 ¥502

-52.04%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.62

$2.69 ¥422

-43.87%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.99 ฿31.19

$1.38 ¥217

-28.26%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 ฿16.24

$0.81 ¥128

-37.04%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.27 ฿135

$4.09 ¥643

4.40%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.31 ฿640

$6.56 ¥1,031

209.60%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ฿56.5

$1.97 ¥309

-9.14%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.77 ฿87.3

$2.29 ¥360

20.96%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.40 ฿44.29

$1.60 ¥252

-12.50%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿369

$55.4 ¥8,704

-78.88%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿98.1

$3.37 ¥530

-7.72%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.99 ฿31.37

$2.96 ¥465

-66.55%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.73 ฿433

$20.47 ¥3,217

-32.93%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.32 ฿41.60

$1.18 ¥186

11.86%

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

$27.2K ฿859.0K

$23.4K ¥3.7M

16.55%

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

$34.1K ฿1.1M

$16.8K ¥2.6M

102.62%

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

$120 ฿3,797

$140 ¥22.1K

-14.24%

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

$13.93 ฿439

$26.83 ¥4,216

-48.08%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.31 ฿577

$33.57 ¥5,274

-45.46%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.9 ฿1,922

$57.4 ¥9,011

6.24%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿544

$13.85 ¥2,176

24.40%

Cinema Ticket

$8.71 ฿275

$13.42 ¥2,108

-35.10%

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

$698 ฿22.0K

$283 ¥44.5K

146.66%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.7K ฿496.2K

$13.4K ¥2.1M

17.67%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.6 ฿1,818

$43.80 ¥6,881

31.60%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.24 ฿1,080

$29.55 ¥4,643

15.87%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,569

$60.3 ¥9,469

87.80%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.8 ฿2,675

$92.1 ¥14.5K

-7.93%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$604 ฿19.0K

$461 ¥72.5K

30.89%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$436 ฿13.8K

$332 ¥52.2K

31.27%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,057 ฿64.9K

$867 ¥136.2K

137.33%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,498 ฿47.3K

$660 ¥103.6K

127.13%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿134.1K

$2,840 ¥446.3K

49.71%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿94.2K

$1,842 ¥289.4K

62.22%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$529 ฿16.7K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

1.81

194.48%

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

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

Last update for Ube: March 2, 2026

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