Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Varadero Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Varadero

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 5.8% cheaper than Varadero without rent, and 24.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 5.7% cheaper than Varadero without rent, and 44% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$5.85 CUP 140

-22.91%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,448

$47.19 CUP 1,133

-2.35%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$9.24 CUP 222

-4.98%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$0.97 CUP 23.36

218.56%

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

$0.70 ฿21.96

$1.94 CUP 46.48

-63.92%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$0.95 CUP 22.69

-57.89%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

$3.65 CUP 87.6

-34.25%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

$2.63 CUP 63.1

39.92%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$3.03 CUP 72.8

-25.74%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$1.30 CUP 31.24

43.85%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$1.51 CUP 36.21

47.02%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$2.40 CUP 57.6

-7.08%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$5.86 CUP 141

235.84%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$5.05 CUP 121

-27.52%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

$11.87 CUP 285

10.28%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$5.05 CUP 121

-33.07%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.2

$0.58 CUP 13.93

191.38%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$0.98 CUP 23.60

137.76%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$1.12 CUP 26.96

76.79%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.76

$0.90 CUP 21.68

72.22%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.41

$5.43 CUP 130

-72.19%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.83

$0.39 CUP 9.31

151.28%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$0.53 CUP 12.84

-9.43%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$3.78 CUP 90.8

15.08%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

$5.61 CUP 135

268.09%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

$0.83 CUP 19.89

113.25%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

$0.70 CUP 16.92

292.86%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.18

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

$19.86 CUP 477

-42.80%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.7

$1.98 CUP 47.56

57.07%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.95

$0.99 CUP 23.71

6.06%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$19.76 CUP 474

-30.57%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.14

$1.28 CUP 30.76

4.69%

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

$27.7K ฿869.3K

$68.9K CUP 1.7M

-59.88%

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

$33.6K ฿1.1M

$81.1K CUP 1.9M

-58.56%

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

$122 ฿3,834

$39.98 CUP 960

205.10%

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

$13.61 ฿428

$40.62 CUP 975

-66.49%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$219 CUP 5,245

-91.54%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

$39.44 CUP 947

56.41%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

$14.86 CUP 357

12.38%

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$1.03 CUP 24.66

782.52%

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

$702 ฿22.1K

$90.7 CUP 2,177

674.18%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.6K

$15.2K CUP 363.7K

5.52%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$39.97 CUP 959

47.31%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,081

$29.88 CUP 717

15.16%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,544

$75.6 CUP 1,814

49.15%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,661

$84.1 CUP 2,019

0.63%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.0K

$396 CUP 9,510

52.94%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

$788 CUP 18.9K

-44.77%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

$1,204 CUP 28.9K

71.87%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

$648 CUP 15.6K

127.26%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.7K

$400 CUP 9,602

1011.10%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

$348 CUP 8,350

758.75%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

$18.88 CUP 453

2799.52%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

-64.47%

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

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

Last update for Varadero: January 11, 2026

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