Cost of Living Comparison Between Pisco and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Pisco and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Pisco is 40.1% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 58.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Pisco is 32.4% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 65.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.27 PEN 7.65

$4.71 ฿151

-51.80%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$11.02 PEN 37.13

$45.87 ฿1,468

-75.98%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.41 PEN 11.5

$8.84 ฿283

-61.43%

Cappuccino

$1.36 PEN 4.58

$3.06 ฿98

-55.56%

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

$0.71 PEN 2.39

$0.69 ฿22.16

2.90%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.29 PEN 0.99

$0.39 ฿12.56

-25.64%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.97 PEN 6.64

$2.49 ฿79.6

-20.88%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.91 PEN 13.17

$3.72 ฿119

5.11%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.44 PEN 4.85

$2.18 ฿69.8

-33.94%

White Bread (500g)

$2.74 PEN 9.23

$1.8 ฿57.5

52.22%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.3 PEN 4.38

$2.23 ฿71.4

-41.70%

Eggs

$2.95 PEN 9.96

$2.23 ฿71.4

32.29%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.85 PEN 26.46

$19.66 ฿629

-60.07%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.69 PEN 19.18

$3.77 ฿121

50.93%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.83 PEN 36.5

$13.53 ฿433

-19.96%

Apples (1kg)

$2.07 PEN 6.98

$3.24 ฿104

-36.11%

Banana (1kg)

$1.09 PEN 3.67

$1.62 ฿51.9

-32.72%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.13 PEN 3.82

$2.4 ฿76.8

-52.92%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.22 PEN 4.1

$2.08 ฿66.5

-41.35%

Potato (1kg)

$1.03 PEN 3.49

$1.59 ฿50.7

-35.22%

Onion (1kg)

$1 PEN 3.37

$1.49 ฿47.76

-32.89%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.88 PEN 2.95

$1.01 ฿32.46

-12.87%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.87 PEN 2.93

$0.48 ฿15.46

81.25%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$5.46 PEN 18.41

$4.48 ฿143

21.87%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.02 PEN 30.39

$20.34 ฿651

-55.65%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.69 PEN 5.7

$1.86 ฿59.5

-9.14%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.96 PEN 9.98

$2.7 ฿86.3

9.63%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.43 ฿45.79

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.47 ฿367

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.29 PEN 11.08

$3.04 ฿97.4

8.22%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.11 PEN 7.12

$1.04 ฿33.18

102.88%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.1 PEN 27.31

$13.64 ฿437

-40.62%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.31 PEN 4.4

$1.35 ฿43.31

-2.96%

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

$19.6K PEN 65.9K

$27.2K ฿870.3K

-28.09%

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

$24.2K PEN 81.6K

$33.5K ฿1.1M

-27.65%

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

$56.9 PEN 192

$122 ฿3,905

-53.40%

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

$12.7 PEN 42.8

$13.61 ฿435

-6.69%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.83 PEN 80.3

$18.36 ฿588

29.79%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$59.9 ฿1,915

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.84 ฿539

Cinema Ticket

$6.89 PEN 23.23

$8.92 ฿285

-22.76%

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

$219 PEN 738

$684 ฿21.9K

-68.00%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,952 PEN 26.8K

$16.1K ฿514.8K

-50.57%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$50.5 PEN 170

$58.2 ฿1,862

-13.19%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$36.19 PEN 122

$34.38 ฿1,100

5.26%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$91.6 PEN 309

$113 ฿3,631

-19.31%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$88.8 PEN 299

$84.9 ฿2,716

4.62%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$621 ฿19.9K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$441 ฿14.1K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,063 ฿66K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,469 ฿47K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,286 ฿137.1K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,957 ฿94.6K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$534 ฿17.1K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

10.11

5.33

89.68%

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

Last update for Pisco: November 29, 2025

Last update for Phuket: December 1, 2025

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