Cost of Living Comparison Between Piura and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Piura and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Piura is 28.3% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 49.6% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Piura is 47.6% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 55.7% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Piura
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$2.79 PEN 10.09
$4.68 ฿151
-40.38%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$10.99 PEN 39.7
$46.4 ฿1,502
-76.31%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.58 PEN 20.16
$8.65 ฿280
-35.49%
Cappuccino
$3.43 PEN 12.39
$3.09 ฿100
11.00%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.69 PEN 6.1
$0.73 ฿23.53
131.51%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.49 PEN 1.78
$0.37 ฿11.95
32.43%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.16 PEN 7.82
$2.39 ฿77.4
-9.62%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.73 PEN 9.86
$3.62 ฿117
-24.59%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Piura
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.1 PEN 3.96
$2.24 ฿72.5
-50.89%
White Bread (500g)
$3.11 PEN 11.23
$1.8 ฿58.2
72.78%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.37 PEN 4.96
$2.24 ฿72.3
-38.84%
Eggs
$2.05 PEN 7.39
$2.23 ฿72.1
-8.07%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.28 PEN 29.93
$19.31 ฿625
-57.12%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.93 PEN 25.04
$3.77 ฿122
83.82%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$9.41 PEN 33.98
$13.05 ฿422
-27.89%
Apples (1kg)
$1.3 PEN 4.7
$3.28 ฿106
-60.37%
Banana (1kg)
$0.79 PEN 2.87
$1.63 ฿52.6
-51.53%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.8 PEN 2.9
$2.4 ฿77.7
-66.67%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.08 PEN 3.92
$1.99 ฿64.3
-45.73%
Potato (1kg)
$1.22 PEN 4.4
$1.53 ฿49.62
-20.26%
Onion (1kg)
$0.55 PEN 1.97
$1.49 ฿48.11
-63.09%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.54 PEN 1.96
$1.02 ฿32.87
-47.06%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.8 PEN 2.9
$0.48 ฿15.61
66.67%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$8.3 PEN 29.99
$4.32 ฿140
92.13%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.99 PEN 39.71
$21.68 ฿702
-49.31%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.8 PEN 6.52
$1.77 ฿57.3
1.69%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.71 PEN 9.8
$2.79 ฿90.4
-2.87%
🚌 Getting Around
Piura
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.43 PEN 1.56
$1.35 ฿43.74
-68.15%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$11.76 ฿380
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.65 PEN 5.96
$3.15 ฿102
-47.62%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.6 PEN 5.77
$1 ฿32.3
60.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.68 PEN 20.53
$13.64 ฿442
-58.36%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.4 PEN 5.05
$1.3 ฿42.2
7.69%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
-
$27.4K ฿885.2K
-
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
-
$33.9K ฿1.1M
-
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Piura
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$38.96 PEN 141
$123 ฿3,970
-68.24%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$8.18 PEN 29.54
$13.93 ฿451
-41.28%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
-
$18.24 ฿590
-
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Piura
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$27.82 PEN 101
$60.8 ฿1,966
-54.21%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$17.11 ฿554
-
Cinema Ticket
$2.21 PEN 7.98
$9.07 ฿294
-75.63%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Piura
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$185 PEN 667
$694 ฿22.5K
-73.41%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$2,200 PEN 7,949
$15.9K ฿514.4K
-86.16%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Piura
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$42.26 PEN 153
$57.5 ฿1,861
-26.52%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$12.55 PEN 45.34
$34.51 ฿1,117
-63.63%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$55.4 PEN 200
$115 ฿3,727
-51.86%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$69.6 PEN 251
$84.8 ฿2,743
-17.93%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Piura
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$140 PEN 506
$611 ฿19.8K
-77.09%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$123 PEN 444
$442 ฿14.3K
-72.19%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$327 PEN 1,182
$2,014 ฿65.2K
-83.75%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$392 PEN 1,416
$1,460 ฿47.2K
-73.15%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,842 PEN 13.9K
$4,244 ฿137.3K
-9.46%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,886 ฿93.4K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Piura
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$697 ฿22.5K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
0
5.33
-

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Last update for Piura: October 28, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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