Cost of Living Comparison Between Porlamar and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Porlamar and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Porlamar is 31.5% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 47.2% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Porlamar is 34.1% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 63.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Porlamar
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.38 VES 438
$4.68 ฿151
-6.41%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$49.3 VES 4,934
$46.4 ฿1,502
6.25%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.12 VES 813
$8.65 ฿280
-6.13%
Cappuccino
$1.47 VES 147
$3.09 ฿100
-52.43%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.63 VES 163
$0.73 ฿23.53
123.29%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 VES 73.4
$0.37 ฿11.95
97.30%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.39 VES 139
$2.39 ฿77.4
-41.84%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.2 VES 220
$3.62 ฿117
-39.23%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Porlamar
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.69 VES 169
$2.24 ฿72.5
-24.55%
White Bread (500g)
$1.52 VES 152
$1.8 ฿58.2
-15.56%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.17 VES 118
$2.24 ฿72.3
-47.77%
Eggs
$2.01 VES 202
$2.23 ฿72.1
-9.87%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$5.87 VES 588
$19.31 ฿625
-69.60%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.45 VES 646
$3.77 ฿122
71.09%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$7.52 VES 752
$13.05 ฿422
-42.38%
Apples (1kg)
$4.34 VES 434
$3.28 ฿106
32.32%
Banana (1kg)
$1.72 VES 172
$1.63 ฿52.6
5.52%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.53 VES 153
$2.4 ฿77.7
-36.25%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.7 VES 170
$1.99 ฿64.3
-14.57%
Potato (1kg)
$1.63 VES 164
$1.53 ฿49.62
6.54%
Onion (1kg)
$1.57 VES 157
$1.49 ฿48.11
5.37%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.82 VES 182
$1.02 ฿32.87
78.43%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.97 VES 97.4
$0.48 ฿15.61
102.08%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.08 VES 309
$4.32 ฿140
-28.70%
Wine (Bottle)
$6.48 VES 648
$21.68 ฿702
-70.11%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$0.79 VES 78.9
$1.77 ฿57.3
-55.37%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.57 VES 157
$2.79 ฿90.4
-43.73%
🚌 Getting Around
Porlamar
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.45 VES 45.01
$1.35 ฿43.74
-66.67%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$11.76 ฿380
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.95 VES 496
$3.15 ฿102
57.14%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.95 VES 295
$1 ฿32.3
195.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
-
$13.64 ฿442
-
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.52 VES 52.4
$1.3 ฿42.2
-60.00%
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
Porlamar
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$29.58 VES 2,961
$123 ฿3,970
-75.89%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$10.16 VES 1,017
$13.93 ฿451
-27.06%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$35.2 VES 3,524
$18.24 ฿590
92.98%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Porlamar
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$50.7 VES 5,073
$60.8 ฿1,966
-16.56%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$10.17 VES 1,018
$17.11 ฿554
-40.56%
Cinema Ticket
$2.93 VES 293
$9.07 ฿294
-67.70%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Porlamar
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
-
$694 ฿22.5K
-
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
-
$15.9K ฿514.4K
-
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Porlamar
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
-
$57.5 ฿1,861
-
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
-
$34.51 ฿1,117
-
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
-
$115 ฿3,727
-
Men's Leather Business Shoes
-
$84.8 ฿2,743
-
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Porlamar
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$201 VES 20.1K
$611 ฿19.8K
-67.17%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$203 VES 20.3K
$442 ฿14.3K
-54.20%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$2,014 ฿65.2K
-
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$1,460 ฿47.2K
-
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$392 VES 39.2K
$4,244 ฿137.3K
-90.76%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$148 VES 14.8K
$2,886 ฿93.4K
-94.88%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Porlamar
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$213 VES 21.3K
$697 ฿22.5K
-69.47%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
0
5.33
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Last update for Porlamar: October 27, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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