Last update: Oct 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between Portugal and Phuket

For one person, living is cheaper in Phuket: $1,190 a month against $1,722 in Portugal, rent and utilities included – about $6,400 less a year. Rent and utilities account for most of the difference.

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Cost of Living Index in Phuket
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🇵🇹 Portugal

$1,722

/mo nomad

Phuket

🇹🇭 Thailand

$1,190

/mo nomad

😐 Solo nomad: Portugal is 15.9% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 44.7% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Portugal is 21.8% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 16.8% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$13.72 €12.24

$4.35 ฿146

215.40%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$49.58 €44.25

$32.45 ฿1,087

52.79%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.90 €8.84

$8.42 ฿282

17.58%

Cappuccino

$2.08 €1.86

$2.81 ฿94.0

-25.98%

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

$1.94 €1.73

$0.87 ฿29.29

122.99%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.39 €1.24

$0.46 ฿15.39

202.17%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.75 €2.45

$2.59 ฿86.6

6.18%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.42 €3.06

$3.64 ฿122

-6.04%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.05 €0.93

$1.71 ฿57.2

-38.60%

White Bread (500g)

$1.57 €1.40

$1.45 ฿48.42

8.28%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.58 €1.41

$1.56 ฿52.3

1.28%

Eggs

$3.52 €3.14

$2.10 ฿70.3

67.62%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.42 €10.19

$19.53 ฿654

-41.53%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.61 €6.79

$3.40 ฿114

123.82%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$15.12 €13.49

$11.14 ฿373

35.73%

Apples (1kg)

$2.17 €1.94

$2.83 ฿94.8

-23.32%

Banana (1kg)

$1.46 €1.30

$1.62 ฿54.3

-9.88%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.76 €1.57

$2.22 ฿74.5

-20.72%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.49 €2.22

$2.15 ฿71.9

15.81%

Potato (1kg)

$1.69 €1.51

$1.49 ฿49.95

13.42%

Onion (1kg)

$1.93 €1.72

$1.33 ฿44.40

45.11%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.46 €1.30

$1.07 ฿35.72

36.45%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.75 €0.67

$0.51 ฿17.01

47.06%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.23 €5.56

$4.38 ฿147

42.24%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.67 €5.06

$18.77 ฿629

-69.79%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.24 €1.10

$1.74 ฿58.3

-28.74%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.22 €1.99

$2.78 ฿92.9

-20.14%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.31 €2.06

$2.17 ฿72.6

6.45%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$44.41 €39.63

$22.28 ฿746

99.33%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.02 €3.59

$3.02 ฿101

33.11%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 €0.94

$1.06 ฿35.43

-0.94%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$17.09 €15.25

$3.71 ฿124

360.65%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.14 €1.91

$1.43 ฿47.88

49.65%

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

$34.4K €30.7K

$26.3K ฿882.1K

30.49%

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

$37.7K €33.7K

$26.2K ฿877.3K

43.96%

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

$134 €120

$96.7 ฿3,236

38.80%

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

$19.87 €17.73

$11.41 ฿382

74.15%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$40.89 €36.49

$17.11 ฿573

138.98%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$41.58 €37.11

$52.8 ฿1,768

-21.25%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$15.99 €14.27

$11.07 ฿371

44.44%

Cinema Ticket

$8.93 €7.97

$7.65 ฿256

16.73%

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

$491 €438

$555 ฿18.6K

-11.51%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$11.5K €10.3K

$11.3K ฿377.7K

2.02%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$86.2 €76.9

$63.4 ฿2,123

35.84%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$40.20 €35.88

$28.61 ฿958

40.51%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$88.2 €78.7

$96.7 ฿3,238

-8.84%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$99.6 €88.9

$88.6 ฿2,967

12.39%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,022 €912

$735 ฿24.6K

39.13%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$823 €735

$458 ฿15.3K

79.79%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,724 €1,539

$2,102 ฿70.4K

-17.98%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,303 €1,163

$1,187 ฿39.7K

9.79%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,911 €3,490

$3,493 ฿116.9K

11.98%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,821 €2,517

$2,491 ฿83.4K

13.23%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,291 €1,153

$501 ฿16.8K

157.82%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.74

5.57

-32.85%

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

Last update for Portugal: October 3, 2026

Last update for Phuket: October 4, 2026

Monthly budget structure

Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.

Accommodation & Living

Portugal

$823 47.6%

Phuket

$458 38.1% 44.4% $365

Groceries & Markets

Portugal

$249 14.4%

Phuket

$268 22.3% 7.6% $19

Eating Out

Portugal

$198 11.5%

Phuket

$119 9.9% 39.9% $79

Monthly Utilities & Internet

Portugal

$195 11.3%

Phuket

$125 10.4% 35.8% $70

Clothing & Footwear

Portugal

$141 8.2%

Phuket

$125 10.4% 11.7% $17

Getting Around

Portugal

$63 3.6%

Phuket

$39 3.3% 37.6% $24

Sport & Entertainment

Portugal

$59 3.4%

Phuket

$68 5.7% 14.6% $8.7

Good to know

🇵🇹 Portugal

🇹🇭 Phuket

🕒 Local time

04:49 4:49 AM

10:49 10:49 AM

6 h ahead of Portugal

🌤 Weather

👥 Population

10,347,892

79,308

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📈 Exchange rate

1 EUR = 1.12 USD

100 THB = 2.99 USD

100 THB = 2.66 EUR

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