Cost of Living Comparison Between Pristina and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Pristina and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Pristina is 33.4% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 34.3% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Pristina is 35.4% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 50.3% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Pristina
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$5.85 €5.05
$4.68 ฿151
25.00%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$24.84 €21.44
$46.4 ฿1,502
-46.47%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.65 €5.75
$8.65 ฿280
-23.12%
Cappuccino
$1.5 €1.3
$3.09 ฿100
-51.46%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.31 €1.13
$0.73 ฿23.53
79.45%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.02 €0.88
$0.37 ฿11.95
175.68%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.26 €1.95
$2.39 ฿77.4
-5.44%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.63 €2.27
$3.62 ฿117
-27.35%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Pristina
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.32 €1.14
$2.24 ฿72.5
-41.07%
White Bread (500g)
$0.63 €0.54
$1.8 ฿58.2
-65.00%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.35 €1.17
$2.24 ฿72.3
-39.73%
Eggs
$1.53 €1.32
$2.23 ฿72.1
-31.39%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$6.22 €5.37
$19.31 ฿625
-67.79%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.09 €4.39
$3.77 ฿122
35.01%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.28 €8.88
$13.05 ฿422
-21.23%
Apples (1kg)
$1.19 €1.03
$3.28 ฿106
-63.72%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 €1.41
$1.63 ฿52.6
-
Oranges (1kg)
$1.4 €1.21
$2.4 ฿77.7
-41.67%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.18 €1.02
$1.99 ฿64.3
-40.70%
Potato (1kg)
$0.85 €0.73
$1.53 ฿49.62
-44.44%
Onion (1kg)
$0.81 €0.7
$1.49 ฿48.11
-45.64%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.68 €0.58
$1.02 ฿32.87
-33.33%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.52 €0.45
$0.48 ฿15.61
8.33%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.51 €3.03
$4.32 ฿140
-18.75%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.94 €5.13
$21.68 ฿702
-72.60%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$0.94 €0.81
$1.77 ฿57.3
-46.89%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.4 €1.21
$2.79 ฿90.4
-49.82%
🚌 Getting Around
Pristina
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.6 €0.51
$1.35 ฿43.74
-55.56%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$16.26 €14.04
$11.76 ฿380
38.27%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$2.34 €2.02
$3.15 ฿102
-25.71%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.5 €0.43
$1 ฿32.3
-50.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.9 €5.09
$13.64 ฿442
-56.74%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.47 €1.27
$1.3 ฿42.2
13.08%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$23.1K €20K
$27.4K ฿885.2K
-15.41%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24.7K €21.4K
$33.9K ฿1.1M
-27.05%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Pristina
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$87.6 €75.6
$123 ฿3,970
-28.59%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$10.86 €9.37
$13.93 ฿451
-22.04%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$19.65 €16.97
$18.24 ฿590
7.73%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Pristina
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$23.38 €20.18
$60.8 ฿1,966
-61.51%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$8.03 €6.93
$17.11 ฿554
-53.07%
Cinema Ticket
$4.74 €4.09
$9.07 ฿294
-47.74%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Pristina
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$168 €145
$694 ฿22.5K
-75.83%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$2,866 €2,475
$15.9K ฿514.4K
-81.97%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Pristina
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$39.48 €34.09
$57.5 ฿1,861
-31.35%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$30.92 €26.69
$34.51 ฿1,117
-10.40%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$56.5 €48.74
$115 ฿3,727
-50.98%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$85.8 €74.1
$84.8 ฿2,743
1.25%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Pristina
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$364 €314
$611 ฿19.8K
-40.51%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$269 €232
$442 ฿14.3K
-39.28%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$623 €538
$2,014 ฿65.2K
-69.08%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$445 €384
$1,460 ฿47.2K
-69.54%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,457 €2,121
$4,244 ฿137.3K
-42.10%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,400 €1,209
$2,886 ฿93.4K
-51.48%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Pristina
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$664 €573
$697 ฿22.5K
-4.71%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
4
5.33
-24.95%

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Last update for Pristina: October 27, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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