Cost of Living Comparison Between Salem and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Salem and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Salem is 59.2% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 70.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Salem is 63% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 75.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.31 ₹198

$4.73 ฿153

-51.16%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$8.08 ₹691

$45.92 ฿1,486

-82.40%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.57 ₹391

$8.59 ฿278

-46.80%

Cappuccino

$1.29 ₹110

$2.92 ฿94.6

-55.82%

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

$0.46 ₹39.73

$0.69 ฿22.42

-33.33%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.24 ₹20.61

$0.4 ฿12.81

-40.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.78 ₹152

$2.41 ฿78

-26.14%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.13 ₹439

$3.8 ฿123

35.00%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.62 ₹53.2

$2.25 ฿72.7

-72.44%

White Bread (500g)

$0.39 ₹33.43

$1.79 ฿58.1

-78.21%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.7 ₹59.6

$2.18 ฿70.6

-67.89%

Eggs

$0.82 ₹70.2

$2.29 ฿74.3

-64.19%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.01 ₹770

$19.52 ฿632

-53.84%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.76 ₹236

$3.68 ฿119

-25.00%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.18 ฿427

Apples (1kg)

$1.99 ₹170

$3.24 ฿105

-38.58%

Banana (1kg)

$0.77 ₹65.8

$1.62 ฿52.5

-52.47%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.51 ₹129

$2.41 ฿78

-37.34%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.43 ₹36.43

$2.03 ฿65.6

-78.82%

Potato (1kg)

$0.37 ₹32.02

$1.52 ฿49.3

-75.66%

Onion (1kg)

$0.48 ₹41.14

$1.51 ฿48.86

-68.21%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.22 ₹18.8

$0.97 ฿31.45

-77.32%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.36 ₹30.91

$0.52 ฿16.68

-30.77%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.9 ₹248

$4.49 ฿145

-35.41%

Wine (Bottle)

$4.05 ₹347

$21.36 ฿691

-81.04%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.8 ₹154

$1.78 ฿57.5

1.12%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.7 ₹231

$2.79 ฿90.3

-3.23%

Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)

$5.47 ₹468

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.22 ₹18.78

$1.36 ฿44.15

-83.82%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$10.45 ₹893

$11.51 ฿372

-9.21%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.13 ₹96.5

$3.17 ฿103

-64.35%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.04 ฿33.64

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.13 ₹96.2

$14.03 ฿454

-91.95%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.16 ₹98.8

$1.32 ฿42.59

-12.12%

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

$17K ₹1.5M

$28K ฿904.8K

-39.11%

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

$29.1K ₹2.5M

$33.2K ฿1.1M

-12.45%

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

$34.97 ₹2,991

$120 ฿3,899

-70.98%

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

$3.29 ₹281

$13.55 ฿438

-75.72%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$7.17 ₹613

$18.62 ฿603

-61.49%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$19.43 ₹1,662

$61.4 ฿1,987

-68.36%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$11.06 ₹946

$16.68 ฿540

-33.69%

Cinema Ticket

$2.29 ₹196

$8.76 ฿283

-73.86%

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

$31.72 ₹2,713

$703 ฿22.7K

-95.49%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,275 ₹109K

$15.7K ฿507.5K

-91.87%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$21.65 ₹1,852

$57.9 ฿1,873

-62.60%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$24.19 ₹2,069

$35.4 ฿1,145

-31.67%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$39.9 ₹3,412

$113 ฿3,659

-64.71%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$27.35 ₹2,339

$83.2 ฿2,691

-67.11%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$99.4 ₹8,505

$604 ฿19.5K

-83.53%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$63.3 ₹5,416

$441 ฿14.3K

-85.65%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$267 ₹22.9K

$2,027 ฿65.6K

-86.82%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$167 ₹14.3K

$1,492 ฿48.3K

-88.79%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,415 ₹121K

$4,195 ฿135.7K

-66.28%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$372 ₹31.8K

$2,909 ฿94.1K

-87.23%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$360 ₹30.8K

$706 ฿22.8K

-48.94%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

9.47

5.33

77.67%

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

Last update for Salem: November 4, 2025

Last update for Phuket: November 4, 2025

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