Cost of Living Comparison Between Salento and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Salento and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Salento is 33.7% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 36.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Salento is 37.6% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 53.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.85 COP 14.7K

$4.49 ฿144

-14.25%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$24.07 COP 91.7K

$46.15 ฿1,477

-47.84%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.33 COP 27.9K

$8.77 ฿281

-16.42%

Cappuccino

$1.5 COP 5,709

$2.98 ฿95.4

-49.66%

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

$0.91 COP 3,467

$0.73 ฿23.49

24.66%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.56 COP 2,140

$0.39 ฿12.62

43.59%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.19 COP 4,536

$2.43 ฿77.8

-51.03%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.16 COP 8,211

$3.79 ฿121

-43.01%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.07 COP 4,070

$2.26 ฿72.3

-52.65%

White Bread (500g)

$1.3 COP 4,947

$1.8 ฿57.5

-27.78%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.14 COP 4,362

$2.25 ฿72

-49.33%

Eggs

$2.14 COP 8,138

$2.34 ฿74.8

-8.55%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.48 COP 17.1K

$19.73 ฿631

-77.29%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.3 COP 20.2K

$3.62 ฿116

46.41%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.52 COP 28.6K

$13.45 ฿430

-44.09%

Apples (1kg)

$2.48 COP 9,448

$3.24 ฿104

-23.46%

Banana (1kg)

$1.03 COP 3,937

$1.71 ฿54.6

-39.77%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.31 COP 4,988

$2.33 ฿74.7

-43.78%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.1 COP 4,193

$1.98 ฿63.5

-44.44%

Potato (1kg)

$1.11 COP 4,213

$1.58 ฿50.7

-29.75%

Onion (1kg)

$1.13 COP 4,308

$1.51 ฿48.32

-25.17%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.82 COP 3,130

$1.01 ฿32.4

-18.81%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.64 COP 2,453

$0.52 ฿16.58

23.08%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.42 COP 9,239

$4.49 ฿144

-46.10%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.35 COP 35.6K

$19.8 ฿634

-52.78%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.13 COP 4,295

$1.77 ฿56.8

-36.16%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.72 COP 6,544

$2.72 ฿86.9

-36.76%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.73 COP 2,791

$1.41 ฿45.13

-48.23%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.71 ฿375

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.42 COP 5,409

$3 ฿96.1

-52.67%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.76 COP 6,721

$1.01 ฿32.26

74.26%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.91 COP 22.5K

$13.97 ฿447

-57.70%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1 COP 3,817

$1.35 ฿43.18

-25.93%

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

$18.2K COP 69.5M

$27.7K ฿887.7K

-34.22%

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

$25.3K COP 96.6M

$33.4K ฿1.1M

-24.13%

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

$82.3 COP 313.4K

$122 ฿3,894

-32.40%

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

$9.24 COP 35.2K

$13.64 ฿436

-32.26%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$22.32 COP 85K

$18.85 ฿603

18.41%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$23.21 COP 88.4K

$61.7 ฿1,973

-62.36%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.03 ฿545

Cinema Ticket

$3.99 COP 15.2K

$8.9 ฿285

-55.17%

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

$240 COP 913.9K

$702 ฿22.5K

-65.84%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,919 COP 22.6M

$16K ฿511.2K

-62.95%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.8 COP 220.3K

$58 ฿1,854

-0.21%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.83 COP 125.1K

$34.63 ฿1,108

-5.20%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$82.2 COP 313K

$115 ฿3,668

-28.31%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$74.1 COP 282.3K

$84.3 ฿2,697

-12.07%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$275 COP 1M

$615 ฿19.7K

-55.21%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$238 COP 906.8K

$441 ฿14.1K

-46.07%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$530 COP 2M

$2,039 ฿65.3K

-74.00%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$423 COP 1.6M

$1,477 ฿47.3K

-71.38%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,417 COP 5.4M

$4,260 ฿136.3K

-66.73%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,080 COP 4.1M

$2,973 ฿95.1K

-63.67%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$665 ฿21.3K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.06

5.33

145.03%

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

Last update for Salento: November 25, 2025

Last update for Phuket: November 23, 2025

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