Cost of Living Comparison Between San Cristobal and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between San Cristobal and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: San Cristobal is 28.3% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 47.4% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: San Cristobal is 29.1% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 55.1% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
San Cristobal
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.42 VES 442
$4.68 ฿151
-5.56%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$30.45 VES 3,048
$46.4 ฿1,502
-34.38%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.56 VES 1,057
$8.65 ฿280
22.08%
Cappuccino
$1.7 VES 170
$3.09 ฿100
-44.98%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.84 VES 84.3
$0.73 ฿23.53
15.07%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.61 VES 61
$0.37 ฿11.95
64.86%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.26 VES 126
$2.39 ฿77.4
-47.28%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.54 VES 154
$3.62 ฿117
-57.46%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
San Cristobal
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.26 VES 126
$2.24 ฿72.5
-43.75%
White Bread (500g)
$1.59 VES 159
$1.8 ฿58.2
-11.67%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.91 VES 91.4
$2.24 ฿72.3
-59.38%
Eggs
$2.13 VES 213
$2.23 ฿72.1
-4.48%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$4.92 VES 492
$19.31 ฿625
-74.52%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.22 VES 422
$3.77 ฿122
11.94%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$5.65 VES 566
$13.05 ฿422
-56.70%
Apples (1kg)
$10.09 VES 1,010
$3.28 ฿106
207.62%
Banana (1kg)
$0.39 VES 38.64
$1.63 ฿52.6
-76.07%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.28 VES 128
$2.4 ฿77.7
-46.67%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.14 VES 114
$1.99 ฿64.3
-42.71%
Potato (1kg)
$1.06 VES 106
$1.53 ฿49.62
-30.72%
Onion (1kg)
$0.91 VES 91.5
$1.49 ฿48.11
-38.93%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.48 VES 48.44
$1.02 ฿32.87
-52.94%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.76 VES 176
$0.48 ฿15.61
266.67%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.26 VES 327
$4.32 ฿140
-24.54%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.74 VES 575
$21.68 ฿702
-73.52%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$0.73 VES 73.5
$1.77 ฿57.3
-58.76%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.24 VES 124
$2.79 ฿90.4
-55.56%
🚌 Getting Around
San Cristobal
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.51 VES 50.8
$1.35 ฿43.74
-62.22%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$24.41 VES 2,443
$11.76 ฿380
107.57%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$2.52 VES 253
$3.15 ฿102
-20.00%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$3.08 VES 308
$1 ฿32.3
208.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.08 VES 508
$13.64 ฿442
-62.76%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.52 VES 51.8
$1.3 ฿42.2
-60.00%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$29.4K VES 2.9M
$27.4K ฿885.2K
7.58%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.7K VES 3.4M
$33.9K ฿1.1M
-0.74%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
San Cristobal
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$21.95 VES 2,197
$123 ฿3,970
-82.11%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$5.98 VES 598
$13.93 ฿451
-57.07%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$41.12 VES 4,115
$18.24 ฿590
125.44%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
San Cristobal
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$15.19 VES 1,521
$60.8 ฿1,966
-75.00%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$19.64 VES 1,966
$17.11 ฿554
14.79%
Cinema Ticket
$7.11 VES 712
$9.07 ฿294
-21.61%
🧸 Childcare & Education
San Cristobal
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$45.43 VES 4,547
$694 ฿22.5K
-93.46%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
-
$15.9K ฿514.4K
-
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
San Cristobal
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$32.68 VES 3,270
$57.5 ฿1,861
-43.18%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$20.32 VES 2,034
$34.51 ฿1,117
-41.12%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$96 VES 9,605
$115 ฿3,727
-16.67%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$62 VES 6,202
$84.8 ฿2,743
-26.91%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
San Cristobal
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$174 VES 17.4K
$611 ฿19.8K
-71.54%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$121 VES 12.1K
$442 ฿14.3K
-72.63%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$278 VES 27.8K
$2,014 ฿65.2K
-86.20%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$172 VES 17.2K
$1,460 ฿47.2K
-88.25%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$533 VES 53.3K
$4,244 ฿137.3K
-87.45%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$401 VES 40.1K
$2,886 ฿93.4K
-86.10%
💵 Salaries & Financials
San Cristobal
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$196 VES 19.6K
$697 ฿22.5K
-71.83%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
0
5.33
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Last update for San Cristobal: October 28, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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