Cost of Living Comparison Between Santa Clara and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Santa Clara and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Santa Clara is 98.9% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 70.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Santa Clara is 99.1% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 81.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,449

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

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

$0.70 ฿21.97

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.3

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.77

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.42

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.84

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.19

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.8

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.96

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.16

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

$122.5K CUP 2.9M

$27.7K ฿869.6K

342.95%

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

$147.3K CUP 3.5M

$33.6K ฿1.1M

338.49%

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

$122 ฿3,835

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

$13.61 ฿428

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$6.97 CUP 167

$61.7 ฿1,939

-88.70%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

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

$702 ฿22.1K

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.8K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,082

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,545

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,662

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$353 CUP 8,463

$606 ฿19.1K

-41.82%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$353 CUP 8,461

$435 ฿13.7K

-18.99%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$739 CUP 17.7K

$2,069 ฿65.0K

-64.28%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$604 CUP 14.5K

$1,473 ฿46.3K

-58.97%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$284 CUP 6,817

$4,445 ฿139.8K

-93.61%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$289 CUP 6,929

$2,988 ฿93.9K

-90.34%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$29.57 CUP 710

$547 ฿17.2K

-94.60%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

9.62

5.33

80.49%

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

Last update for Santa Clara: January 11, 2026

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

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