Cost of Living Comparison Between Santos and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Santos and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Santos is 20.5% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 23.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Santos is 21.3% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 41.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.26 R$29.2

$4.68 ฿151

12.39%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$26.7 R$148

$46.4 ฿1,502

-42.46%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.69 R$31.61

$8.65 ฿280

-34.22%

Cappuccino

$2.09 R$11.6

$3.09 ฿100

-32.36%

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

$1.25 R$6.96

$0.73 ฿23.53

71.23%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.93 R$5.15

$0.37 ฿11.95

151.35%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.09 R$11.61

$2.39 ฿77.4

-12.55%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 R$15.25

$3.62 ฿117

-24.03%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.04 R$5.79

$2.24 ฿72.5

-53.57%

White Bread (500g)

$1.53 R$8.47

$1.8 ฿58.2

-15.00%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.33 R$7.39

$2.24 ฿72.3

-40.63%

Eggs

$2.95 R$16.35

$2.23 ฿72.1

32.29%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.43 R$69

$19.31 ฿625

-35.63%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.05 R$22.49

$3.77 ฿122

7.43%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.85 R$49.12

$13.05 ฿422

-32.18%

Apples (1kg)

$1.69 R$9.38

$3.28 ฿106

-48.48%

Banana (1kg)

$1.2 R$6.67

$1.63 ฿52.6

-26.38%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.14 R$11.89

$2.4 ฿77.7

-10.83%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.8 R$10.01

$1.99 ฿64.3

-9.55%

Potato (1kg)

$1.33 R$7.36

$1.53 ฿49.62

-13.07%

Onion (1kg)

$1.28 R$7.09

$1.49 ฿48.11

-14.09%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.04 R$5.78

$1.02 ฿32.87

1.96%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.32 R$7.32

$0.48 ฿15.61

175.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.19 R$12.14

$4.32 ฿140

-49.31%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.66 R$42.53

$21.68 ฿702

-64.67%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.41 R$7.83

$1.77 ฿57.3

-20.34%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.14 R$11.87

$2.79 ฿90.4

-23.30%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.96 R$5.31

$1.35 ฿43.74

-28.89%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$44.64 R$248

$11.76 ฿380

279.59%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.27 R$7.06

$3.15 ฿102

-59.68%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.88 R$4.88

$1 ฿32.3

-12.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$14.12 R$78.4

$13.64 ฿442

3.52%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.04 R$5.8

$1.3 ฿42.2

-20.00%

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

$21.1K R$117.1K

$27.4K ฿885.2K

-22.87%

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

$29.3K R$162.4K

$33.9K ฿1.1M

-13.72%

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

$87.7 R$487

$123 ฿3,970

-28.54%

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

$12.01 R$66.7

$13.93 ฿451

-13.78%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$20.7 R$115

$18.24 ฿590

13.49%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$21.87 R$121

$60.8 ฿1,966

-64.00%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$48.99 R$272

$17.11 ฿554

186.32%

Cinema Ticket

$7.89 R$43.78

$9.07 ฿294

-13.01%

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

$280 R$1,552

$694 ฿22.5K

-59.73%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,832 R$43.5K

$15.9K ฿514.4K

-50.73%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$46.3 R$257

$57.5 ฿1,861

-19.49%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$40.19 R$223

$34.51 ฿1,117

16.46%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$80.4 R$446

$115 ฿3,727

-30.22%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$40.83 R$227

$84.8 ฿2,743

-51.83%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$424 R$2,354

$611 ฿19.8K

-30.61%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$321 R$1,782

$442 ฿14.3K

-27.42%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$786 R$4,361

$2,014 ฿65.2K

-60.99%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$544 R$3,021

$1,460 ฿47.2K

-62.70%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,787 R$15.5K

$4,244 ฿137.3K

-34.33%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,610 R$8,936

$2,886 ฿93.4K

-44.22%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$565 R$3,135

$697 ฿22.5K

-18.92%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

125.14%

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

Last update for Santos: October 28, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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