Cost of Living Comparison Between Sochi and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Sochi and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Sochi is 15.3% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 14.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Sochi is 13.5% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 24.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$10.32 ₽801

$4.71 ฿151

119.11%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$49.97 ₽3,879

$45.87 ฿1,468

8.94%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.18 ₽402

$8.84 ฿283

-41.40%

Cappuccino

$2.94 ₽228

$3.06 ฿98

-3.92%

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

$1.32 ₽103

$0.69 ฿22.16

91.30%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.85 ₽66

$0.39 ฿12.56

117.95%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.29 ₽99.8

$2.49 ฿79.6

-48.19%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.27 ₽176

$3.72 ฿119

-38.98%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.02 ₽79.4

$2.18 ฿69.8

-53.21%

White Bread (500g)

$0.69 ₽53.2

$1.8 ฿57.5

-61.67%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.75 ₽58.2

$2.23 ฿71.4

-66.37%

Eggs

$1.76 ₽137

$2.23 ฿71.4

-21.08%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.19 ₽636

$19.66 ฿629

-58.34%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.97 ₽386

$3.77 ฿121

31.83%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.16 ₽556

$13.53 ฿433

-47.08%

Apples (1kg)

$1.22 ₽94.6

$3.24 ฿104

-62.35%

Banana (1kg)

$1.68 ₽131

$1.62 ฿51.9

3.70%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.46 ₽113

$2.4 ฿76.8

-39.17%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.44 ₽189

$2.08 ฿66.5

17.31%

Potato (1kg)

$0.76 ₽58.8

$1.59 ฿50.7

-52.20%

Onion (1kg)

$0.53 ₽40.87

$1.49 ฿47.76

-64.43%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.37 ₽106

$1.01 ฿32.46

35.64%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.55 ₽42.98

$0.48 ฿15.46

14.58%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.51 ₽195

$4.48 ฿143

-43.97%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.52 ₽584

$20.34 ฿651

-63.03%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.92 ₽71.3

$1.86 ฿59.5

-50.54%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.1 ₽163

$2.7 ฿86.3

-22.22%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.65 ₽50.8

$1.43 ฿45.79

-54.55%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.47 ฿367

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.92 ₽149

$3.04 ฿97.4

-36.84%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.25 ₽19.38

$1.04 ฿33.18

-75.96%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.78 ₽293

$13.64 ฿437

-72.29%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.74 ₽57.5

$1.35 ฿43.31

-45.19%

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

$48.7K ₽3.8M

$27.2K ฿870.3K

78.97%

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

$23.9K ₽1.9M

$33.5K ฿1.1M

-28.57%

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

$56 ₽4,349

$122 ฿3,905

-54.09%

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

$6.51 ₽505

$13.61 ฿435

-52.17%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$8.33 ₽647

$18.36 ฿588

-54.63%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$52.2 ₽4,051

$59.9 ฿1,915

-12.82%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.34 ₽570

$16.84 ฿539

-56.41%

Cinema Ticket

$6.3 ₽489

$8.92 ฿285

-29.37%

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

$284 ₽22.1K

$684 ฿21.9K

-58.41%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,752 ₽601.7K

$16.1K ฿514.8K

-51.81%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$48.44 ₽3,760

$58.2 ฿1,862

-16.73%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.32 ₽2,664

$34.38 ฿1,100

-0.17%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ₽8,763

$113 ฿3,631

-0.50%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$104 ₽8,081

$84.9 ฿2,716

22.66%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$662 ₽51.4K

$621 ฿19.9K

6.71%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$479 ₽37.2K

$441 ฿14.1K

8.84%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,547 ₽120.1K

$2,063 ฿66K

-25.01%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$990 ₽76.8K

$1,469 ฿47K

-32.65%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$6,810 ₽528.6K

$4,286 ฿137.1K

58.89%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,801 ₽295.1K

$2,957 ฿94.6K

28.54%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$791 ₽61.4K

$534 ฿17.1K

48.03%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

16.33

5.33

206.38%

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

Last update for Sochi: December 2, 2025

Last update for Phuket: December 1, 2025

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