Last update: Oct 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between Spain and Phuket

For one person, living is cheaper in Phuket: $1,190 a month against $1,783 in Spain, rent and utilities included – about $7,100 less a year. Rent and utilities account for most of the difference.

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🇪🇸 Spain

$1,783

/mo nomad

Phuket

🇹🇭 Thailand

$1,190

/mo nomad

😐 Solo nomad: Spain is 24% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 49.8% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Spain is 30.4% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 21.5% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$16.95 €15.12

$4.35 ฿146

289.66%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$56.7 €50.6

$32.45 ฿1,087

74.64%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.32 €10.10

$8.42 ฿282

34.44%

Cappuccino

$2.33 €2.08

$2.81 ฿94.0

-17.08%

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

$2.67 €2.39

$0.87 ฿29.29

206.90%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.86 €1.66

$0.46 ฿15.39

304.35%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.27 €2.92

$2.59 ฿86.6

26.25%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.96 €3.53

$3.64 ฿122

8.79%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.22 €1.09

$1.71 ฿57.2

-28.65%

White Bread (500g)

$1.47 €1.31

$1.45 ฿48.42

1.38%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.67 €1.49

$1.56 ฿52.3

7.05%

Eggs

$3.45 €3.08

$2.10 ฿70.3

64.29%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.14 €12.62

$19.53 ฿654

-27.60%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$8.30 €7.41

$3.40 ฿114

144.12%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$15.99 €14.27

$11.14 ฿373

43.54%

Apples (1kg)

$2.44 €2.18

$2.83 ฿94.8

-13.78%

Banana (1kg)

$1.97 €1.76

$1.62 ฿54.3

21.60%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.16 €1.93

$2.22 ฿74.5

-2.70%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.58 €2.30

$2.15 ฿71.9

20.00%

Potato (1kg)

$1.86 €1.66

$1.49 ฿49.95

24.83%

Onion (1kg)

$1.95 €1.74

$1.33 ฿44.40

46.62%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.35 €1.21

$1.07 ฿35.72

26.17%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.72 €0.65

$0.51 ฿17.01

41.18%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.36 €5.68

$4.38 ฿147

45.21%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.59 €4.99

$18.77 ฿629

-70.22%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.25 €1.11

$1.74 ฿58.3

-28.16%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.04 €1.82

$2.78 ฿92.9

-26.62%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.65 €1.47

$2.17 ฿72.6

-23.96%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$33.88 €30.24

$22.28 ฿746

52.06%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.45 €3.97

$3.02 ฿101

47.35%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.44 €1.29

$1.06 ฿35.43

35.85%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$24.55 €21.91

$3.71 ฿124

561.73%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.74 €1.56

$1.43 ฿47.88

21.68%

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

$36.0K €32.1K

$26.3K ฿882.1K

36.47%

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

$29.8K €26.6K

$26.2K ฿877.3K

13.84%

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

$151 €135

$96.7 ฿3,236

56.60%

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

$17.62 €15.72

$11.41 ฿382

54.43%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$32.06 €28.61

$17.11 ฿573

87.38%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$45.30 €40.42

$52.8 ฿1,768

-14.20%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$15.11 €13.49

$11.07 ฿371

36.50%

Cinema Ticket

$9.27 €8.27

$7.65 ฿256

21.18%

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

$531 €474

$555 ฿18.6K

-4.30%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$10.4K €9,278

$11.3K ฿377.7K

-7.85%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$86.4 €77.1

$63.4 ฿2,123

36.17%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$37.02 €33.04

$28.61 ฿958

29.40%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$90.9 €81.1

$96.7 ฿3,238

-6.02%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$104 €92.9

$88.6 ฿2,967

17.50%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$993 €886

$735 ฿24.6K

35.19%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$791 €706

$458 ฿15.3K

72.68%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,606 €1,433

$2,102 ฿70.4K

-23.61%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,197 €1,068

$1,187 ฿39.7K

0.83%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,073 €3,635

$3,493 ฿116.9K

16.63%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,601 €2,321

$2,491 ฿83.4K

4.41%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,001 €1,786

$501 ฿16.8K

299.47%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.29

5.57

-40.93%

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

Last update for Spain: October 4, 2026

Last update for Phuket: October 4, 2026

Monthly budget structure

Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.

Accommodation & Living

Spain

$791 44.9%

Phuket

$458 38.1% 42.1% $333

Groceries & Markets

Spain

$270 15.3%

Phuket

$268 22.3% 0.7% $1.9

Eating Out

Spain

$240 13.6%

Phuket

$119 9.9% 50.3% $121

Monthly Utilities & Internet

Spain

$201 11.4%

Phuket

$125 10.4% 37.7% $76

Clothing & Footwear

Spain

$143 8.1%

Phuket

$125 10.4% 12.9% $18

Sport & Entertainment

Spain

$64 3.6%

Phuket

$68 5.7% 6.7% $4.3

Getting Around

Spain

$52 3%

Phuket

$39 3.3% 24.7% $13

Good to know

🇪🇸 Spain

🇹🇭 Phuket

🕒 Local time

04:21 4:21 AM

09:21 9:21 AM

5 h ahead of Spain

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👥 Population

47,415,750

79,308

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100 THB = 2.99 USD

100 THB = 2.66 EUR

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