Cost of Living Comparison Between Springs and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Springs and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Springs is 21.6% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 26.5% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Springs is 31.1% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 37.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Springs
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$8.27 R 133
$4.65 ฿146
77.85%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$33.77 R 544
$46.11 ฿1,450
-26.76%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.72 R 76.0
$8.74 ฿275
-46.00%
Cappuccino
$2.10 R 33.86
$3.04 ฿95.5
-30.92%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.89 R 14.26
$0.72 ฿22.65
23.61%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.68 R 10.93
$0.39 ฿12.30
74.36%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.70 R 27.45
$2.44 ฿76.7
-30.33%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.94 R 31.26
$3.79 ฿119
-48.81%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Springs
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.23 R 19.80
$2.14 ฿67.4
-42.52%
White Bread (500g)
$0.98 R 15.79
$1.86 ฿58.5
-47.31%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.58 R 25.45
$2.19 ฿68.8
-27.85%
Eggs
$2.49 R 40.12
$2.25 ฿70.6
10.67%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$6.43 R 104
$19.73 ฿620
-67.41%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.47 R 72.0
$3.79 ฿119
17.94%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$6.46 R 104
$13.55 ฿426
-52.32%
Apples (1kg)
$1.00 R 16.12
$3.25 ฿102
-69.23%
Banana (1kg)
$0.81 R 13.09
$1.67 ฿52.6
-51.50%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.15 R 18.49
$2.39 ฿75.2
-51.88%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.04 R 16.70
$2.09 ฿65.8
-50.24%
Potato (1kg)
$1.36 R 21.89
$1.53 ฿48.07
-11.11%
Onion (1kg)
$1.20 R 19.37
$1.51 ฿47.47
-20.53%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.14 R 18.39
$0.99 ฿31.09
15.15%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.11 R 17.87
$0.51 ฿16.19
117.65%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.83 R 45.52
$4.27 ฿134
-33.72%
Wine (Bottle)
$3.92 R 63.2
$20.31 ฿638
-80.70%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.13 R 18.21
$1.79 ฿56.3
-36.87%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.66 R 26.79
$2.77 ฿87.0
-40.07%
🚌 Getting Around
Springs
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.69 R 27.23
$1.40 ฿44.15
20.71%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$11.70 ฿368
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.36 R 21.96
$3.11 ฿97.8
-56.27%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.34 R 21.56
$0.99 ฿31.27
35.35%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.04 R 48.87
$13.73 ฿432
-77.86%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.31 R 21.12
$1.32 ฿41.47
-0.76%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$19.0K R 306.6K
$27.2K ฿856.3K
-30.07%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$26.4K R 425.0K
$34.1K ฿1.1M
-22.61%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Springs
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$125 R 2,018
$120 ฿3,785
4.08%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$37.65 R 606
$13.93 ฿438
170.28%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$38.69 R 623
$18.31 ฿576
111.31%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Springs
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$37.11 R 597
$60.9 ฿1,916
-39.09%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$17.23 ฿542
-
Cinema Ticket
$7.64 R 123
$8.71 ฿274
-12.28%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Springs
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$82.9 R 1,334
$698 ฿21.9K
-88.12%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,700 R 27.4K
$15.7K ฿494.7K
-89.19%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Springs
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$49.97 R 804
$57.6 ฿1,812
-13.31%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$32.71 R 527
$34.24 ฿1,077
-4.47%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$88.3 R 1,421
$113 ฿3,558
-22.01%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$90.2 R 1,453
$84.8 ฿2,666
6.39%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Springs
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$266 R 4,289
$604 ฿19.0K
-55.88%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$247 R 3,982
$436 ฿13.7K
-43.29%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$665 R 10.7K
$2,057 ฿64.7K
-67.68%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$652 R 10.5K
$1,498 ฿47.1K
-56.51%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,541 R 24.8K
$4,252 ฿133.7K
-63.77%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$706 R 11.4K
$2,988 ฿93.9K
-76.36%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Springs
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,198 R 19.3K
$529 ฿16.6K
126.28%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
10.62
5.33
99.25%

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

Last update for Springs: March 3, 2026

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

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