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

🙂 Solo nomad: Springs is 31.5% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 27.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Springs is 28% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 36.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$8.27 R 141

$4.71 ฿151

75.58%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$33.16 R 566

$45.87 ฿1,468

-27.71%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.84 R 82.7

$8.84 ฿283

-45.25%

Cappuccino

$2.02 R 34.52

$3.06 ฿98

-33.99%

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

$0.83 R 14.23

$0.69 ฿22.16

20.29%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.64 R 10.9

$0.39 ฿12.56

64.10%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.7 R 28.97

$2.49 ฿79.6

-31.73%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.01 R 34.25

$3.72 ฿119

-45.97%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.2 R 20.41

$2.18 ฿69.8

-44.95%

White Bread (500g)

$0.99 R 16.82

$1.8 ฿57.5

-45.00%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.63 R 27.89

$2.23 ฿71.4

-26.91%

Eggs

$2.4 R 40.95

$2.23 ฿71.4

7.62%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.62 R 113

$19.66 ฿629

-66.33%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.5 R 76.8

$3.77 ฿121

19.36%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.55 R 112

$13.53 ฿433

-51.59%

Apples (1kg)

$1.01 R 17.3

$3.24 ฿104

-68.83%

Banana (1kg)

$0.81 R 13.79

$1.62 ฿51.9

-50.00%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.09 R 18.64

$2.4 ฿76.8

-54.58%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.08 R 18.41

$2.08 ฿66.5

-48.08%

Potato (1kg)

$1.37 R 23.44

$1.59 ฿50.7

-13.84%

Onion (1kg)

$1.21 R 20.73

$1.49 ฿47.76

-18.79%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.13 R 19.33

$1.01 ฿32.46

11.88%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.11 R 18.93

$0.48 ฿15.46

131.25%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.73 R 46.69

$4.48 ฿143

-39.06%

Wine (Bottle)

$3.71 R 63.4

$20.34 ฿651

-81.76%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.09 R 18.65

$1.86 ฿59.5

-41.40%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.71 R 29.26

$2.7 ฿86.3

-36.67%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.69 R 28.84

$1.43 ฿45.79

18.18%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.47 ฿367

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.37 R 23.36

$3.04 ฿97.4

-54.93%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.36 R 23.28

$1.04 ฿33.18

30.77%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.03 R 51.8

$13.64 ฿437

-77.79%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.26 R 21.53

$1.35 ฿43.31

-6.67%

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

$19.4K R 331.7K

$27.2K ฿870.3K

-28.59%

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

$25.8K R 441.4K

$33.5K ฿1.1M

-22.78%

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

$122 R 2,082

$122 ฿3,905

-0.08%

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

$37.74 R 645

$13.61 ฿435

177.30%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$38.74 R 662

$18.36 ฿588

111.00%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$35.69 R 610

$59.9 ฿1,915

-40.37%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.84 ฿539

Cinema Ticket

$7.46 R 127

$8.92 ฿285

-16.37%

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

$84.1 R 1,436

$684 ฿21.9K

-87.71%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,692 R 28.9K

$16.1K ฿514.8K

-89.48%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$50.6 R 864

$58.2 ฿1,862

-13.08%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$31.83 R 544

$34.38 ฿1,100

-7.42%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$86.8 R 1,482

$113 ฿3,631

-23.51%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$89.6 R 1,530

$84.9 ฿2,716

5.55%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$265 R 4,525

$621 ฿19.9K

-57.30%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$247 R 4,225

$441 ฿14.1K

-43.85%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$682 R 11.6K

$2,063 ฿66K

-66.96%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$640 R 10.9K

$1,469 ฿47K

-56.46%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,452 R 24.8K

$4,286 ฿137.1K

-66.11%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$663 R 11.3K

$2,957 ฿94.6K

-77.59%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,116 R 19.1K

$534 ฿17.1K

109.05%

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: December 1, 2025

Last update for Phuket: December 1, 2025

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