Cost of Living Comparison Between Surgut and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Surgut and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Surgut is 28.5% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 24.9% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Surgut is 20.3% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 38.9% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Surgut
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$9.58 ₽757
$4.65 ฿149
106.02%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$37.81 ₽2,989
$46.11 ฿1,474
-18.00%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.70 ₽450
$8.74 ฿279
-34.78%
Cappuccino
$2.31 ₽182
$3.04 ฿97.1
-24.01%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.08 ₽85.3
$0.72 ฿23.03
50.00%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.52 ₽41.43
$0.39 ฿12.50
33.33%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.41 ₽112
$2.44 ฿78.0
-42.21%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.56 ₽203
$3.79 ฿121
-32.45%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Surgut
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.10 ₽87.1
$2.14 ฿68.6
-48.60%
White Bread (500g)
$0.71 ₽55.9
$1.86 ฿59.5
-61.83%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.38 ₽109
$2.19 ฿69.9
-36.99%
Eggs
$1.80 ₽142
$2.25 ฿71.8
-20.00%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.64 ₽841
$19.73 ฿631
-46.07%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.74 ₽375
$3.79 ฿121
25.07%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$9.00 ₽711
$13.55 ฿433
-33.58%
Apples (1kg)
$1.72 ₽136
$3.25 ฿104
-47.08%
Banana (1kg)
$1.90 ₽150
$1.67 ฿53.4
13.77%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.91 ₽151
$2.39 ฿76.5
-20.08%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.70 ₽213
$2.09 ฿66.9
29.19%
Potato (1kg)
$0.81 ₽63.8
$1.53 ฿48.88
-47.06%
Onion (1kg)
$0.66 ₽52.4
$1.51 ฿48.27
-56.29%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.36 ₽107
$0.99 ฿31.62
37.37%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.66 ₽52.4
$0.51 ฿16.46
29.41%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.98 ₽236
$4.27 ฿137
-30.21%
Wine (Bottle)
$6.26 ₽495
$20.31 ฿649
-69.18%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.02 ₽80.6
$1.79 ฿57.3
-43.02%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.88 ₽148
$2.77 ฿88.5
-32.13%
🚌 Getting Around
Surgut
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.49 ₽38.57
$1.40 ฿44.89
-65.00%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$11.70 ฿374
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.93 ₽152
$3.11 ฿99.4
-37.94%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.36 ₽28.17
$0.99 ฿31.80
-63.64%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$6.43 ₽509
$13.73 ฿439
-53.17%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.76 ₽60.4
$1.32 ฿42.17
-42.42%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$33.9K ₽2.7M
$27.2K ฿870.7K
24.31%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$35.3K ₽2.8M
$34.1K ฿1.1M
3.59%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Surgut
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$110 ₽8,682
$120 ฿3,849
-8.77%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$6.01 ₽475
$13.93 ฿445
-56.86%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$7.97 ₽630
$18.31 ฿585
-56.47%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Surgut
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$35.98 ₽2,843
$60.9 ฿1,948
-40.95%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$17.23 ฿551
-
Cinema Ticket
$5.18 ₽409
$8.71 ฿278
-40.53%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Surgut
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$329 ₽26.0K
$698 ฿22.3K
-52.90%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$6,914 ₽546.5K
$15.7K ฿503.0K
-56.06%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Surgut
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$68.6 ₽5,424
$57.6 ฿1,843
19.05%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$43.66 ₽3,451
$34.24 ฿1,095
27.51%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ₽9,113
$113 ฿3,618
1.87%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$107 ₽8,492
$84.8 ฿2,711
26.68%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Surgut
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$439 ₽34.7K
$604 ฿19.3K
-27.36%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$307 ₽24.3K
$436 ฿13.9K
-29.62%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$769 ₽60.8K
$2,057 ฿65.8K
-62.60%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$503 ₽39.7K
$1,498 ฿47.9K
-66.43%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,544 ₽122.0K
$4,252 ฿135.9K
-63.69%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,302 ₽102.9K
$2,988 ฿95.5K
-56.41%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Surgut
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$859 ₽67.9K
$529 ฿16.9K
62.25%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
15.33
5.33
187.62%

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Last update for Surgut: March 2, 2026

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

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