Cost of Living Comparison Between Tepelene and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Tepelene and Phuket

😐 Solo nomad: Tepelene is 20% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 2.6% cheaper with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Tepelene is 28.8% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 24.9% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Tepelene
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.58 ALL 950
$4.65 ฿146
149.03%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$57.8 ALL 4,739
$46.11 ฿1,450
25.33%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.14 ALL 750
$8.74 ฿275
4.58%
Cappuccino
$1.97 ALL 162
$3.04 ฿95.5
-35.20%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.87 ALL 154
$0.72 ฿22.65
159.72%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.91 ALL 74.8
$0.39 ฿12.30
133.33%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.00 ALL 246
$2.44 ฿76.7
22.95%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.20 ALL 344
$3.79 ฿119
10.82%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Tepelene
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.11 ALL 173
$2.14 ฿67.4
-1.40%
White Bread (500g)
$1.12 ALL 92.0
$1.86 ฿58.5
-39.78%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.17 ALL 178
$2.19 ฿68.8
-0.91%
Eggs
$3.86 ALL 317
$2.25 ฿70.6
71.56%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$13.18 ALL 1,080
$19.73 ฿620
-33.20%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.83 ALL 642
$3.79 ฿119
106.60%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$15.75 ALL 1,291
$13.55 ฿426
16.24%
Apples (1kg)
$1.77 ALL 145
$3.25 ฿102
-45.54%
Banana (1kg)
$2.78 ALL 228
$1.67 ฿52.6
66.47%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.05 ALL 168
$2.39 ฿75.2
-14.23%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.98 ALL 163
$2.09 ฿65.8
-5.26%
Potato (1kg)
$1.31 ALL 108
$1.53 ฿48.07
-14.38%
Onion (1kg)
$1.31 ALL 108
$1.51 ฿47.47
-13.25%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.45 ALL 119
$0.99 ฿31.09
46.46%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.75 ALL 61.4
$0.51 ฿16.19
47.06%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.28 ALL 351
$4.27 ฿134
0.23%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.81 ALL 887
$20.31 ฿638
-46.77%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.64 ALL 134
$1.79 ฿56.3
-8.38%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.08 ALL 171
$2.77 ฿87.0
-24.91%
🚌 Getting Around
Tepelene
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.45 ALL 36.77
$1.40 ฿44.15
-67.86%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$18.86 ALL 1,546
$11.70 ฿368
61.20%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.61 ALL 296
$3.11 ฿97.8
16.08%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$3.09 ALL 253
$0.99 ฿31.27
212.12%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$17.52 ALL 1,436
$13.73 ฿432
27.60%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.05 ALL 168
$1.32 ฿41.47
55.30%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$40.0K ALL 3.3M
$27.2K ฿856.3K
46.86%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$35.0K ALL 2.9M
$34.1K ฿1.1M
2.52%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Tepelene
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$107 ALL 8,765
$120 ฿3,785
-11.22%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.13 ALL 1,486
$13.93 ฿438
30.15%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.52 ALL 1,519
$18.31 ฿576
1.15%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Tepelene
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$54.1 ALL 4,436
$60.9 ฿1,916
-11.23%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$25.23 ALL 2,069
$17.23 ฿542
46.43%
Cinema Ticket
$9.50 ALL 779
$8.71 ฿274
9.07%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Tepelene
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$159 ALL 13.0K
$698 ฿21.9K
-77.23%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,577 ALL 457.3K
$15.7K ฿494.7K
-64.56%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Tepelene
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$62.4 ALL 5,117
$57.6 ฿1,812
8.26%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$51.4 ALL 4,211
$34.24 ฿1,077
49.97%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$106 ALL 8,717
$113 ฿3,558
-6.07%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$130 ALL 10.6K
$84.8 ฿2,666
52.77%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Tepelene
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$457 ALL 37.4K
$604 ฿19.0K
-24.38%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$344 ALL 28.2K
$436 ฿13.7K
-21.04%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$614 ALL 50.3K
$2,057 ฿64.7K
-70.17%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$439 ALL 36.0K
$1,498 ฿47.1K
-70.71%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,800 ALL 147.6K
$4,252 ฿133.7K
-57.68%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,225 ALL 100.5K
$2,988 ฿93.9K
-59.00%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Tepelene
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$667 ALL 54.7K
$529 ฿16.6K
25.99%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.52
5.33
3.56%

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

Last update for Tepelene: March 2, 2026

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

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