Cost of Living Comparison Between Tomsk and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Tomsk and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Tomsk is 7.5% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 16.6% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Tomsk is 10.1% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 32.9% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Tomsk
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.24 ₽498
$4.68 ฿151
33.33%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$31.49 ₽2,513
$46.4 ฿1,502
-32.13%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.86 ₽467
$8.65 ฿280
-32.25%
Cappuccino
$2.15 ₽172
$3.09 ฿100
-30.42%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.96 ₽76.5
$0.73 ฿23.53
31.51%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.45 ₽36.16
$0.37 ฿11.95
21.62%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.31 ₽104
$2.39 ฿77.4
-45.19%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.99 ₽239
$3.62 ฿117
-17.40%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Tomsk
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.12 ₽89
$2.24 ฿72.5
-50.00%
White Bread (500g)
$0.58 ₽46.57
$1.8 ฿58.2
-67.78%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.9 ₽152
$2.24 ฿72.3
-15.18%
Eggs
$1.68 ₽134
$2.23 ฿72.1
-24.66%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.62 ₽848
$19.31 ฿625
-45.00%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.53 ₽441
$3.77 ฿122
46.68%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.73 ₽696
$13.05 ฿422
-33.10%
Apples (1kg)
$2 ₽160
$3.28 ฿106
-39.02%
Banana (1kg)
$1.91 ₽153
$1.63 ฿52.6
17.18%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.13 ₽170
$2.4 ฿77.7
-11.25%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.7 ₽296
$1.99 ฿64.3
85.93%
Potato (1kg)
$0.69 ₽55.4
$1.53 ฿49.62
-54.90%
Onion (1kg)
$0.54 ₽42.89
$1.49 ฿48.11
-63.76%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.05 ₽83.7
$1.02 ฿32.87
2.94%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.57 ₽45.77
$0.48 ฿15.61
18.75%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.52 ₽201
$4.32 ฿140
-41.67%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.65 ₽610
$21.68 ฿702
-64.71%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$0.92 ₽73.8
$1.77 ฿57.3
-48.02%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.83 ₽146
$2.79 ฿90.4
-34.41%
🚌 Getting Around
Tomsk
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.36 ₽29.05
$1.35 ฿43.74
-73.33%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$26.78 ₽2,137
$11.76 ฿380
127.72%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.68 ₽134
$3.15 ฿102
-46.67%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.23 ₽18.2
$1 ฿32.3
-77.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$6.13 ₽489
$13.64 ฿442
-55.06%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.68 ₽54.7
$1.3 ฿42.2
-47.69%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$31.2K ₽2.5M
$27.4K ฿885.2K
14.18%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$41K ₽3.3M
$33.9K ฿1.1M
20.88%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Tomsk
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$115 ₽9,178
$123 ฿3,970
-6.24%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$5.25 ₽419
$13.93 ฿451
-62.31%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$7.9 ₽631
$18.24 ฿590
-56.69%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Tomsk
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$62.3 ₽4,974
$60.8 ฿1,966
2.62%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$25.63 ₽2,045
$17.11 ฿554
49.80%
Cinema Ticket
$5.64 ₽450
$9.07 ฿294
-37.82%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Tomsk
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$75.6 ₽6,029
$694 ฿22.5K
-89.12%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$4,429 ₽353.4K
$15.9K ฿514.4K
-72.14%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Tomsk
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$74.9 ₽5,976
$57.5 ฿1,861
30.24%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.45 ₽2,749
$34.51 ฿1,117
-0.17%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$132 ₽10.5K
$115 ฿3,727
14.24%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$181 ₽14.4K
$84.8 ฿2,743
113.59%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Tomsk
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$451 ₽36K
$611 ฿19.8K
-26.25%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$282 ₽22.5K
$442 ฿14.3K
-36.30%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$733 ₽58.5K
$2,014 ฿65.2K
-63.63%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$506 ₽40.4K
$1,460 ฿47.2K
-65.35%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,980 ₽158K
$4,244 ฿137.3K
-53.35%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,419 ₽113.3K
$2,886 ฿93.4K
-50.82%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Tomsk
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$749 ₽59.8K
$697 ฿22.5K
7.52%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
22.08
5.33
314.26%

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Last update for Tomsk: October 27, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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