Cost of Living Comparison Between Tours and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Tours and Phuket

😐 Solo nomad: Tours is 65.2% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 34.5% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Tours is 56.7% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 10.8% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Tours
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$19.61 €16.88
$4.65 ฿147
321.72%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$58.6 €50.4
$46.11 ฿1,460
26.98%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$14.12 €12.16
$8.74 ฿277
61.56%
Cappuccino
$4.32 €3.72
$3.04 ฿96.2
42.11%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.00 €2.58
$0.72 ฿22.80
316.67%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.78 €1.54
$0.39 ฿12.38
356.41%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$8.64 €7.44
$2.44 ฿77.2
254.10%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.96 €4.27
$3.79 ฿120
30.87%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Tours
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.17 €1.01
$2.14 ฿67.9
-45.33%
White Bread (500g)
$1.70 €1.46
$1.86 ฿58.9
-8.60%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.03 €1.74
$2.19 ฿69.2
-7.31%
Eggs
$4.44 €3.83
$2.25 ฿71.1
97.33%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.24 €16.57
$19.73 ฿625
-2.48%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$12.99 €11.19
$3.79 ฿120
242.74%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$19.01 €16.37
$13.55 ฿429
40.30%
Apples (1kg)
$3.68 €3.16
$3.25 ฿103
13.23%
Banana (1kg)
$3.24 €2.79
$1.67 ฿52.9
94.01%
Oranges (1kg)
$3.03 €2.61
$2.39 ฿75.7
26.78%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.73 €3.21
$2.09 ฿66.2
78.47%
Potato (1kg)
$1.93 €1.66
$1.53 ฿48.39
26.14%
Onion (1kg)
$2.06 €1.77
$1.51 ฿47.79
36.42%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.74 €1.50
$0.99 ฿31.30
75.76%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.29 €0.25
$0.51 ฿16.30
-43.14%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$13.11 €11.29
$4.27 ฿135
207.03%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.06 €6.94
$20.31 ฿643
-60.32%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.40 €2.06
$1.79 ฿56.7
34.08%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.54 €2.19
$2.77 ฿87.6
-8.30%
🚌 Getting Around
Tours
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$2.16 €1.86
$1.40 ฿44.44
54.29%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$52.4 €45.14
$11.70 ฿370
348.12%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.40 €2.93
$3.11 ฿98.4
9.32%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.94 €1.67
$0.99 ฿31.48
95.96%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$34.25 €29.49
$13.73 ฿435
149.45%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.05 €1.77
$1.32 ฿41.75
55.30%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$32.3K €27.8K
$27.2K ฿862.0K
18.63%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.0K €28.4K
$34.1K ฿1.1M
-3.20%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Tours
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$138 €118
$120 ฿3,811
14.29%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$25.81 €22.22
$13.93 ฿441
85.28%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$26.74 €23.02
$18.31 ฿579
46.04%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Tours
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$36.27 €31.23
$60.9 ฿1,928
-40.47%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$13.77 €11.85
$17.23 ฿545
-20.08%
Cinema Ticket
$11.92 €10.26
$8.71 ฿276
36.85%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Tours
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$467 €402
$698 ฿22.1K
-33.04%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$8,847 €7,618
$15.7K ฿498.0K
-43.77%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Tours
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$120 €104
$57.6 ฿1,824
108.62%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$41.27 €35.53
$34.24 ฿1,084
20.53%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$122 €105
$113 ฿3,582
7.92%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$149 €129
$84.8 ฿2,684
76.10%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Tours
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$585 €503
$604 ฿19.1K
-3.18%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$467 €402
$436 ฿13.8K
7.10%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,506 €1,297
$2,057 ฿65.1K
-26.78%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,004 €864
$1,498 ฿47.4K
-33.00%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,935 €3,388
$4,252 ฿134.6K
-7.47%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,988 ฿94.6K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Tours
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,463 €2,121
$529 ฿16.7K
365.40%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
3.59
5.33
-32.65%

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Last update for Tours: March 2, 2026

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

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