Cost of Living Comparison Between Trujillo and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Trujillo and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Trujillo is 33.8% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 37.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Trujillo is 48.2% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 52.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.12 PEN 11.29

$4.68 ฿151

-33.33%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$14.11 PEN 51

$46.4 ฿1,502

-69.59%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.89 PEN 24.89

$8.65 ฿280

-20.35%

Cappuccino

$2.97 PEN 10.74

$3.09 ฿100

-3.88%

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

$0.84 PEN 3.05

$0.73 ฿23.53

15.07%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.62 PEN 2.24

$0.37 ฿11.95

67.57%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.91 PEN 6.91

$2.39 ฿77.4

-20.08%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.24 PEN 11.72

$3.62 ฿117

-10.50%

Milk (1 liter)

$1 PEN 3.6

$2.24 ฿72.5

-55.36%

White Bread (500g)

$1.74 PEN 6.3

$1.8 ฿58.2

-3.33%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.09 PEN 3.94

$2.24 ฿72.3

-51.34%

Eggs

$3.88 PEN 14.03

$2.23 ฿72.1

73.99%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.31 ฿625

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.46 PEN 23.32

$3.77 ฿122

71.35%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.63 PEN 27.56

$13.05 ฿422

-41.53%

Apples (1kg)

$1.17 PEN 4.23

$3.28 ฿106

-64.33%

Banana (1kg)

$0.58 PEN 2.09

$1.63 ฿52.6

-64.42%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.58 PEN 2.1

$2.4 ฿77.7

-75.83%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.71 PEN 2.55

$1.99 ฿64.3

-64.32%

Potato (1kg)

$0.92 PEN 3.32

$1.53 ฿49.62

-39.87%

Onion (1kg)

$0.85 PEN 3.09

$1.49 ฿48.11

-42.95%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.91 PEN 3.28

$1.02 ฿32.87

-10.78%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.91 PEN 3.3

$0.48 ฿15.61

89.58%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.07 PEN 14.72

$4.32 ฿140

-5.79%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.3 PEN 37.21

$21.68 ฿702

-52.49%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.42 PEN 5.13

$1.77 ฿57.3

-19.77%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.72 PEN 6.21

$2.79 ฿90.4

-38.35%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.59 PEN 2.14

$1.35 ฿43.74

-56.30%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$16.61 PEN 60

$11.76 ฿380

41.24%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.79 PEN 10.09

$3.15 ฿102

-11.43%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.08 PEN 7.51

$1 ฿32.3

108.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.48 PEN 19.79

$13.64 ฿442

-59.82%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 PEN 4.84

$1.3 ฿42.2

3.08%

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

$16.7K PEN 60.3K

$27.4K ฿885.2K

-38.94%

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

$26.2K PEN 94.5K

$33.9K ฿1.1M

-22.81%

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

$76.6 PEN 277

$123 ฿3,970

-37.59%

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

$8.22 PEN 29.7

$13.93 ฿451

-40.99%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$21.47 PEN 77.6

$18.24 ฿590

17.71%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$36.02 PEN 130

$60.8 ฿1,966

-40.71%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.52 PEN 19.95

$17.11 ฿554

-67.74%

Cinema Ticket

$4.18 PEN 15.11

$9.07 ฿294

-53.91%

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

$105 PEN 380

$694 ฿22.5K

-84.86%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,985 PEN 7,172

$15.9K ฿514.4K

-87.51%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$69.6 PEN 252

$57.5 ฿1,861

21.04%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$13.65 PEN 49.31

$34.51 ฿1,117

-60.45%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$32.67 PEN 118

$115 ฿3,727

-71.63%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$33.68 PEN 122

$84.8 ฿2,743

-60.27%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$363 PEN 1,310

$611 ฿19.8K

-40.68%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$264 PEN 952

$442 ฿14.3K

-40.42%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$612 PEN 2,210

$2,014 ฿65.2K

-69.63%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$478 PEN 1,727

$1,460 ฿47.2K

-67.26%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,131 PEN 4,084

$4,244 ฿137.3K

-73.36%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$836 PEN 3,019

$2,886 ฿93.4K

-71.05%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$581 PEN 2,097

$697 ฿22.5K

-16.67%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

12.7

5.33

138.27%

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

Last update for Trujillo: October 27, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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