Cost of Living Comparison Between Tuapse and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Tuapse and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Tuapse is 7.9% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 24.1% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Tuapse is 23% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 38.4% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Tuapse
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.58 ₽924
$4.68 ฿151
147.44%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$49.87 ₽3,979
$46.4 ฿1,502
7.48%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.15 ₽411
$8.65 ฿280
-40.46%
Cappuccino
$2.94 ₽235
$3.09 ฿100
-4.85%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.49 ₽119
$0.73 ฿23.53
104.11%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.83 ₽66.2
$0.37 ฿11.95
124.32%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.3 ₽103
$2.39 ฿77.4
-45.61%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.27 ₽182
$3.62 ฿117
-37.29%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Tuapse
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.98 ₽78.2
$2.24 ฿72.5
-56.25%
White Bread (500g)
$0.67 ₽53.9
$1.8 ฿58.2
-62.78%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.37 ₽110
$2.24 ฿72.3
-38.84%
Eggs
$1.77 ₽141
$2.23 ฿72.1
-20.63%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.06 ₽643
$19.31 ฿625
-58.26%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.95 ₽395
$3.77 ฿122
31.30%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$7.32 ₽584
$13.05 ฿422
-43.91%
Apples (1kg)
$1.27 ₽102
$3.28 ฿106
-61.28%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ₽130
$1.63 ฿52.6
-
Oranges (1kg)
$1.52 ₽121
$2.4 ฿77.7
-36.67%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.42 ₽193
$1.99 ฿64.3
21.61%
Potato (1kg)
$0.8 ₽64.2
$1.53 ฿49.62
-47.71%
Onion (1kg)
$0.52 ₽41.77
$1.49 ฿48.11
-65.10%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.35 ₽108
$1.02 ฿32.87
32.35%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.63 ₽49.94
$0.48 ฿15.61
31.25%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.48 ₽198
$4.32 ฿140
-42.59%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.52 ₽600
$21.68 ฿702
-65.31%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$0.87 ₽69.5
$1.77 ฿57.3
-50.85%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.16 ₽172
$2.79 ฿90.4
-22.58%
🚌 Getting Around
Tuapse
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.53 ₽42.31
$1.35 ฿43.74
-60.74%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$11.76 ฿380
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.86 ₽149
$3.15 ฿102
-40.95%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.37 ₽29.32
$1 ฿32.3
-63.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$6.67 ₽532
$13.64 ฿442
-51.10%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.73 ₽58.3
$1.3 ฿42.2
-43.85%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$49.9K ₽4M
$27.4K ฿885.2K
82.58%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$38.1K ₽3M
$33.9K ฿1.1M
12.32%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Tuapse
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$96.2 ₽7,677
$123 ฿3,970
-21.57%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$6.95 ₽554
$13.93 ฿451
-50.11%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$8.35 ₽666
$18.24 ฿590
-54.22%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Tuapse
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$36.08 ₽2,878
$60.8 ฿1,966
-40.61%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$17.11 ฿554
-
Cinema Ticket
$7.76 ₽619
$9.07 ฿294
-14.44%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Tuapse
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$288 ₽23K
$694 ฿22.5K
-58.55%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$7,647 ₽610.2K
$15.9K ฿514.4K
-51.89%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Tuapse
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$48.28 ₽3,852
$57.5 ฿1,861
-16.05%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$62.4 ₽4,975
$34.51 ฿1,117
80.67%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$116 ₽9,220
$115 ฿3,727
0.34%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$104 ₽8,271
$84.8 ฿2,743
22.28%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Tuapse
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$450 ₽35.9K
$611 ฿19.8K
-26.29%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$299 ₽23.9K
$442 ฿14.3K
-32.34%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$753 ₽60.1K
$2,014 ฿65.2K
-62.62%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$514 ₽41K
$1,460 ฿47.2K
-64.77%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,808 ₽144.3K
$4,244 ฿137.3K
-57.39%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,282 ₽102.3K
$2,886 ฿93.4K
-55.59%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Tuapse
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$697 ฿22.5K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
14
5.33
162.66%

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Last update for Tuapse: October 29, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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