Cost of Living Comparison Between Tukums and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Tukums and Phuket

😐 Solo nomad: Tukums is 7.1% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 2.5% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Tukums is 13.8% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 28.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Tukums
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$5.92 €5.11
$4.68 ฿151
26.50%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$22.79 €19.68
$46.4 ฿1,502
-50.88%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.07 €7.83
$8.65 ฿280
4.86%
Cappuccino
$3.62 €3.12
$3.09 ฿100
17.15%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.86 €1.6
$0.73 ฿23.53
154.79%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.3 €1.12
$0.37 ฿11.95
251.35%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$5.78 €4.99
$2.39 ฿77.4
141.84%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$5.89 €5.09
$3.62 ฿117
62.71%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Tukums
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.13 €0.98
$2.24 ฿72.5
-49.55%
White Bread (500g)
$1.7 €1.47
$1.8 ฿58.2
-5.56%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.98 €2.57
$2.24 ฿72.3
33.04%
Eggs
$2.04 €1.76
$2.23 ฿72.1
-8.52%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.23 €7.97
$19.31 ฿625
-52.20%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.83 €5.89
$3.77 ฿122
81.17%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.77 €10.16
$13.05 ฿422
-9.81%
Apples (1kg)
$1.73 €1.49
$3.28 ฿106
-47.26%
Banana (1kg)
$1.86 €1.6
$1.63 ฿52.6
14.11%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.68 €2.31
$2.4 ฿77.7
11.67%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.4 €2.94
$1.99 ฿64.3
70.85%
Potato (1kg)
$0.62 €0.54
$1.53 ฿49.62
-59.48%
Onion (1kg)
$1.1 €0.95
$1.49 ฿48.11
-26.17%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.7 €1.47
$1.02 ฿32.87
66.67%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.56 €0.48
$0.48 ฿15.61
16.67%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$5.82 €5.03
$4.32 ฿140
34.72%
Wine (Bottle)
$9.24 €7.97
$21.68 ฿702
-57.38%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.27 €1.1
$1.77 ฿57.3
-28.25%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.2 €1.9
$2.79 ฿90.4
-21.15%
🚌 Getting Around
Tukums
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.95 €0.82
$1.35 ฿43.74
-29.63%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$37 €31.95
$11.76 ฿380
214.63%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$2.96 €2.56
$3.15 ฿102
-6.03%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.87 €0.75
$1 ฿32.3
-13.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 €11.78
$13.64 ฿442
-
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.81 €1.57
$1.3 ฿42.2
39.23%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$30K €25.9K
$27.4K ฿885.2K
9.81%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$31.9K €27.5K
$33.9K ฿1.1M
-5.94%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Tukums
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$292 €252
$123 ฿3,970
137.78%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$17.13 €14.79
$13.93 ฿451
22.97%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$20.62 €17.8
$18.24 ฿590
13.05%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Tukums
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$51.8 €44.74
$60.8 ฿1,966
-14.70%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$17.11 ฿554
-
Cinema Ticket
$11.65 €10.05
$9.07 ฿294
28.45%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Tukums
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$543 €469
$694 ฿22.5K
-21.73%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.5K €13.3K
$15.9K ฿514.4K
-2.78%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Tukums
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$90.7 €78.3
$57.5 ฿1,861
57.69%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$46.03 €39.74
$34.51 ฿1,117
33.38%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$80.4 €69.4
$115 ฿3,727
-30.21%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$132 €114
$84.8 ฿2,743
56.29%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Tukums
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$233 €201
$611 ฿19.8K
-61.81%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$259 €224
$442 ฿14.3K
-41.37%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$759 €656
$2,014 ฿65.2K
-62.30%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$453 €391
$1,460 ฿47.2K
-68.98%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$4,244 ฿137.3K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,886 ฿93.4K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Tukums
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$579 €500
$697 ฿22.5K
-16.94%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
4.63
5.33
-13.13%

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Last update for Tukums: October 27, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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