Cost of Living Comparison Between Tumkur and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Tumkur and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Tumkur is 58.4% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 70.2% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Tumkur is 61.3% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 75.4% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Tumkur
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$2.32 ₹198
$4.68 ฿151
-50.43%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$8.08 ₹691
$46.4 ฿1,502
-82.59%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$3.39 ₹290
$8.65 ฿280
-60.81%
Cappuccino
$1.3 ₹111
$3.09 ฿100
-57.93%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.49 ₹42.14
$0.73 ฿23.53
-32.88%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.12 ₹10.03
$0.37 ฿11.95
-67.57%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.27 ₹194
$2.39 ฿77.4
-5.02%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.76 ₹150
$3.62 ฿117
-51.38%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Tumkur
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.61 ₹52
$2.24 ฿72.5
-72.77%
White Bread (500g)
$0.31 ₹26.89
$1.8 ฿58.2
-82.78%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.67 ₹57.6
$2.24 ฿72.3
-70.09%
Eggs
$0.84 ₹71.6
$2.23 ฿72.1
-62.33%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.23 ₹790
$19.31 ฿625
-52.20%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$2.87 ₹245
$3.77 ฿122
-23.87%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
-
$13.05 ฿422
-
Apples (1kg)
$2.07 ₹177
$3.28 ฿106
-36.89%
Banana (1kg)
$0.72 ₹61.8
$1.63 ฿52.6
-55.83%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.52 ₹130
$2.4 ฿77.7
-36.67%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.46 ₹39.27
$1.99 ฿64.3
-76.88%
Potato (1kg)
$0.46 ₹39.28
$1.53 ฿49.62
-69.93%
Onion (1kg)
$0.3 ₹25.87
$1.49 ฿48.11
-79.87%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.22 ₹18.78
$1.02 ฿32.87
-78.43%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.4 ₹34.38
$0.48 ฿15.61
-16.67%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.99 ₹255
$4.32 ฿140
-30.79%
Wine (Bottle)
$4.26 ₹365
$21.68 ฿702
-80.35%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.81 ₹154
$1.77 ฿57.3
2.26%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.82 ₹241
$2.79 ฿90.4
1.08%
Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)
$5.53 ₹473
-
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🚌 Getting Around
Tumkur
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.28 ₹23.59
$1.35 ฿43.74
-79.26%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$8.88 ₹760
$11.76 ฿380
-24.49%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.56 ₹47.65
$3.15 ฿102
-82.22%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
-
$1 ฿32.3
-
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$1.14 ₹97.7
$13.64 ฿442
-91.64%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.82 ₹70.3
$1.3 ฿42.2
-36.92%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$16.8K ₹1.4M
$27.4K ฿885.2K
-38.65%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$28.6K ₹2.4M
$33.9K ฿1.1M
-15.65%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Tumkur
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$34.91 ₹2,986
$123 ฿3,970
-71.54%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$3.45 ₹295
$13.93 ฿451
-75.23%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$5.68 ₹486
$18.24 ฿590
-68.86%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Tumkur
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$16.14 ₹1,381
$60.8 ฿1,966
-73.43%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$6.87 ₹588
$17.11 ฿554
-59.85%
Cinema Ticket
$2.37 ₹203
$9.07 ฿294
-73.87%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Tumkur
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$32.03 ₹2,739
$694 ฿22.5K
-95.39%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,270 ₹108.6K
$15.9K ฿514.4K
-92.01%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Tumkur
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$21.91 ₹1,874
$57.5 ฿1,861
-61.90%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$23.57 ₹2,016
$34.51 ฿1,117
-31.70%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$40.69 ₹3,480
$115 ฿3,727
-64.67%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$28.19 ₹2,411
$84.8 ฿2,743
-66.75%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Tumkur
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$126 ₹10.8K
$611 ฿19.8K
-79.30%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$75.7 ₹6,473
$442 ฿14.3K
-82.89%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$271 ₹23.2K
$2,014 ฿65.2K
-86.54%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$177 ₹15.2K
$1,460 ฿47.2K
-87.86%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,176 ₹100.6K
$4,244 ฿137.3K
-72.29%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$522 ₹44.7K
$2,886 ฿93.4K
-81.90%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Tumkur
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$697 ฿22.5K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
9.47
5.33
77.67%

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Last update for Tumkur: October 27, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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