Cost of Living Comparison Between Van and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Van and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Van is 24.8% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 26.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Van is 13.7% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 45.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.47 ₺255

$4.68 ฿151

38.25%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$17.5 ₺688

$46.4 ฿1,502

-62.28%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.28 ₺286

$8.65 ฿280

-15.84%

Cappuccino

$2.96 ₺117

$3.09 ฿100

-4.21%

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

$0.98 ₺38.47

$0.73 ฿23.53

34.25%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.24 ₺9.36

$0.37 ฿11.95

-35.14%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.09 ₺161

$2.39 ฿77.4

71.13%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.88 ₺153

$3.62 ฿117

7.18%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.04 ₺40.88

$2.24 ฿72.5

-53.57%

White Bread (500g)

$0.73 ₺28.79

$1.8 ฿58.2

-59.44%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.18 ₺85.9

$2.24 ฿72.3

-2.68%

Eggs

$1.88 ₺73.9

$2.23 ฿72.1

-15.70%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.48 ₺373

$19.31 ฿625

-50.91%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.64 ₺222

$3.77 ฿122

49.60%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$16.68 ₺656

$13.05 ฿422

27.82%

Apples (1kg)

$1.05 ₺41.36

$3.28 ฿106

-67.99%

Banana (1kg)

$2.08 ₺82

$1.63 ฿52.6

27.61%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.06 ₺41.64

$2.4 ฿77.7

-55.83%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.87 ₺34.25

$1.99 ฿64.3

-56.28%

Potato (1kg)

$0.69 ₺27.3

$1.53 ฿49.62

-54.90%

Onion (1kg)

$0.64 ₺25.35

$1.49 ฿48.11

-57.05%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.85 ₺33.27

$1.02 ฿32.87

-16.67%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ₺19.06

$0.48 ฿15.61

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.99 ₺78.3

$4.32 ฿140

-53.94%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.7 ₺421

$21.68 ฿702

-50.65%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.11 ₺83.2

$1.77 ฿57.3

19.21%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.5 ₺98.3

$2.79 ฿90.4

-10.39%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.44 ₺17.36

$1.35 ฿43.74

-67.41%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$48.94 ₺1,925

$11.76 ฿380

316.16%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.57 ₺61.7

$3.15 ฿102

-50.16%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.61 ₺24.16

$1 ฿32.3

-39.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.62 ₺339

$13.64 ฿442

-36.80%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.15 ₺45.32

$1.3 ฿42.2

-11.54%

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

$39.5K ₺1.6M

$27.4K ฿885.2K

44.52%

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

$42.3K ₺1.7M

$33.9K ฿1.1M

24.75%

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

$94.7 ₺3,724

$123 ฿3,970

-22.83%

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

$10.2 ₺401

$13.93 ฿451

-26.78%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$8.83 ₺348

$18.24 ฿590

-51.59%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$29.88 ₺1,176

$60.8 ฿1,966

-50.81%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.11 ฿554

Cinema Ticket

$3.01 ₺118

$9.07 ฿294

-66.81%

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

$612 ₺24.1K

$694 ฿22.5K

-11.79%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,745 ₺304.7K

$15.9K ฿514.4K

-51.28%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$71.6 ₺2,815

$57.5 ฿1,861

24.41%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$30.02 ₺1,181

$34.51 ฿1,117

-13.01%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$86.8 ₺3,414

$115 ฿3,727

-24.64%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$50.6 ₺1,989

$84.8 ฿2,743

-40.34%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$322 ₺12.7K

$611 ฿19.8K

-47.27%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$226 ₺8,904

$442 ฿14.3K

-48.82%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$547 ₺21.5K

$2,014 ฿65.2K

-72.85%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$382 ₺15K

$1,460 ฿47.2K

-73.82%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,380 ₺54.3K

$4,244 ฿137.3K

-67.49%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,086 ₺42.7K

$2,886 ฿93.4K

-62.36%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$601 ₺23.6K

$697 ฿22.5K

-13.78%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

36.83

5.33

590.99%

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

Last update for Van: October 28, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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