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

🙂 Solo nomad: Van is 23.8% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 27.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Van is 29.2% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 45.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.36 ₺275

$4.51 ฿142

41.02%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$17.55 ₺759

$46.08 ฿1,449

-61.91%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.43 ₺321

$8.78 ฿276

-15.38%

Cappuccino

$2.97 ₺129

$3.09 ฿97.0

-3.88%

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

$0.94 ₺40.59

$0.70 ฿21.97

34.29%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.26 ₺11.30

$0.40 ฿12.46

-35.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.17 ₺180

$2.40 ฿75.5

73.75%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.89 ₺168

$3.68 ฿116

5.71%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.05 ₺45.55

$2.25 ฿70.6

-53.33%

White Bread (500g)

$0.73 ₺31.69

$1.87 ฿58.8

-60.96%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.26 ₺97.6

$2.22 ฿69.8

1.80%

Eggs

$1.87 ₺80.9

$2.23 ฿70.1

-16.14%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.73 ₺421

$19.68 ฿619

-50.56%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.53 ₺239

$3.66 ฿115

51.09%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$16.77 ₺726

$13.09 ฿411

28.11%

Apples (1kg)

$1.09 ₺47.29

$3.38 ฿106

-67.75%

Banana (1kg)

$2.18 ₺94.1

$1.69 ฿53.3

28.99%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.11 ₺48.04

$2.33 ฿73.2

-52.36%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.85 ₺36.58

$1.98 ฿62.4

-57.07%

Potato (1kg)

$0.67 ₺29.20

$1.55 ฿48.77

-56.77%

Onion (1kg)

$0.63 ₺27.33

$1.51 ฿47.42

-58.28%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.87 ₺37.68

$0.98 ฿30.84

-11.22%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.49 ₺21.05

$0.48 ฿15.01

2.08%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.06 ₺89.2

$4.35 ฿137

-52.64%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.32 ₺447

$20.65 ฿649

-50.02%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.22 ₺96.0

$1.77 ฿55.8

25.42%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.47 ₺107

$2.75 ฿86.6

-10.18%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.42 ₺18.14

$1.37 ฿43.19

-69.34%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$47.32 ₺2,047

$11.36 ฿357

316.55%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.55 ₺67.0

$3.11 ฿97.8

-50.16%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.64 ₺27.80

$1.05 ฿32.96

-39.05%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.73 ₺378

$13.72 ฿431

-36.37%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.21 ₺52.2

$1.34 ฿42.16

-9.70%

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

$39.5K ₺1.7M

$27.7K ฿869.6K

42.95%

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

$41.7K ₺1.8M

$33.6K ฿1.1M

24.13%

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

$94.2 ₺4,074

$122 ฿3,835

-22.80%

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

$9.99 ₺432

$13.61 ฿428

-26.60%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$9.00 ₺389

$18.49 ฿581

-51.33%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$29.95 ₺1,296

$61.7 ฿1,939

-51.45%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

Cinema Ticket

$3.09 ₺134

$9.09 ฿286

-66.01%

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

$613 ₺26.5K

$702 ฿22.1K

-12.68%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,751 ₺335.3K

$16.0K ฿502.8K

-51.53%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$71.9 ₺3,112

$58.9 ฿1,851

22.18%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$30.78 ₺1,332

$34.41 ฿1,082

-10.55%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$85.7 ₺3,706

$113 ฿3,545

-24.02%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$51.3 ₺2,221

$84.7 ฿2,662

-39.37%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$322 ₺13.9K

$606 ฿19.1K

-46.86%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$227 ₺9,809

$435 ฿13.7K

-47.90%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$556 ₺24.1K

$2,069 ฿65.0K

-73.11%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$386 ₺16.7K

$1,473 ฿46.3K

-73.81%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,199 ₺51.9K

$4,445 ฿139.8K

-73.03%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$964 ₺41.7K

$2,988 ฿93.9K

-67.74%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$572 ₺24.7K

$547 ฿17.2K

4.42%

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: January 13, 2026

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

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