Cost of Living Comparison Between Wote and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Wote and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Wote is 42.8% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 52.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Wote is 43.7% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 64.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.02 KES 391

$4.65 ฿147

-35.05%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$38.08 KES 4,921

$46.11 ฿1,454

-17.41%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.73 KES 869

$8.74 ฿276

-23.00%

Cappuccino

$1.52 KES 197

$3.04 ฿95.8

-50.00%

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

$0.38 KES 48.94

$0.72 ฿22.72

-47.22%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.24 KES 31.11

$0.39 ฿12.34

-38.46%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.13 KES 275

$2.44 ฿77.0

-12.70%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.26 KES 293

$3.79 ฿120

-40.37%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.74 KES 95.8

$2.14 ฿67.7

-65.42%

White Bread (500g)

$0.54 KES 69.2

$1.86 ฿58.7

-70.97%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.43 KES 185

$2.19 ฿69.0

-34.70%

Eggs

$1.35 KES 175

$2.25 ฿70.8

-40.00%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.76 KES 615

$19.73 ฿622

-75.87%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.10 KES 788

$3.79 ฿119

60.95%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.76 KES 744

$13.55 ฿427

-57.49%

Apples (1kg)

$3.17 KES 410

$3.25 ฿102

-2.46%

Banana (1kg)

$1.05 KES 135

$1.67 ฿52.7

-37.13%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.09 KES 270

$2.39 ฿75.5

-12.55%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.63 KES 81.7

$2.09 ฿66.0

-69.86%

Potato (1kg)

$0.52 KES 66.8

$1.53 ฿48.22

-66.01%

Onion (1kg)

$1.17 KES 151

$1.51 ฿47.62

-22.52%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.70 KES 90.8

$0.99 ฿31.19

-29.29%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.52 KES 67.0

$0.51 ฿16.24

1.96%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.01 KES 389

$4.27 ฿135

-29.51%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.85 KES 1,532

$20.31 ฿640

-41.65%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.29 KES 296

$1.79 ฿56.5

27.93%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.78 KES 359

$2.77 ฿87.3

0.36%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.40 ฿44.29

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿369

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.53 KES 198

$3.11 ฿98.1

-50.80%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.50 KES 194

$0.99 ฿31.37

51.52%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.85 KES 368

$13.73 ฿433

-79.24%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.56 KES 202

$1.32 ฿41.60

18.18%

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

$21.7K KES 2.8M

$27.2K ฿859.0K

-20.23%

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

$20.1K KES 2.6M

$34.1K ฿1.1M

-41.21%

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

$34.05 KES 4,400

$120 ฿3,797

-71.72%

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

$16.65 KES 2,151

$13.93 ฿439

19.53%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.30 KES 5,079

$18.31 ฿577

114.64%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.9 ฿1,922

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿544

Cinema Ticket

$6.27 KES 810

$8.71 ฿275

-28.01%

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

$152 KES 19.6K

$698 ฿22.0K

-78.22%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,116 KES 1.0M

$15.7K ฿496.2K

-48.42%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$11.63 KES 1,503

$57.6 ฿1,818

-79.82%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$7.52 KES 972

$34.24 ฿1,080

-78.04%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$19.54 KES 2,525

$113 ฿3,569

-82.73%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$23.23 KES 3,002

$84.8 ฿2,675

-72.61%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$178 KES 23.0K

$604 ฿19.0K

-70.56%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$191 KES 24.7K

$436 ฿13.8K

-56.14%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$767 KES 99.1K

$2,057 ฿64.9K

-62.71%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$266 KES 34.4K

$1,498 ฿47.3K

-82.25%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿134.1K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿94.2K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$529 ฿16.7K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

14.84

5.33

178.42%

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

Last update for Wote: March 2, 2026

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

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