Cost of Living Comparison Between Yakutsk and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Yakutsk and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Yakutsk is 7.7% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 1.4% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Yakutsk is 19.6% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 25.5% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Yakutsk
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$9.57 ₽764
$4.68 ฿151
104.49%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$45.21 ₽3,607
$46.4 ฿1,502
-2.56%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.41 ₽592
$8.65 ฿280
-14.34%
Cappuccino
$2.52 ₽201
$3.09 ฿100
-18.45%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.6 ₽128
$0.73 ฿23.53
119.18%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.75 ₽59.5
$0.37 ฿11.95
102.70%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.74 ₽299
$2.39 ฿77.4
56.49%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.5 ₽359
$3.62 ฿117
24.31%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Yakutsk
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.85 ₽148
$2.24 ฿72.5
-17.41%
White Bread (500g)
$0.7 ₽56.1
$1.8 ฿58.2
-61.11%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.61 ₽128
$2.24 ฿72.3
-28.13%
Eggs
$2.47 ₽197
$2.23 ฿72.1
10.76%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$13.97 ₽1,115
$19.31 ฿625
-27.65%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.71 ₽695
$3.77 ฿122
131.03%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.31 ₽822
$13.05 ฿422
-21.00%
Apples (1kg)
$3.27 ₽261
$3.28 ฿106
-0.30%
Banana (1kg)
$3.19 ₽255
$1.63 ฿52.6
95.71%
Oranges (1kg)
$4.24 ₽338
$2.4 ฿77.7
76.67%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.48 ₽278
$1.99 ฿64.3
74.87%
Potato (1kg)
$1.1 ₽87.4
$1.53 ฿49.62
-28.10%
Onion (1kg)
$1.72 ₽137
$1.49 ฿48.11
15.44%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.64 ₽131
$1.02 ฿32.87
60.78%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.02 ₽81.7
$0.48 ฿15.61
112.50%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.58 ₽206
$4.32 ฿140
-40.28%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.8 ₽702
$21.68 ฿702
-59.41%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.24 ₽99.1
$1.77 ฿57.3
-29.94%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.52 ₽201
$2.79 ฿90.4
-9.68%
🚌 Getting Around
Yakutsk
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.63 ₽50.2
$1.35 ฿43.74
-53.33%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$12.82 ₽1,023
$11.76 ฿380
9.01%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$2.51 ₽200
$3.15 ฿102
-20.32%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.34 ₽107
$1 ฿32.3
34.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$8.82 ₽704
$13.64 ฿442
-35.34%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.81 ₽64.8
$1.3 ฿42.2
-37.69%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$43.1K ₽3.4M
$27.4K ฿885.2K
57.59%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$32.1K ₽2.6M
$33.9K ฿1.1M
-5.38%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Yakutsk
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$179 ₽14.3K
$123 ฿3,970
45.59%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$5.25 ₽419
$13.93 ฿451
-62.31%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$10.09 ₽805
$18.24 ฿590
-44.68%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Yakutsk
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$47.4 ₽3,782
$60.8 ฿1,966
-21.98%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$10.02 ₽800
$17.11 ฿554
-41.44%
Cinema Ticket
$5.22 ₽417
$9.07 ฿294
-42.45%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Yakutsk
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$141 ₽11.2K
$694 ฿22.5K
-79.74%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$2,540 ₽202.7K
$15.9K ฿514.4K
-84.02%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Yakutsk
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$31.24 ₽2,492
$57.5 ฿1,861
-45.68%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$19.24 ₽1,535
$34.51 ฿1,117
-44.25%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$64.5 ₽5,148
$115 ฿3,727
-43.97%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$64.1 ₽5,114
$84.8 ฿2,743
-24.40%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Yakutsk
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$624 ₽49.8K
$611 ฿19.8K
2.05%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$425 ₽33.9K
$442 ฿14.3K
-3.79%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$942 ₽75.2K
$2,014 ฿65.2K
-53.22%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$709 ₽56.6K
$1,460 ฿47.2K
-51.44%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,646 ₽211.1K
$4,244 ฿137.3K
-37.65%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,622 ₽209.2K
$2,886 ฿93.4K
-9.15%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Yakutsk
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,228 ₽97.9K
$697 ฿22.5K
76.21%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
8.5
5.33
59.47%

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Last update for Yakutsk: October 28, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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