Cost of Living Comparison Between Zatec and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Zatec and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Zatec is 7.5% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 1.5% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Zatec is 4.8% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 23.1% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Zatec
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.93 Kč 145
$4.65 ฿147
49.03%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$19.00 Kč 398
$46.11 ฿1,454
-58.79%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.22 Kč 193
$8.74 ฿276
5.49%
Cappuccino
$3.06 Kč 64.1
$3.04 ฿95.8
0.66%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.72 Kč 15.09
$0.72 ฿22.72
-
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.90 Kč 18.88
$0.39 ฿12.34
130.77%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.28 Kč 47.68
$2.44 ฿77.0
-6.56%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.52 Kč 52.7
$3.79 ฿120
-33.51%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Zatec
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.82 Kč 17.23
$2.14 ฿67.7
-61.68%
White Bread (500g)
$1.36 Kč 28.54
$1.86 ฿58.7
-26.88%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.09 Kč 43.69
$2.19 ฿69.0
-4.57%
Eggs
$2.57 Kč 53.7
$2.25 ฿70.8
14.22%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$5.82 Kč 122
$19.73 ฿622
-70.50%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.44 Kč 114
$3.79 ฿119
43.54%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$6.97 Kč 146
$13.55 ฿427
-48.56%
Apples (1kg)
$1.33 Kč 27.93
$3.25 ฿102
-59.08%
Banana (1kg)
$1.67 Kč 35.07
$1.67 ฿52.7
-
Oranges (1kg)
$2.16 Kč 45.22
$2.39 ฿75.5
-9.62%
Tomato (1kg)
$4.03 Kč 84.3
$2.09 ฿66.0
92.82%
Potato (1kg)
$0.88 Kč 18.51
$1.53 ฿48.22
-42.48%
Onion (1kg)
$1.28 Kč 26.80
$1.51 ฿47.62
-15.23%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.54 Kč 32.15
$0.99 ฿31.19
55.56%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.53 Kč 11.01
$0.51 ฿16.24
3.92%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.00 Kč 126
$4.27 ฿135
40.52%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.86 Kč 123
$20.31 ฿640
-71.15%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$0.94 Kč 19.62
$1.79 ฿56.5
-47.49%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.78 Kč 37.19
$2.77 ฿87.3
-35.74%
🚌 Getting Around
Zatec
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.32 Kč 6.60
$1.40 ฿44.29
-77.14%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$26.17 Kč 548
$11.70 ฿369
123.68%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$2.85 Kč 59.8
$3.11 ฿98.1
-8.36%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.52 Kč 31.84
$0.99 ฿31.37
53.54%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$15.47 Kč 324
$13.73 ฿433
12.67%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.70 Kč 35.69
$1.32 ฿41.60
28.79%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.6K Kč 578.9K
$27.2K ฿859.0K
1.50%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$29.9K Kč 626.7K
$34.1K ฿1.1M
-12.28%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Zatec
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$307 Kč 6,421
$120 ฿3,797
154.70%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$25.88 Kč 542
$13.93 ฿439
85.79%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$21.15 Kč 443
$18.31 ฿577
15.51%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Zatec
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$53.5 Kč 1,119
$60.9 ฿1,922
-12.26%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$16.51 Kč 346
$17.23 ฿544
-4.18%
Cinema Ticket
$11.66 Kč 244
$8.71 ฿275
33.87%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Zatec
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$429 Kč 8,988
$698 ฿22.0K
-38.49%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$14.6K Kč 304.8K
$15.7K ฿496.2K
-7.48%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Zatec
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$86.6 Kč 1,814
$57.6 ฿1,818
50.29%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$41.17 Kč 862
$34.24 ฿1,080
20.24%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$46.72 Kč 978
$113 ฿3,569
-58.72%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$111 Kč 2,330
$84.8 ฿2,675
31.18%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Zatec
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$369 Kč 7,730
$604 ฿19.0K
-38.86%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$333 Kč 6,966
$436 ฿13.8K
-23.72%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,154 Kč 24.2K
$2,057 ฿64.9K
-43.91%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$866 Kč 18.1K
$1,498 ฿47.3K
-42.20%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$5,092 Kč 106.6K
$4,252 ฿134.1K
19.75%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$3,538 Kč 74.1K
$2,988 ฿94.2K
18.40%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Zatec
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,218 Kč 25.5K
$529 ฿16.7K
130.15%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.56
5.33
4.32%

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

Last update for Zatec: March 2, 2026

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

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