Cost of living comparison
Phuket is 2.9% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Phuket instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 34.7% more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB101.36
|
$4.37
THB152.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB202.73
|
$7.28
THB253.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB21.43
|
$0.79
THB27.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB10.15
|
$0.40
THB13.83
|
|
pay 9.2% less for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB52.97
|
$1.65
THB57.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB408.51
|
$12.27
THB426.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB254.67
|
$6.86
THB238.85
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB79.07
|
$2.13
THB74.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB45.75
|
$1.39
THB48.51
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB51.20
|
$1.28
THB44.37
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB25.28
|
$0.50
THB17.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB36.02
|
$0.78
THB27.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB28.00
|
$0.65
THB22.76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB24.79
|
$0.68
THB23.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB21.66
|
$0.52
THB18.21
|
|
pay 30.4% less for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB155.38
|
$4.56
THB158.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,368.40
|
$10.72
THB372.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,925,889.48
|
$23,303.23
THB810,900.83
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB359.84
|
$11.07
THB385.18
|
|
pay 17.9% more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB534.50
|
$15.30
THB532.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB19,880.15
|
$530.93
THB18,475.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB10,504.85
|
$431.47
THB15,014.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,342.96
|
$91.56
THB3,186.00
|
|
pay 3.9% more for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB22,014.24
|
$708.81
THB24,664.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB459,030.30
|
$12,628.75
THB439,452.44
|
|
pay 6.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB81.09
|
$2.82
THB98.15
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB89.91
|
$2.40
THB83.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB146.22
|
$4.25
THB147.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,899.20
|
$53.28
THB1,854.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB253.41
|
$8.74
THB304.09
|
|
pay 3.4% less for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,923.21
|
$66.27
THB2,306.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,212.32
|
$28.33
THB985.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,378.72
|
$102.92
THB3,581.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB3,205.59
|
$72.82
THB2,534.07
|
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