Cost of living comparison

compared to

Phuket is 2.9% more expensive than Bangkok.

If you lived in Phuket instead of Bangkok, you would:

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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