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
THB99.38
|
$4.37
THB149.08
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB198.77
|
$7.28
THB248.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB21.01
|
$0.79
THB26.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB9.95
|
$0.40
THB13.56
|
|
pay 9.2% less for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB51.93
|
$1.65
THB56.27
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB400.54
|
$12.27
THB418.49
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB249.70
|
$6.86
THB234.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB77.52
|
$2.13
THB72.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB44.85
|
$1.39
THB47.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB50.20
|
$1.28
THB43.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB24.78
|
$0.50
THB17.19
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB35.32
|
$0.78
THB26.60
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB27.45
|
$0.65
THB22.31
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB24.31
|
$0.68
THB23.10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB21.23
|
$0.52
THB17.85
|
|
pay 30.4% less for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB152.35
|
$4.56
THB155.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,341.69
|
$10.72
THB365.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,888,299.81
|
$23,303.23
THB795,073.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB352.81
|
$11.07
THB377.66
|
|
pay 17.9% more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB524.06
|
$15.30
THB522.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB19,492.13
|
$530.93
THB18,114.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB10,299.82
|
$431.47
THB14,721.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,297.23
|
$91.56
THB3,123.82
|
|
pay 3.9% more for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB21,584.56
|
$708.81
THB24,183.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB450,070.91
|
$12,628.75
THB430,875.17
|
|
pay 6.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB79.51
|
$2.82
THB96.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB88.15
|
$2.40
THB81.74
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB143.36
|
$4.25
THB145.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,862.13
|
$53.28
THB1,817.90
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB248.46
|
$8.74
THB298.15
|
|
pay 3.4% less for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,885.68
|
$66.27
THB2,260.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,188.66
|
$28.33
THB966.51
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,312.77
|
$102.92
THB3,511.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB3,143.03
|
$72.82
THB2,484.61
|
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