Cost of living comparison
Phuket is 1.4% cheaper than Bangkok.
If you lived in Phuket instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 29.9% more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.77
THB93.84
|
$4.11
THB138.98
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
THB187.69
|
$6.85
THB231.64
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
THB19.58
|
$0.73
THB24.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
THB10.64
|
$0.38
THB12.97
|
|
pay 10.2% less for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
THB54.72
|
$1.59
THB53.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.67
THB327.11
|
$11.53
THB390.15
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
THB223.17
|
$6.21
THB210.03
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
THB75.12
|
$2.01
THB68.06
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
THB44.10
|
$1.23
THB41.75
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
THB46.32
|
$1.34
THB45.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
THB23.77
|
$0.45
THB15.24
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
THB34.52
|
$0.82
THB27.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
THB26.22
|
$0.66
THB22.33
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB23.42
|
$0.61
THB20.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
THB20.77
|
$0.46
THB15.48
|
|
pay 32.3% less for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB143.70
|
$4.30
THB145.41
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.06
THB1,219.97
|
$10.84
THB366.78
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$51,319.04
THB1,736,117.67
|
$19,171.96
THB648,585.28
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.52
THB355.82
|
$10.74
THB363.21
|
|
pay 11.0% more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.07
THB509.67
|
$14.20
THB480.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.65
THB20,590.52
|
$514.87
THB17,417.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$287.69
THB9,732.63
|
$436.39
THB14,763.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.06
THB2,370.03
|
$79.44
THB2,687.51
|
|
pay 3.2% more for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$614.94
THB20,803.44
|
$616.89
THB20,869.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,311.97
THB416,512.54
|
$13,066.70
THB442,044.93
|
|
pay 7.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
THB70.38
|
$2.74
THB92.66
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
THB80.09
|
$2.25
THB76.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
THB140.77
|
$4.00
THB135.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
THB1,952.54
|
$54.14
THB1,831.72
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
THB234.61
|
$8.22
THB277.97
|
|
pay 18.2% less for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.87
THB1,822.49
|
$47.60
THB1,610.34
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.30
THB1,329.49
|
$26.64
THB901.07
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.75
THB3,442.14
|
$98.60
THB3,335.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.54
THB3,130.60
|
$68.47
THB2,316.38
|
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