Cost of living comparison
Phuket is 54.0% more expensive than Chiang Rai.
- Restaurants
-
pay 70.8% more in Phuket
- Groceries
-
pay 25.2% more in Phuket
- Transportation
-
pay 8.3% less in Phuket
- Housing
-
pay 2.4 times more in Phuket
- Childcare
-
pay 63.6% more in Phuket
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 66.6% more in Phuket
- Clothing
-
pay 15.9% more in Phuket
The cost of housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, childcare, groceries, and clothing in Phuket are more expensive than in Chiang Rai. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Phuket.
If you lived in Phuket instead of Chiang Rai, you would:
pay 70.8% more for restaurants
|
Chiang Rai
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.60
THB54.08
|
$4.37
THB147.49
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB196.65
|
$7.28
THB245.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
THB17.21
|
$0.79
THB26.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
THB10.23
|
$0.40
THB13.41
|
|
pay 25.2% more for groceries
|
Chiang Rai
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.47
THB49.49
|
$1.65
THB55.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.16
THB241.63
|
$12.27
THB414.02
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
THB201.96
|
$6.86
THB231.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.84
THB62.27
|
$2.13
THB72.06
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.25
THB42.16
|
$1.39
THB47.05
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
THB37.35
|
$1.28
THB43.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
THB14.87
|
$0.50
THB17.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
THB19.23
|
$0.78
THB26.31
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
THB13.38
|
$0.65
THB22.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
THB20.35
|
$0.68
THB22.86
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB16.35
|
$0.52
THB17.66
|
|
pay 8.3% less for transportation
|
Chiang Rai
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
THB150.66
|
$4.56
THB153.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.85
THB737.43
|
$10.72
THB361.77
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,225.17
THB648,934.78
|
$23,303.23
THB786,587.61
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.72
THB395.75
|
$11.07
THB373.63
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Chiang Rai
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.07
THB475.07
|
$15.30
THB516.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$213.61
THB7,210.39
|
$530.93
THB17,921.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$120.16
THB4,055.84
|
$431.47
THB14,564.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.22
THB1,188.92
|
$91.56
THB3,090.48
|
|
pay 63.6% more for childcare
|
Chiang Rai
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$461.21
THB15,567.88
|
$708.81
THB23,925.37
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,282.26
THB245,808.63
|
$12,628.75
THB426,276.35
|
|
pay 66.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Chiang Rai
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.89
THB63.91
|
$2.82
THB95.21
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
THB50.39
|
$2.40
THB80.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
THB117.99
|
$4.25
THB143.55
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.40
THB958.65
|
$53.28
THB1,798.50
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.08
THB137.65
|
$8.74
THB294.97
|
|
pay 15.9% more for clothing
|
Chiang Rai
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.83
THB1,884.53
|
$66.27
THB2,236.86
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.29
THB1,022.56
|
$28.33
THB956.20
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.76
THB2,523.64
|
$102.92
THB3,474.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.08
THB2,163.12
|
$72.82
THB2,458.09
|
|
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