Cost of living comparison
Phuket is 41.3% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Phuket instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 33.4% less for restaurants
|
Hong Kong
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.72
HK$59.99
|
$4.37
THB149.08
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
HK$49.25
|
$7.28
THB248.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
HK$10.47
|
$0.79
THB26.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
HK$8.48
|
$0.40
THB13.56
|
|
pay 43.2% less for groceries
|
Hong Kong
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
HK$18.67
|
$1.65
THB56.27
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.58
HK$105.58
|
$12.27
THB418.49
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.17
HK$94.62
|
$6.86
THB234.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
HK$27.94
|
$2.13
THB72.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.30
HK$33.43
|
$1.39
THB47.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
HK$12.57
|
$1.28
THB43.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
HK$9.22
|
$0.50
THB17.19
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
HK$12.51
|
$0.78
THB26.60
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
HK$11.73
|
$0.65
THB22.31
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.04
|
$0.68
THB23.10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
HK$8.89
|
$0.52
THB17.85
|
|
pay 49.7% less for transportation
|
Hong Kong
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.42
HK$88.81
|
$4.56
THB155.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.30
HK$499.95
|
$10.72
THB365.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,067.68
HK$264,874.48
|
$23,303.23
THB795,073.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.53
HK$112.94
|
$11.07
THB377.66
|
|
pay 57.1% less for housing
|
Hong Kong
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.69
HK$168.67
|
$15.30
THB522.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,183.24
HK$16,974.56
|
$530.93
THB18,114.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,543.27
HK$11,998.84
|
$431.47
THB14,721.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.23
HK$1,455.74
|
$91.56
THB3,123.82
|
|
pay 35.6% less for childcare
|
Hong Kong
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,002.59
HK$7,795.08
|
$708.81
THB24,183.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,790.97
HK$169,423.68
|
$12,628.75
THB430,875.17
|
|
pay 51.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hong Kong
|
Phuket
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.72
HK$59.99
|
$2.82
THB96.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.30
HK$41.23
|
$2.40
THB81.74
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.12
HK$101.99
|
$4.25
THB145.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$85.27
HK$663.00
|
$53.28
THB1,817.90
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
HK$99.99
|
$8.74
THB298.15
|
|
pay 19.1% less for clothing
|
Hong Kong
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.66
HK$564.91
|
$66.27
THB2,260.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.59
HK$315.57
|
$28.33
THB966.51
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.45
HK$718.83
|
$102.92
THB3,511.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.24
HK$1,105.89
|
$72.82
THB2,484.61
|
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