Cost of living comparison
Phuket is 24.9% cheaper than Madrid.
- Restaurants
-
pay 63.7% less in Phuket
- Groceries
-
pay 8.6% less in Phuket
- Transportation
-
pay 42.1% less in Phuket
- Housing
-
pay 51.4% less in Phuket
- Childcare
-
pay 25.1% more in Phuket
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 12.2% less in Phuket
- Clothing
-
pay 21.4% less in Phuket
Expenses including restaurants, housing, transportation, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Phuket.
If you lived in Phuket instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 63.7% less for restaurants
|
Madrid
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.84
|
$4.37
THB147.49
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.89
|
$7.28
THB245.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.57
|
$0.79
THB26.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
€1.67
|
$0.40
THB13.41
|
|
pay 8.6% less for groceries
|
Madrid
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
€1.38
|
$1.65
THB55.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
€6.39
|
$12.27
THB414.02
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€4.07
|
$6.86
THB231.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.82
|
$2.13
THB72.06
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
€3.49
|
$1.39
THB47.05
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.04
|
$1.28
THB43.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.50
THB17.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.93
|
$0.78
THB26.31
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.97
|
$0.65
THB22.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.68
THB22.86
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.52
THB17.66
|
|
pay 42.1% less for transportation
|
Madrid
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.26
|
$4.56
THB153.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€39.58
|
$10.72
THB361.77
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€33,012.73
|
$23,303.23
THB786,587.61
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.90
€13.75
|
$11.07
THB373.63
|
|
pay 51.4% less for housing
|
Madrid
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.85
€29.40
|
$15.30
THB516.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,468.90
€1,356.07
|
$530.93
THB17,921.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.71
€992.16
|
$431.47
THB14,564.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.03
€120.04
|
$91.56
THB3,090.48
|
|
pay 25.1% more for childcare
|
Madrid
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.57
€523.97
|
$708.81
THB23,925.37
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,069.47
€9,296.04
|
$12,628.75
THB426,276.35
|
|
pay 12.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Madrid
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.46
|
$2.82
THB95.21
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.39
|
$2.40
THB80.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.94
|
$4.25
THB143.55
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.11
€39.80
|
$53.28
THB1,798.50
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.89
|
$8.74
THB294.97
|
|
pay 21.4% less for clothing
|
Madrid
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.50
€83.55
|
$66.27
THB2,236.86
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
€34.35
|
$28.33
THB956.20
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
€90.36
|
$102.92
THB3,474.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.40
€112.07
|
$72.82
THB2,458.09
|
|
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