Cost of living comparison

 Phuket, Thailand
compared to
 Bangkok, Thailand
Bangkok vs. Phuket Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 10.3% more expensive than Phuket.

Restaurants
pay 25.4% less in Bangkok
Groceries
pay 12.3% more in Bangkok
Transportation
pay 98.9% more in Bangkok
Housing
pay 12.1% less in Bangkok
Childcare
pay 3.1% less in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports
pay 5.0% less in Bangkok
Clothing
pay 6.8% more in Bangkok

The cost of transportation, groceries, and clothing in Bangkok are more expensive than in Phuket. Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and childcare are lower in Bangkok. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Bangkok.

Bangkok vs. Phuket Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangkok instead of Phuket, you would:

pay 25.4% less for restaurants

 
Phuket
Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.37
THB147.49
$2.91
THB98.32
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.28
THB245.81
$5.83
THB196.65
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.79
THB26.55
$0.62
THB20.78

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pay 12.3% more for groceries

 
Phuket
Bangkok
Bread
1 loaf
$1.65
THB55.67
$1.52
THB51.38
Local cheese (8 oz) $12.27
THB414.02
$11.74
THB396.26
Milk (1 gallon) $6.86
THB231.69
$7.32
THB247.03

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pay 98.9% more for transportation

 
Phuket
Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.56
THB153.97
$4.47
THB150.72
Monthly public transit pass $10.72
THB361.77
$39.32
THB1,327.37
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,303.23
THB786,587.61
$55,345.18
THB1,868,145.58

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pay 12.1% less for housing

 
Phuket
Bangkok
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$15.30
THB516.43
$15.36
THB518.47
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $530.93
THB17,921.32
$571.31
THB19,284.08
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $431.47
THB14,564.16
$301.88
THB10,189.89

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pay 3.1% less for childcare

 
Phuket
Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $708.81
THB23,925.37
$632.63
THB21,354.19
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,628.75
THB426,276.35
$13,191.37
THB445,267.21

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pay 5.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Phuket
Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.82
THB95.21
$2.33
THB78.66
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.40
THB80.87
$2.58
THB87.21
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.25
THB143.55
$4.20
THB141.83

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pay 6.8% more for clothing

 
Phuket
Bangkok
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$66.27
THB2,236.86
$55.27
THB1,865.55
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$28.33
THB956.20
$34.84
THB1,175.97
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$102.92
THB3,474.10
$97.10
THB3,277.42

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