Cost of living comparison
Rome is 59.0% more expensive than Phuket.
If you lived in Rome instead of Phuket, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Phuket
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.37
THB149.08
|
$16.08
€15.41
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
THB248.46
|
$10.72
€10.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
THB26.83
|
$2.23
€2.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
THB13.56
|
$1.12
€1.08
|
|
pay 44.4% more for groceries
|
Phuket
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
THB56.27
|
$1.78
€1.71
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.27
THB418.49
|
$7.00
€6.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
THB234.19
|
$6.20
€5.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
THB72.84
|
$3.76
€3.60
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.39
THB47.56
|
$4.89
€4.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
THB43.50
|
$1.07
€1.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
THB17.19
|
$0.92
€0.88
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
THB26.60
|
$0.89
€0.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
THB22.31
|
$1.09
€1.05
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
THB23.10
|
$0.73
€0.70
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB17.85
|
$0.78
€0.75
|
|
pay 94.2% more for transportation
|
Phuket
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.56
THB155.63
|
$7.15
€6.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.72
THB365.67
|
$37.51
€35.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,303.23
THB795,073.60
|
$26,794.08
€25,689.44
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.07
THB377.66
|
$17.15
€16.44
|
|
pay 93.6% more for housing
|
Phuket
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.30
THB522.00
|
$29.46
€28.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$530.93
THB18,114.66
|
$1,180.31
€1,131.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$431.47
THB14,721.28
|
$763.10
€731.64
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.56
THB3,123.82
|
$167.26
€160.37
|
|
pay 22.5% less for childcare
|
Phuket
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$708.81
THB24,183.49
|
$508.83
€487.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,628.75
THB430,875.17
|
$10,490.67
€10,058.17
|
|
pay 27.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Phuket
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.82
THB96.23
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
THB81.74
|
$1.53
€1.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.25
THB145.10
|
$6.43
€6.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.28
THB1,817.90
|
$58.31
€55.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.74
THB298.15
|
$10.72
€10.28
|
|
pay 5.7% more for clothing
|
Phuket
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.27
THB2,260.99
|
$65.43
€62.74
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.33
THB966.51
|
$30.74
€29.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.92
THB3,511.58
|
$77.17
€73.99
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.82
THB2,484.61
|
$102.32
€98.10
|
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