Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 2.1 times more expensive than Phuket.
If you lived in Vienna instead of Phuket, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
|
Phuket
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.11
THB138.98
|
$16.24
€14.94
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
THB231.64
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
THB24.69
|
$2.82
€2.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
THB12.97
|
$2.46
€2.26
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Phuket
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
THB53.74
|
$2.75
€2.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.53
THB390.15
|
$8.56
€7.87
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.21
THB210.03
|
$6.08
€5.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
THB68.06
|
$4.65
€4.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.23
THB41.75
|
$6.36
€5.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
THB45.27
|
$1.24
€1.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB15.24
|
$1.04
€0.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
THB27.67
|
$1.39
€1.28
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
THB22.33
|
$2.18
€2.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
THB20.80
|
$0.91
€0.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
THB15.48
|
$0.85
€0.78
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Phuket
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.30
THB145.41
|
$6.69
€6.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.84
THB366.78
|
$51.44
€47.31
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,171.96
THB648,585.28
|
$29,126.94
€26,784.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
THB363.21
|
$18.28
€16.81
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Phuket
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.20
THB480.45
|
$34.68
€31.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$514.87
THB17,417.89
|
$1,084.25
€997.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$436.39
THB14,763.04
|
$798.73
€734.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.44
THB2,687.51
|
$239.11
€219.88
|
|
pay 22.2% less for childcare
|
Phuket
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.89
THB20,869.44
|
$264.10
€242.86
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,066.70
THB442,044.93
|
$14,747.24
€13,561.31
|
|
pay 51.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Phuket
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
THB92.66
|
$4.87
€4.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
THB76.04
|
$4.02
€3.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
THB135.28
|
$6.50
€5.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.14
THB1,831.72
|
$43.96
€40.43
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.22
THB277.97
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
|
pay 63.0% more for clothing
|
Phuket
|
Vienna
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.60
THB1,610.34
|
$101.40
€93.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.64
THB901.07
|
$43.91
€40.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.60
THB3,335.58
|
$95.61
€87.92
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.47
THB2,316.38
|
$121.29
€111.54
|
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