Cost of living comparison
Phuket is 20.1% cheaper than Rome.
If you lived in Phuket instead of Rome, you would:
pay 58.6% less for restaurants
|
Rome
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.25
|
$4.37
THB152.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.16
|
$7.28
THB253.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€2.12
|
$0.79
THB27.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€1.07
|
$0.40
THB13.83
|
|
pay 14.2% less for groceries
|
Rome
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.69
|
$1.65
THB57.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
€6.64
|
$12.27
THB426.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.20
€5.88
|
$6.86
THB238.85
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
€3.57
|
$2.13
THB74.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.64
|
$1.39
THB48.51
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.02
|
$1.28
THB44.37
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.87
|
$0.50
THB17.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.84
|
$0.78
THB27.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.04
|
$0.65
THB22.76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.69
|
$0.68
THB23.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.74
|
$0.52
THB18.21
|
|
pay 39.0% less for transportation
|
Rome
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
€6.78
|
$4.56
THB158.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.51
€35.57
|
$10.72
THB372.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,794.08
€25,410.49
|
$23,303.23
THB810,900.83
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
€16.26
|
$11.07
THB385.18
|
|
pay 48.0% less for housing
|
Rome
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.46
€27.93
|
$15.30
THB532.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,180.31
€1,119.36
|
$530.93
THB18,475.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$763.10
€723.69
|
$431.47
THB15,014.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.26
€158.63
|
$91.56
THB3,186.00
|
|
pay 29.8% more for childcare
|
Rome
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.83
€482.56
|
$708.81
THB24,664.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,490.67
€9,948.95
|
$12,628.75
THB439,452.44
|
|
pay 10.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Rome
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.08
|
$2.82
THB98.15
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.45
|
$2.40
THB83.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€6.10
|
$4.25
THB147.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.31
€55.30
|
$53.28
THB1,854.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.16
|
$8.74
THB304.09
|
|
pay 0.5% less for clothing
|
Rome
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.43
€62.06
|
$66.27
THB2,306.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.74
€29.15
|
$28.33
THB985.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.17
€73.18
|
$102.92
THB3,581.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.32
€97.04
|
$72.82
THB2,534.07
|
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