Cost of living comparison
Phuket is 24.8% cheaper than Vienna.
If you lived in Phuket instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 64.9% less for restaurants
|
Vienna
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.41
|
$4.37
THB149.08
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.28
|
$7.28
THB248.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.65
|
$0.79
THB26.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
€2.26
|
$0.40
THB13.56
|
|
pay 29.3% less for groceries
|
Vienna
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.91
€2.79
|
$1.65
THB56.27
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.18
€7.85
|
$12.27
THB418.49
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.75
|
$6.86
THB234.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.47
€4.28
|
$2.13
THB72.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.34
€6.08
|
$1.39
THB47.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.11
|
$1.28
THB43.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.97
|
$0.50
THB17.19
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.41
€1.36
|
$0.78
THB26.60
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
€1.88
|
$0.65
THB22.31
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.68
THB23.10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.82
|
$0.52
THB17.85
|
|
pay 39.9% less for transportation
|
Vienna
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.58
€6.31
|
$4.56
THB155.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.80
€40.08
|
$10.72
THB365.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,753.31
€26,609.12
|
$23,303.23
THB795,073.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.01
€17.26
|
$11.07
THB377.66
|
|
pay 54.9% less for housing
|
Vienna
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.56
€35.05
|
$15.30
THB522.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,107.49
€1,061.83
|
$530.93
THB18,114.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$808.26
€774.94
|
$431.47
THB14,721.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$244.03
€233.97
|
$91.56
THB3,123.82
|
|
pay 69.9% more for childcare
|
Vienna
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$273.73
€262.44
|
$708.81
THB24,183.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,621.84
€14,977.80
|
$12,628.75
THB430,875.17
|
|
pay 28.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Vienna
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.14
|
$2.82
THB96.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€4.04
|
$2.40
THB81.74
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.75
€6.47
|
$4.25
THB145.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.46
€43.59
|
$53.28
THB1,817.90
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
€12.33
|
$8.74
THB298.15
|
|
pay 26.2% less for clothing
|
Vienna
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.52
€100.21
|
$66.27
THB2,260.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.69
€41.89
|
$28.33
THB966.51
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.42
€91.48
|
$102.92
THB3,511.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.09
€118.01
|
$72.82
THB2,484.61
|
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