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Cost of Living in Phuket
Summary about cost of living in Phuket:
- Four-person family monthly costs: 2,044.27$ (64,762.60฿) without rent (using our estimator).
- A single person monthly costs: 578.39$ (18,323.31฿) without rent.
- Cost of living index in Phuket is 51.13% lower than in New York.
- Cost of living rank 253th out of 439 cities in the world.
- Phuket has a cost of living index of 48.87.
| Restaurants | [ Edit ] | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant | 100.00 ฿ | |
| Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course | 550.00 ฿ | |
| McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) | 200.00 ฿ | |
| Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) | 80.00 ฿ | |
| Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 100.00 ฿ | |
| Cappuccino (regular) | 75.56 ฿ | |
| Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) | 20.50 ฿ | |
| Water (12 oz small bottle) | 13.85 ฿ | |
| Markets | [ Edit ] | |
| Milk (regular), (1 gallon) | 261.19 ฿ | |
| Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) | 40.82 ฿ | |
| Rice (white), (1 lb) | 17.39 ฿ | |
| Eggs (regular) (12) | 65.00 ฿ | |
| Local Cheese (1 lb) | 396.89 ฿ | |
| Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1 lb) | 41.55 ฿ | |
| Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) | 154.22 ฿ | |
| Apples (1 lb) | 31.75 ฿ | |
| Banana (1 lb) | 11.34 ฿ | |
| Oranges (1 lb) | 26.46 ฿ | |
| Tomato (1 lb) | 13.61 ฿ | |
| Potato (1 lb) | 15.88 ฿ | |
| Onion (1 lb) | 12.34 ฿ | |
| Lettuce (1 head) | 20.00 ฿ | |
| Water (1.5 liter bottle) | 15.60 ฿ | |
| Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) | 800.00 ฿ | |
| Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) | 62.50 ฿ | |
| Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 88.33 ฿ | |
| Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) | 120.00 ฿ | |
| Transportation | [ Edit ] | |
| One-way Ticket (Local Transport) | 30.00 ฿ | |
| Monthly Pass (Regular Price) | 0.00 ฿ | |
| Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) | 200.00 ฿ | |
| Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) | 56.33 ฿ | |
| Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) | 450.00 ฿ | |
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | 117.35 ฿ | |
| Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) | 600,000.00 ฿ | |
| Toyota Corolla 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) | 783,000.00 ฿ | |
| Utilities (Monthly) | [ Edit ] | |
| Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment | 2,854.86 ฿ | |
| 1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans) | 1.92 ฿ | |
| Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) | 756.13 ฿ | |
| Sports And Leisure | [ Edit ] | |
| Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult | 1,627.78 ฿ | |
| Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) | 300.00 ฿ | |
| Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat | 250.00 ฿ | |
| Childcare | [ Edit ] | |
| Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child | 15,400.00 ฿ | |
| International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child | 346,666.67 ฿ | |
| Clothing And Shoes | [ Edit ] | |
| 1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) | 1,500.00 ฿ | |
| 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) | 1,066.67 ฿ | |
| 1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) | 3,000.00 ฿ | |
| 1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes | 2,757.14 ฿ | |
| Rent Per Month | [ Edit ] | |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | 11,500.00 ฿ | |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | 7,960.14 ฿ | |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | 30,214.29 ฿ | |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | 18,300.00 ฿ | |
| Buy Apartment Price | [ Edit ] | |
| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre | 7,277.34 ฿ | |
| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre | 3,948.35 ฿ | |
| Salaries And Financing | [ Edit ] | |
| Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) | 23,909.09 ฿ | |
| Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate | 6.94 |
Prices in Phuket
These data are based on 611 entries in the past 18 months from 75 different contributors.
Last update: January 2019
Last update: January 2019
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8 Comments so far
Any island tourist centre in the world that has-it-all will be more expensive.
The usual reasons apply as root cause, expensive real estate and greedy land lords which cause the domino effect on prices right down to the tiniest thing.
Where you will save money is on rent, utilities, mobile phone use. You can find a decent 3 bedroom relatively close to the beach for under $600. I pay 15,650 Baht a month for a 3 bedroom, two bath home 2 kilometers from the beach on a large piece of land with a jungle behind my backyard. Phuket is the most expensive province in Thailand for sure. But if you take your time you can find some deals on accommodation/rent.
Phuket is the most expensive province in Thailand.
And the more tourists,the more costly your trip or living expenses will be in Phuket.
If you expect to get off a plane and stay for 5 days and go to a popular tourist spot and eat where all the tourists eat,you're going to pay tourist price- like those who commented.
I see people pay $3 for a meal I can get for $1.25 a block away.
Also alcohol in stores is pretty cheap, like 32 baht for a beer, but in bars and clubs - not so much, from 70 baht to 220 baht. And you can get cigarettes for around 60 bahts, menthol ones a little bit above a 100 bahts.
850-1000b from airport to patong
80-100b for beer in bar
150-200b for beet in club
300b for a meal
Was very dissapointed..