Bandung vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bandung	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$545	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1341	$3111
🏠 One person rent	$218	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$368	$1664
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.1	$29.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$251	$718
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	81	7
😀 Quality of life	40	53
🏙️ Population	2.88M	77.6K

The cost of living in Bandung is 42% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 8276th and 5827th ($545 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 2nd in Indonesia and Thailand, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bandung compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Bandung ranked 20th best city to live in Indonesia vs Phuket ranked 7th in Thailand, while ranked 6910th and 6063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandung vs Phuket

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	Bandung	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.59	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.19	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.05	$7.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$1.78	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$158	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$452	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$270	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.8	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.4	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.17%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$874	$4059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$412	$2821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28	$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.3	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$3.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.62	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.76	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.63	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.91	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.1	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.09	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.5	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.3	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7595	$13013

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Cities near Bandung

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Cimahi	$500
71 km or 44 mi	Sukabumi	$563
82 km or 51 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
93 km or 58 mi	Bogor	$513
101 km or 63 mi	Bekasi	$518
103 km or 64 mi	Depok	$385
113 km or 70 mi	Cirebon	$521
114 km or 71 mi	Jakarta	$701
116 km or 72 mi	Banjar	$490
119 km or 74 mi	South Tangerang	$536
134 km or 83 mi	Tangerang	$558
173 km or 108 mi	Tegal	$480
181 km or 113 mi	Cilacap	$474
182 km or 113 mi	Serang	$492
202 km or 125 mi	Cilegon	$488
233 km or 145 mi	Pekalongan	$471
306 km or 190 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
315 km or 195 mi	Semarang	$493
323 km or 201 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
323 km or 201 mi	Metro	$432
327 km or 203 mi	Salatiga	$421
365 km or 227 mi	Surakarta	$417
443 km or 275 mi	Madiun	$486
500 km or 310 mi	Kediri	$464
521 km or 324 mi	Blitar	$453
538 km or 334 mi	Prabumulih	$417
539 km or 335 mi	Palembang	$395
540 km or 336 mi	Mojokerto	$505
556 km or 346 mi	Batu	$410
569 km or 353 mi	Malang	$365
572 km or 355 mi	Surabaya	$549
578 km or 359 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
594 km or 369 mi	Pasuruan	$510
629 km or 391 mi	Probolinggo	$614
661 km or 411 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
684 km or 425 mi	Bengkulu	$500
740 km or 460 mi	Jambi	$458
795 km or 494 mi	Pontianak	$427
837 km or 520 mi	Bali	$1267
864 km or 537 mi	Denpasar	$497

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$792
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$782
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$563
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$560
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$705
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$777
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$490
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$620
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$619
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$461
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$695
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$628
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$481
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$470
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$576
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$656
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$752
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$781
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$670
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$645
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$677
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810