Bangkok vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangkok	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$2500
🏠 One person rent	$424	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$932
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$335
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$32.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$707	$944
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	89	7
😀 Quality of life	75	57
🏙️ Population	5.68M	77.6K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 6% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 5912th and 5469th ($958 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Thailand.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 0.9 months in Phuket. Ranked 1st vs 5th best cities to live in Thailand, and 1890th vs 6129th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Phuket

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	Bangkok	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.1	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.9	$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$1073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$519	$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.6	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5905	$4256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2775	$2916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.53	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.03	$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$561	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13469	$14328

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$774
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$736
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$635
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$812
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$787
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$724
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$718
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$553
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$708
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$571
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$650
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$581
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$578
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$741
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1152
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$593
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$622
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$614
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$727
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$571

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$773
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$854
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$593
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$741
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$509
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$754
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$701
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$449
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$552
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$657
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$466
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$460
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$553
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$724
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$787
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$812
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$704
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$681
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$708
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866