Berlin vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$2500
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$932
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$335
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$32.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$944
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	100	7
😀 Quality of life	96	57
🏙️ Population	3.78M	77.6K

The cost of living in Berlin is 119% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 1418th and 5469th ($2222 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Germany and Thailand, respectively. Check Germany vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 0.9 months in Phuket. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Phuket ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 35th and 6129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Phuket

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	Berlin	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$1073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$4256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$2916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$14328

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1868
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1893
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1892
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1862
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1888
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1902
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1851
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1887
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1841
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1826
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1856
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1862
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1810
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1839
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1826
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1822
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1681
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1852
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1484
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1567
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1430
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1363
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1425
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1424
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1471
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1501
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1486
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1479
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1435
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1411
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1166
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1422
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1113
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1446

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