Berlin vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Berlin	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2104	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5039	$3235
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$2202	$1720
🍽️ Food expenses	$534	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$288	$30.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3287	$742
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	100	7
😀 Quality of life	95	53
🏙️ Population	3.76M	77.6K

The cost of living in Berlin is 114% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 1583rd and 5798th ($2104 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Germany and Thailand, respectively. Check Germany vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 23rd and 6033rd 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	$14.5	$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67	$36.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1178	$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$855	$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2408	$1825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$1525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8742	$4213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6444	$2936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.43	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$9.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.4	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.8	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8961	$13132

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1739
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1783
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1775
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1739
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1786
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1730
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1717
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1780
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1739
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1690
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1752
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1737
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1671
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1687
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1713
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1734
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1714
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1574
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1692
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1469
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1393
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1261
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1386
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1387
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1396
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1345
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1513
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1390
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1470
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1372
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1386
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1349
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1365
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1169
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1384
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$931
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1387
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1369

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$822
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$807
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$635
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$594
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$561
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$745
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$563
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$806
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$523
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$461
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$669
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$671
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$490
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$759
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$670
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$519
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$503
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$570
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$676
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$773
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$800
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$729
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$687
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$697
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892