Berlin vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$3111
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$1664
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$29.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$718
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	100	7
😀 Quality of life	95	53
🏙️ Population	3.78M	77.6K

The cost of living in Berlin is 116% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 1762nd and 5827th ($2027 vs $940) 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 7th in Thailand, while ranked 21st and 6063rd 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	$14.6	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$7.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$4059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$2821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$3.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$13013

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

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