Berlin vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Berlin	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2371	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5321	$2467
🏠 One person rent	$1330	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$2289	$956
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$319	$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3423	$512
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	100	8
😀 Quality of life	94	55
🏙️ Population	3.78M	77.6K

The cost of living in Berlin is 135% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 1150th and 5497th ($2371 vs $1010) 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 1.4 months in Berlin compared to 0.5 months in Phuket. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Phuket ranked 9th in Thailand, while ranked 45th and 6330th 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	$16.2	$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$40.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$9.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$4.65	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.71	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1383	$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2475	$1157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1800	$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$307	$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8891	$3728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6112	$2603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.59	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.4	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$19.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.6	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12679	$13979

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1960
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1941
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1902
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1979
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1908
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1878
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1921
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1895
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1840
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1920
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1903
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1827
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1854
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1863
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1682
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1870
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1517
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1460
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1332
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1459
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1462
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1459
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1482
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1551
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1461
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1505
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1434
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1448
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1419
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1443
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1190
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1416
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1080
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1551
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1470

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$784
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$836
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$806
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$582
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$788
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$747
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$616
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$588
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$735
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$592
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$545
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$429
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$762
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$720
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$439
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$555
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$677
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$453
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$449
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$567
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$449
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$678
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$787
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$459
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$470
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$809
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$839
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$743
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$741
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$718
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$783
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$992