Los Angeles vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$2500
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$932
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$335
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$32.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$944
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	99	7
😀 Quality of life	94	57
🏙️ Population	3.9M	77.6K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 231% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 65th and 5469th ($3361 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 1st in the United States and Thailand, respectively. Check the United States vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.9 months in Phuket. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Phuket ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 74th and 6129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Phuket

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	Los Angeles	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$1073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$4256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$2916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$14328

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927

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