Los Angeles vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Los Angeles	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3187	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7653	$3235
🏠 One person rent	$2045	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$1720
🍽️ Food expenses	$714	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$30.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5275	$742
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	99	7
😀 Quality of life	94	53
🏙️ Population	3.9M	77.6K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 223% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 72nd and 5798th ($3187 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th and 2nd 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 1.7 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 47th and 6033rd 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	$21.6	$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$36.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.95	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$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	$2261	$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1732	$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3983	$1825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3315	$1525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7592	$4213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7011	$2936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.22	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.06	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.89	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$9.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28613	$13132

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754

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