Los Angeles vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$3111
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$1664
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$29.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$718
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	99	7
😀 Quality of life	93	53
🏙️ Population	3.9M	77.6K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 240% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 80th and 5827th ($3196 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Phuket ranked 7th in Thailand, while ranked 58th and 6063rd 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	$21.7	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$7.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$4059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$2821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$3.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$13013

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

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