Namyangju vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Namyangju	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1138	$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2825	$2500
🏠 One person rent	$489	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$843	$932
🍽️ Food expenses	$449	$335
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.8	$32.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1879	$944
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	98	7
😀 Quality of life	75	57
🏙️ Population	732K	77.6K

The cost of living in Namyangju is 12% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 4858th and 5469th ($1138 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in South Korea and Thailand, respectively. Check South Korea vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Namyangju compared to 0.9 months in Phuket. Namyangju ranked 17th best city to live in South Korea vs Phuket ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 1944th and 6129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Namyangju vs Phuket

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	Namyangju	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.68	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.8	$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.88	$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.29	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$480	$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$340	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$884	$1073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$611	$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.1	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.18%	5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10941	$4256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5950	$2916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.3	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.36	$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.81	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.37	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.3	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.3	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.48	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.78	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.7	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.8	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.4	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.8	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13832	$14328

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Cities near Namyangju

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.9 mi	Guri	$1134
11 km or 6.7 mi	Hanam	$1178
20 km or 12 mi	Seoul	$1383
20 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$918
22 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$948
23 km or 14 mi	Seongnam	$1435
26 km or 16 mi	Gwangju	$1196
26 km or 16 mi	Siheung	$1307
29 km or 18 mi	Pocheon	$1028
30 km or 19 mi	Gwacheon	$1078
33 km or 21 mi	Goyang	$1097
33 km or 21 mi	Dongducheon	$1023
35 km or 22 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1090
37 km or 23 mi	Anyang	$1004
38 km or 24 mi	Gunpo	$1112
39 km or 24 mi	Uiwang	$1080
41 km or 25 mi	Bucheon	$1175
41 km or 26 mi	Paju	$1065
43 km or 27 mi	Suwon	$1066
44 km or 27 mi	Gimpo	$1098
45 km or 28 mi	Yongin	$1120
45 km or 28 mi	Icheon	$1171
49 km or 31 mi	Ansan	$1049
53 km or 33 mi	Chuncheon	$874
53 km or 33 mi	Yeoju	$1079
53 km or 33 mi	Incheon	$1088
56 km or 35 mi	Osan	$1076
63 km or 39 mi	Hwaseong	$1098
69 km or 43 mi	Kaesong	$1568
70 km or 44 mi	Anseong	$1078
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1110
72 km or 45 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1141
92 km or 57 mi	Cheonan	$1153
97 km or 61 mi	Dangjin	$1059
98 km or 61 mi	Chungju	$920
104 km or 65 mi	Jecheon	$1037
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$924
117 km or 72 mi	Seosan	$1068
128 km or 80 mi	Sejong	$1020
132 km or 82 mi	Gongju	$1063

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