New York City vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	New York City	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4203	$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9136	$2500
🏠 One person rent	$2713	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$4396	$932
🍽️ Food expenses	$874	$335
🚐 Transport expenses	$379	$32.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5599	$944
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	100	7
😀 Quality of life	98	57
🏙️ Population	8.8M	77.6K

The cost of living in New York City is 314% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 4th and 5469th ($4203 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.3 months in New York City compared to 0.9 months in Phuket. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Phuket ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 11th and 6129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Phuket

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	New York City	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.2	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.4	$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.67	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$6.18	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.07	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3669	$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2221	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5076	$1073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3880	$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$15299	$4256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11127	$2916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25	$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.49	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.75	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.2	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.03	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$128	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.7	$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$157	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.2	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1884	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22663	$14328

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174

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