New York City vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New York City	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4441	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$10033	$3111
🏠 One person rent	$2960	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$5380	$1664
🍽️ Food expenses	$886	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$364	$29.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5544	$718
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	100	7
😀 Quality of life	95	53
🏙️ Population	8.8M	77.6K

The cost of living in New York City is 372% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 3rd and 5827th ($4441 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.2 months in New York City compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Phuket ranked 7th in Thailand, while ranked 22nd and 6063rd 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	$29.7	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$133	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$7.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$5.95	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3501	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2603	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4776	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5236	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17935	$4059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12929	$2821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$3.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.41	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.1	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.89	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.94	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.1	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$173	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$36.1	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1784	$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21465	$13013

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111

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