New York City vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New York City	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4207	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9179	$2644
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$573
🏘️ Family rent	$4382	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$875	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$373	$34.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5229	$801
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	100	8
😀 Quality of life	95	56
🏙️ Population	8.8M	77.6K

The cost of living in New York City is 297% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 4th and 5233rd ($4207 vs $1059) 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 1.2 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 8th in Thailand, while ranked 18th and 6325th 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	$23.6	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$9.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3712	$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2223	$446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5056	$1154
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3881	$805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$70.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17512	$4350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9335	$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.55	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.96	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.67	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.77	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.7	$4.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.99	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$118	$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.2	$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.7	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$68
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2132	$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21999	$16566

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2803
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2868
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2781
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2696
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2750
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2792
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2533
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2717
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2809
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2539
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2512
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2685
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2477
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2702
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2782
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2665
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2772
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2734
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2666
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2638
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2497
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2758
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2690
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2503
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3188

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$808
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$891
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$846
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$612
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$790
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$634
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$622
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$782
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$628
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$845
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$564
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$438
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$663
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$792
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$740
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$451
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$572
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$696
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$461
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$458
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$562
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$784
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$846
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$874
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$762
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$750
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$763
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981