New York City vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New York City	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4202	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9189	$2467
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$4417	$956
🍽️ Food expenses	$842	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5389	$512
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	100	8
😀 Quality of life	95	55
🏙️ Population	8.8M	77.6K

The cost of living in New York City is 316% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 4th and 5497th ($4202 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.5 months in Phuket. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Phuket ranked 9th in Thailand, while ranked 15th and 6330th 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	$22.6	$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$40.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$9.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.3	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3692	$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2206	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5140	$1157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3874	$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18073	$3728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7831	$2603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.07	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.75	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$19.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.7	$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.61	$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.5	$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$14	$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.02	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$132	$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.7	$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.5	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2095	$565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21713	$13979

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$784
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$836
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$806
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$582
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$788
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$747
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$616
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$588
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$735
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$592
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$545
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$429
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$762
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$720
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$439
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$555
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$677
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$453
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$449
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$567
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$449
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$678
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$787
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$459
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$470
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$809
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$839
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$743
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$741
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$718
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$783
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$992