Paris vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Paris	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2231	$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5578	$2965
🏠 One person rent	$1253	$484
🏘️ Family rent	$2603	$1625
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$247	$28.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3155	$545
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	99	7
😀 Quality of life	94	55
🏙️ Population	2.15M	77.6K

The cost of living in Paris is 156% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 1216th and 6130th ($2231 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in France and Thailand, respectively. Check France vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Paris compared to 0.6 months in Phuket. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 33rd and 5986th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs Phuket

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	Paris	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.6	$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.1	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.14	$2.74
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.51	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1417	$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3026	$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$66.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.2	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12958	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9199	$2078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.26	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.8	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.9	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.08	$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.6	$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.34	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.3	$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.86	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.11	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$8.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$4.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$838	$672
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16502	$13219

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1273
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1663
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1582
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2023
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1835
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1445
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2256
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1854
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1605
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1714
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1819
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1647
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1534
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1633
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1743
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1583
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1667
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1625
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1868
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1641
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1592
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1323
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1518
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1345
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1586
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1278
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1465
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1305
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1239
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1151
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1139
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1166
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1393
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1218
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1526
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1129
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1206
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1265
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1381

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$653
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$739
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$697
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$554
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$642
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$650
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$496
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$520
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$642
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$487
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$702
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$453
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$443
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$544
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$566
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$578
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$472
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$638
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$403
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$550
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$500
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$483
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$571
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$614
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$653
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$665
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$553
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$582
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$614
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743