Paris vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Paris Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2357
$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5959
$3235
🏠 One person rent
$1338
$544
🏘️ Family rent
$2858
$1720
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$261
$30.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3414
$742
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
99
7
😀 Quality of life
95
53
🏙️ Population
2.15M
77.6K

The cost of living in Paris is 139% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 998th and 5798th ($2357 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.8 months in Phuket. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 22nd and 6033rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Paris Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.6
$36.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.18
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$4.99
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.16
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1451
$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1077
$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3334
$1825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2404
$1525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$237
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13808
$4213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9821
$2936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.38
$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.9
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.13
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.78
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.2
$26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.41
$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$9.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.3
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$109
$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18941
$13132

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Cities near Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1826
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1669
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1894
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1699
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1628
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1309
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1532
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1423
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1643
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1312
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1397
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1370
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1320
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1195
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1221
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1244
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1448
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1262
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1607
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1349
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1474
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1286
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1395

Cities near Phuket

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$822
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$807
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$799
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$635
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$795
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$742
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$594
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$561
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$745
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$563
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$763
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$806
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$523
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$461
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$637
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$669
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$671
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$490
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$759
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$421
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$517
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$670
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$519
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$503
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$570
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$673
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$676
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$773
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$800
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$729
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$687
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$754
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$697
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$769
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$892