Paris vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Paris	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2480	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5726	$2644
🏠 One person rent	$1432	$573
🏘️ Family rent	$2535	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$274	$34.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3974	$801
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	99	8
😀 Quality of life	96	56
🏙️ Population	2.11M	77.6K

The cost of living in Paris is 134% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 916th and 5233rd ($2480 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in France and Thailand, respectively. Check France vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Paris compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Phuket ranked 8th in Thailand, while ranked 14th and 6325th 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	$17	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.9	$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.8	$9.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.61	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$5.23	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.54	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1595	$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1144	$446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2814	$1154
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2101	$805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$70.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.1	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.31%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14879	$4350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9948	$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$104	$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.99	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.52	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.7	$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.5	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.7	$4.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.53	$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.61	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.41	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.59	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.3	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$68
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$911	$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17184	$16566

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1991
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1876
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1992
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1911
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1821
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1459
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1654
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1469
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1775
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1448
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1547
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1443
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1383
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1370
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1365
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1520
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1276
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1650
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1306
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1626
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1437
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1544

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