Paris vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Paris	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2460	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5684	$2467
🏠 One person rent	$1432	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$2492	$956
🍽️ Food expenses	$615	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3694	$512
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	99	8
😀 Quality of life	94	55
🏙️ Population	2.1M	77.6K

The cost of living in Paris is 143% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 964th and 5497th ($2460 vs $1010) 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 1.5 months in Paris compared to 0.5 months in Phuket. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Phuket ranked 9th in Thailand, while ranked 34th and 6330th 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	$17.9	$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.7	$40.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$9.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.32	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$5.85	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.68	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1558	$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1158	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2756	$1157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2070	$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.4	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.42%	5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$15102	$3728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10254	$2603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$104	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.22	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.25	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.6	$19.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.2	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.02	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.37	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.55	$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.15	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.49	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.6	$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1048	$565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19577	$13979

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1935
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1874
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1987
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1876
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1794
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1454
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1749
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1401
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1481
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1424
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1375
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1356
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1382
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1350
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1553
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1243
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1632
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1289
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1573
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1421
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1506

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