Paris vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Paris	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2517	$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5700	$2500
🏠 One person rent	$1497	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$2629	$932
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$335
🚐 Transport expenses	$279	$32.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3732	$944
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	99	7
😀 Quality of life	97	57
🏙️ Population	2.15M	77.6K

The cost of living in Paris is 148% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 843rd and 5469th ($2517 vs $1014) 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 0.9 months in Phuket. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Phuket ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 18th and 6129th 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	$16.9	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.44	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$5.07	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1610	$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1211	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2936	$1073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13420	$4256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9330	$2916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.89	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.52	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.92	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.46	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.56	$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.54	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$112	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$792	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15084	$14328

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1942
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1824
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1986
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1896
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1784
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1426
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1604
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1787
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1417
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1587
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1390
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1321
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1335
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1279
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1300
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1486
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1259
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1613
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1288
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1532
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1488

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$773
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$854
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$593
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$741
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$509
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$754
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$701
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$449
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$552
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$657
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$466
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$460
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$553
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$724
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$787
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$812
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$704
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$681
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$708
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866