Phuket vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Phuket	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3111	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$519	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$1664	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.5	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$718	$1842
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	7	92
😀 Quality of life	53	86
🏙️ Population	77.6K	2.75M

The cost of living in Phuket is 45% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 5827th and 2624th ($940 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Thailand and Italy, respectively. Check Thailand vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Phuket compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Phuket ranked 7th best city to live in Thailand vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 6063rd and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phuket vs Rome

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	Phuket	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.23	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.38	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1891	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.17%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4059	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2821	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.36	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.4	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.94	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.4	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$723	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13013	$9864

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Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$792
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$782
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$563
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$560
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$705
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$777
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$490
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$620
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$619
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$461
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$695
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$628
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$481
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$470
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$576
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$656
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$752
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$781
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$670
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$645
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$677
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201