Phuket vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Phuket	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1010	$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2467	$2793
🏠 One person rent	$555	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$956	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.5	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$512	$1316
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	8	85
😀 Quality of life	55	71
🏙️ Population	77.6K	5.65M

The cost of living in Phuket is 11% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 5497th and 4898th ($1010 vs $1139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Thailand and Russia, respectively. Check Thailand vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Phuket compared to 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg. Phuket ranked 9th best city to live in Thailand vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 6330th and 3542nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phuket vs Saint Petersburg

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	Phuket	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.76	$9.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.6	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.13	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$650	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$429	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1157	$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$761	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.7	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$8.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.61%	20.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3728	$4926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2603	$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.53	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.2	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.1	$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.4	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.35	$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.44	$1.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.5	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.75	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.2	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.9	$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.7	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$565	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13979	$13865

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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

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1081
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1079
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1467
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1448
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1490
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1383
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1312
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1085
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1445
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1521
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$758
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1220
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1533
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1673
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1428
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1759
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1843
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1550
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1698
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$834
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1970
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1455
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1644
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1531
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1974
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1419
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1594
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1054
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1436
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1391
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1492
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1403
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1525
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1578
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1179
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1597