Phuket vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Phuket	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$985	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3235	$2178
🏠 One person rent	$544	$442
🏘️ Family rent	$1720	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$30.3	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$742	$846
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	7	82
😀 Quality of life	53	67
🏙️ Population	77.6K	5.38M

The cost of living in Phuket is 13% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 5798th and 6204th ($985 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Thailand and Russia, respectively. Check Thailand vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Phuket compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Phuket ranked 6th best city to live in Thailand vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 6033rd and 3645th 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	$4.63	$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.6	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.72	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$2.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$498	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1825	$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1525	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.3	$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.6	$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.8%	16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4213	$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2936	$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.37	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.73	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26	$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.3	$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.48	$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.46	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.9	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.26	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.2	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.3	$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$748	$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13132	$6847

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Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$822
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$807
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$635
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$594
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$561
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$745
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$563
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$806
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$523
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$461
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$669
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$671
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$490
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$759
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$670
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$519
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$503
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$570
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$676
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$773
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$800
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$729
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$687
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$697
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$846
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$979
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1149
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$682
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1378
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$990
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1439
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1416
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1447
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1230
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$973
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1389
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1453
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$440
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1120
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1453
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1532
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1123
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1631
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1782
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1499
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1570
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$514
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1936
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1278
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1562
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1360
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2023
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1534
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1447
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$966
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1608
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1431
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1363
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1467
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1466
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1414
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1584
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1102
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1525