Phuket vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Phuket	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1059	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2644	$2604
🏠 One person rent	$573	$557
🏘️ Family rent	$1004	$976
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.3	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$801	$1231
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	8	85
😀 Quality of life	56	70
🏙️ Population	77.6K	5.65M

The cost of living in Phuket is 1% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 5233rd and 5142nd ($1059 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Phuket ranked 8th best city to live in Thailand vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 6325th and 3923rd 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	$6.74	$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.4	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.77	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$708
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$446	$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1154	$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$805	$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.1	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$7.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.58%	21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4350	$4413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$2754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.7	$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.71	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.45	$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.5	$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.5	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$68	$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$652	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16566	$12085

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Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$808
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$891
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$846
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$612
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$790
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$634
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$622
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$782
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$628
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$845
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$564
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$438
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$663
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$792
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$740
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$451
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$572
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$696
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$461
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$458
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$562
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$784
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$846
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$874
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$762
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$750
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$763
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1108
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1111
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1492
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1482
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1131
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1515
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1514
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1474
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1315
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1021
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1454
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1578
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$720
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1232
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1571
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1659
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1292
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1750
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1927
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1592
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1693
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$798
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1990
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1448
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1673
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1533
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2062
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1426
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1683
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1083
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1753
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1451
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1406
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1516
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1443
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1546
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1621
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1214
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1606