Phuket vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Phuket	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1014	$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2500	$8290
🏠 One person rent	$544	$2795
🏘️ Family rent	$932	$4452
🍽️ Food expenses	$335	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.8	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$944	$5915
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	7	87
😀 Quality of life	57	93
🏙️ Population	77.6K	1.01M

The cost of living in Phuket is 74% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 5469th and 6th ($1014 vs $3952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Thailand and the United States, respectively. Check Thailand vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Phuket compared to 1.5 months in San Jose, United States. Phuket ranked 5th best city to live in Thailand vs San Jose, United States ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 6129th and 88th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phuket vs San Jose, United States

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	Phuket	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.11	$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.4	$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$9.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.04	$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$595	$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1073	$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$738	$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.6	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.28%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4256	$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2916	$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.45	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.4	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.4	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.3	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.35	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.43	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.54	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$176
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.6	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.3	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$612	$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14328	$22302

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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

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2942
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3426
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3415
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3182
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3130
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3328
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3133
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3045
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3382
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2955
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3089
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3748
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3553
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3634
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2826
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3756
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3071
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3317
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2850
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3285
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3818
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3230
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3255
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2114
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3254