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

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Phuket San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1010
$3957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2467
$8247
🏠 One person rent
$555
$2805
🏘️ Family rent
$956
$4446
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$765
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.5
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$512
$6139
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
8
87
😀 Quality of life
55
91
🏙️ Population
77.6K
1.01M

The cost of living in Phuket is 74% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 5497th and 8th ($1010 vs $3957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.5 months in Phuket compared to 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Phuket ranked 9th best city to live in Thailand vs San Jose, United States ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 6330th and 126th 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
$5.76
$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.13
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.46
$9.09
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$650
$3010
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$429
$2448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1157
$4541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$761
$4005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19
$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.61%
6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3728
$8786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2603
$8977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.53
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.2
$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$4.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$5.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$5.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$3.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.4
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.35
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.44
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.5
$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$128
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.9
$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.7
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$565
$1815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13979
$23151

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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 San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2928
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3345
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3387
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3194
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3808
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3172
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3616
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3234
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3356
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3357
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3075
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3728
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3582
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3357
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3486
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3073
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3029
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3698
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3577
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3588
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2822
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3088
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2822
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3797
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2968
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3043
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3310
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2848
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3276
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3873
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3261
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3559
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2088
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3252
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3273