Phuket vs Seongnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Phuket	Seongnam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$1400
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3111	$3413
🏠 One person rent	$519	$690
🏘️ Family rent	$1664	$1128
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$444
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.5	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$718	$2628
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	7	98
😀 Quality of life	53	74
🏙️ Population	77.6K	919K

The cost of living in Phuket is 33% less expensive than in Seongnam. Cities ranked 5827th and 3869th ($940 vs $1400) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Thailand and South Korea, respectively. Check Thailand vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Phuket compared to 1.9 months in Seongnam. Phuket ranked 7th best city to live in Thailand vs Seongnam ranked 10th in South Korea, while ranked 6063rd and 1233rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phuket vs Seongnam

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	Phuket	Seongnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.23	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36	$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.38	$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$797
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1891	$1292
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$82.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.17%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4059	$10514
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2821	$5622
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$7.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$6.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$5.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$3.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.36	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.4	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$110
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.94	$9.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$139
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$9.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.4	$62.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$723	$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13013	$20935

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Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$792
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$782
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$563
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$560
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$705
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$777
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$490
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$620
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$619
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$461
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$695
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$628
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$481
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$470
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$576
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$656
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$752
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$781
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$670
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$645
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$677
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810

Cities near Seongnam

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Siheung	$1283
11 km or 7 mi	Gwangju	$1165
13 km or 8.1 mi	Hanam	$1161
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
17 km or 11 mi	Guri	$1122
18 km or 11 mi	Uiwang	$1063
19 km or 12 mi	Gunpo	$1098
19 km or 12 mi	Anyang	$1022
20 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1334
20 km or 13 mi	Suwon	$1022
23 km or 14 mi	Namyangju	$1129
23 km or 14 mi	Yongin	$1127
24 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
31 km or 19 mi	Ansan	$1070
32 km or 20 mi	Bucheon	$1163
32 km or 20 mi	Icheon	$1020
33 km or 21 mi	Osan	$1042
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
36 km or 22 mi	Goyang	$1171
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$974
42 km or 26 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
43 km or 26 mi	Gimpo	$1099
43 km or 27 mi	Incheon	$1092
47 km or 29 mi	Yeoju	$1026
50 km or 31 mi	Anseong	$1026
50 km or 31 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
51 km or 32 mi	Pocheon	$1040
52 km or 32 mi	Paju	$1075
53 km or 33 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
70 km or 44 mi	Wonju	$1074
70 km or 44 mi	Cheonan	$1151
71 km or 44 mi	Chuncheon	$865
75 km or 47 mi	Dangjin	$1033
78 km or 49 mi	Kaesong	$1565
88 km or 54 mi	Chungju	$900
94 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$936
95 km or 59 mi	Seosan	$1036
101 km or 63 mi	Jecheon	$1016
107 km or 66 mi	Sejong	$1019
109 km or 68 mi	Gongju	$1038