Phuket vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phuket Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1010
$3105
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2467
$7072
🏠 One person rent
$555
$2101
🏘️ Family rent
$956
$3780
🍽️ Food expenses
$325
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.5
$284
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$512
$4276
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
8
89
😀 Quality of life
55
97
🏙️ Population
77.6K
5.87M

The cost of living in Phuket is 67% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 5497th and 165th ($1010 vs $3105) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Thailand and Singapore, respectively. Check Thailand vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Phuket compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Phuket ranked 9th best city to live in Thailand vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 6330th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phuket vs Singapore City

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Phuket Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.76
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$54.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.13
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.46
$8.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$650
$2576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$429
$1821
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1157
$4755
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$761
$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.7
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.61%
2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3728
$23858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2603
$7397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.53
$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.2
$94.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$2.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$2.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$26.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$29.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$4.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.4
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.35
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.44
$10.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$4.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.5
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.75
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.9
$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.7
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$565
$1438
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13979
$27027

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Bukit Merah
$2823
18 km or 11 mi Johor Bahru
$843
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$501
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$717
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$737
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$759
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$707
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$617
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$488
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$466
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$576
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$610
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$654
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$798
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$741
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$417
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$743
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$621
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$678
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$794
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$677
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$371
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$555
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$422
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$393
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$531
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$422
592 km or 368 mi Bengkulu
$438
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$720
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$428
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$762
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$637