Phuket vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Phuket	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1014	$3201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2500	$6971
🏠 One person rent	$544	$2218
🏘️ Family rent	$932	$3750
🍽️ Food expenses	$335	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.8	$268
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$944	$4609
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	7	89
😀 Quality of life	57	98
🏙️ Population	77.6K	5.87M

The cost of living in Phuket is 68% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 5469th and 109th ($1014 vs $3201) 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 0.9 months in Phuket compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Phuket ranked 5th best city to live in Thailand vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 6129th and 7th 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	$6.11	$8.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.4	$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$7.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.04	$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$595	$2659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$1943
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1073	$4723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$738	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.6	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.28%	2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4256	$22654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2916	$7935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.45	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.4	$87.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$3.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.4	$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.3	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.35	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.43	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$4.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.54	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.6	$31.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.3	$85.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$612	$1206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14328	$29519

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$542
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$771
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$771
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$689
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$643
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$519
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$552
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$584
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$681
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$444
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$704
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$598
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$864
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$657
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$390
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$552
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$411
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$420
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$461
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$701
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$754
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$653