Phuket vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Phuket	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$870	$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2965	$1081
🏠 One person rent	$484	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$1625	$242
🍽️ Food expenses	$270	$190
🚐 Transport expenses	$28.4	$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$545	$436
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	7	5
😀 Quality of life	55	36
🏙️ Population	77.6K	79.2K

The cost of living in Phuket is 93% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6130th and 8761st ($870 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Thailand and Bhutan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Phuket compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Phuket ranked 6th best city to live in Thailand vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 5986th and 7674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phuket vs Thimphu

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	Phuket	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.16	$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.7	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.95	$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$7.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$461	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$388	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1452	$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.5	$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.5	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.84%	10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3141	$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2078	$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.03	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.98	$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3	$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.42	$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.59	$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$672	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13219	$701

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Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$653
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$739
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$697
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$554
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$642
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$650
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$496
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$520
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$642
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$487
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$702
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$453
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$443
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$544
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$566
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$578
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$472
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$638
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$403
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$550
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$500
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$483
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$571
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$614
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$653
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$665
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$553
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$582
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$614
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$476
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$343
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$325
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$337
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$1014
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$339
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$325
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$376
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$342
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$367
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$319
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$1095
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$299
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$315
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$360
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$318
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$290
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$290
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$271
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$293
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$312
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$337
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$311
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$303
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$455
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$355
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$456
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$387
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$446
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$272
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$390
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$345
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$310
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$304
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$335
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$312
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$276
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$288