Phuket vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phuket Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1059
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2644
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$573
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$1004
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.3
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$801
$462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
8
5
😀 Quality of life
56
45
🏙️ Population
77.6K
115K

The cost of living in Phuket is 157% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5233rd and 8957th ($1059 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Thailand and Bhutan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Phuket compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Phuket ranked 8th best city to live in Thailand vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6325th and 7238th 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
$6.74
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.4
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.77
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$446
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1154
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$805
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.1
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.5
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4350
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3066
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.71
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.45
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.5
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.5
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.3
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.55
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$68
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16566
$633

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$808
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$891
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$846
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$612
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$834
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$790
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$634
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$622
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$782
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$628
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$805
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$845
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$564
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$438
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$663
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$792
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$740
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$451
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$572
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$407
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$551
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$696
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$461
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$458
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$562
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$701
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$784
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$846
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$874
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$762
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$750
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$764
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$763
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$838
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$981

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285