Phuket vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Phuket	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$985	$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3235	$1009
🏠 One person rent	$544	$122
🏘️ Family rent	$1720	$227
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$30.3	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$742	$570
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	7	5
😀 Quality of life	53	50
🏙️ Population	77.6K	115K

The cost of living in Phuket is 155% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5798th and 9013th ($985 vs $387) 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 0.8 months in Phuket compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Phuket ranked 6th best city to live in Thailand vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6033rd and 6232nd 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	$4.63	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.6	$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.72	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$6.45
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$498	$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1825	$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1525	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.3	$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.6	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.8%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4213	$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2936	$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.37	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.73	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26	$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.3	$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.48	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.46	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.9	$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.26	$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.2	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.3	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$748	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13132	$691

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Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$822
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$807
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$635
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$594
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$561
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$745
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$563
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$806
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$523
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$461
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$669
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$671
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$490
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$759
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$670
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$519
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$503
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$570
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$676
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$773
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$800
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$729
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$687
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$697
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$455
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$314
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$293
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$930
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$331
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$312
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$370
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$339
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$359
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$311
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$997
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$303
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$282
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$390
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$311
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$256
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$297
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$268
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$279
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$296
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$321
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$309
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$271
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$443
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$350
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$428
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$380
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$301
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$294
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$311
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$335
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$290
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$307
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$356
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$288
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$273
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$284