Phuket vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phuket Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2500
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$544
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$932
$236
🍽️ Food expenses
$335
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.8
$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$944
$544
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
7
5
😀 Quality of life
57
42
🏙️ Population
77.6K
115K

The cost of living in Phuket is 142% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5469th and 8940th ($1014 vs $420) 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 0.9 months in Phuket compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Phuket ranked 5th best city to live in Thailand vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6129th and 7547th 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
$6.11
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.4
$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.29
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$595
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1073
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$738
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.28%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4256
$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2916
$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.45
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.4
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.4
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.3
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.35
$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.8
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.54
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.6
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$612
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14328
$653

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$773
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$450
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$297
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$308
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$311
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$918
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$316
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$298
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$348
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$321
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$338
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$297
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$981
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$284
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$287
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$354
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$297
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$282
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$281
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$257
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$321
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$293
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$294
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$352
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$332
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$427
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$464
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$362
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$293
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$328
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$300
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$286
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$320
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$289
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$286
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$289