Phuket vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Phuket	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$985	$3392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3235	$8190
🏠 One person rent	$544	$2018
🏘️ Family rent	$1720	$3505
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$880
🚐 Transport expenses	$30.3	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$742	$6770
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	7	81
😀 Quality of life	53	98
🏙️ Population	77.6K	447K

The cost of living in Phuket is 71% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 5798th and 41st ($985 vs $3392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Thailand and Switzerland, respectively. Check Thailand vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Phuket compared to 2 months in Zurich. Phuket ranked 6th best city to live in Thailand vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 6033rd and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phuket vs Zurich

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	Phuket	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.63	$27.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.6	$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.72	$19.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$9.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$6.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$5.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$498	$2243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$1698
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1825	$3982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1525	$3016
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.3	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.6	$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.8%	2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4213	$9651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2936	$5769
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.37	$5.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$44.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.73	$3.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$7.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26	$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$26.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$49.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$5.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.3	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.48	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$20.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.46	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.9	$84.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.26	$22.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.2	$154
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$48.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.3	$132
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$748	$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13132	$20539

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3139
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3129
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3048
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3163
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3057
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3013
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3135
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3145
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3184
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3015
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3206
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3320
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3627
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3011
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2647
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2629
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1559
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2207
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3020
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2492
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3068
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2989
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1636
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1710
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2782
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1903
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1551
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2618
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1771
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1468
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3415
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1434
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1531
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1538
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2741
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1391
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1399
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1759
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2483
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2843