Phuket vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Phuket	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3111	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$519	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$1664	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.5	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$718	$7242
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	7	81
😀 Quality of life	53	98
🏙️ Population	77.6K	449K

The cost of living in Phuket is 71% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 5827th and 59th ($940 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd 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 2.2 months in Zurich. Phuket ranked 7th best city to live in Thailand vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 6063rd and 5th 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	$5.23	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.38	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1891	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.17%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4059	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2821	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.36	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.4	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.94	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.4	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$723	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13013	$29610

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Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$792
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$782
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$563
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$560
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$705
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$777
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$490
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$620
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$619
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$461
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$695
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$628
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$481
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$470
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$576
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$656
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$752
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$781
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$670
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$645
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$677
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3233
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717