🇳🇴 From Norway › Phuket
For everyday spending, Phuket is about 72% cheaper than Oslo. Here's what things cost in NOK, what a day really costs, and the price where "tourist price" turns into a rip-off.
| Item | Local | In NOK | vs Oslo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local mealper person | ฿130 | kr 42 | 79% less |
| Street food1 item | ฿80 | kr 26 | 79% less |
| Restaurant dinnerper person | ฿450 | kr 145 | 70% less |
| Coffeeone cup | ฿80 | kr 26 | 56% less |
| Beerone bottle | ฿110 | kr 35 | 69% less |
| Bottled water | ฿12 | kr 4 | 88% less |
| Convenience store1 snack or drink | ฿25 | kr 8 | 80% less |
| Taxi5 km in town | ฿200 | kr 64 | 68% less |
| Tuk-tuk / moto taxishort hop | ฿100 | kr 32 | 75% less |
| Transitone ride | ฿40 | kr 13 | 69% less |
| Hotel night3-star | ฿2,000 | kr 642 | 57% less |
| SIM card1 week data | ฿299 | kr 96 | 62% less |
| Laundry | ฿50 | kr 16 | 75% less |
| Massage1 hour | ฿350 | kr 112 | 89% less |
| Half-day tourper person | ฿1,000 | kr 321 | 46% less |
| Entry ticketTourist town | ฿200 | kr 64 | 68% less |
Reference prices start as estimates from published price levels; items with 3+ traveller reports switch to the median of real reports.
| Item | Fair range | Rip-off above |
|---|---|---|
| Local mealper person | ฿91–฿208kr 29–kr 67 | ฿250+kr 80+ |
| Coffeeone cup | ฿48–฿128kr 15–kr 41 | ฿154+kr 49+ |
| Beerone bottle | ฿66–฿187kr 21–kr 60 | ฿224+kr 72+ |
| Taxi5 km in town | ฿160–฿320kr 51–kr 103 | ฿384+kr 123+ |
| Tuk-tuk / moto taxishort hop | ฿70–฿180kr 22–kr 58 | ฿216+kr 69+ |
| Massage1 hour | ฿245–฿560kr 79–kr 180 | ฿672+kr 216+ |
| Bottled water | ฿8–฿24kr 3–kr 8 | ฿29+kr 9+ |
| Half-day tourper person | ฿700–฿1,600kr 225–kr 514 | ฿1,920+kr 617+ |
Not counting flights, a mid-range day in Phuket is about kr 1,150 per person (3-star hotel, local meals plus a dinner out, two taxi rides). On a shoestring it's about kr 384 a day; comfortable travel is about kr 2,430. A 7-day mid-range trip comes to roughly kr 8,080.
For everyday things Phuket is about 72% cheaper than Oslo. Compare item by item in the table above, or open the app to see it against your own city and income.
A simple local meal is around ฿130 (about kr 42); a sit-down restaurant dinner is around ฿450 (about kr 145).
As a rule of thumb, paying about double the usual local price is a warning sign. For a taxi that means anything above ฿384 (kr 123) for about 5 km. Check any price in 3 seconds in the app.