What Phuket actually costs, by area

A price index for travellers: median hotel night, villa month, tour, airport transfer and a day of living in fifteen Phuket areas — every figure with a sample size and an observation date.

112 price observations this month · 15 areas tracked

Bang Tao, Phuket
Bang Tao · 4★ hotels, median $120 per night · n = 13
$1074★ hotel, island median per nightOctober 2026 · n = 210

Sea and weather in Phuket today

Sea, west coast
0.42 mCalm
Rain today
3.3 mm74 %
Water
30.1 °Cair temperature 25.3 °C
PM2.5
7.7µg/m³
Sunset
18:05Sunrise 06:15

Today on the island → · Measured November 1, 2026 at 04:00 Phuket time · refreshed every 3 hours

Phuket Travel Price Index

$107

4★ hotel, island median per night

October 2026 · n = 210 · All sources

$5,941
3-bedroom villa, island median per month · n = 148
112
price observations this month · October 2026
15
areas tracked

Summary by area

The headline figure of each series. Open a series for all segments and history.

AreaHotel 4★ / nightVilla 3-bed / monthAirport taxiDay, mid budgetTrend
Patong$72$7,234$24$39Patong Hotel 4★ / night · 42 → 72 · +71.4%
Kata$150$2,798$29$38Kata Hotel 4★ / night · 74 → 150 · +102.7%
Karon$114no data yet$29$35Karon Hotel 4★ / night · 48 → 114 · +137.5%
Kamala$124$5,692$23$36Kamala Hotel 4★ / night · 68 → 124 · +82.4%
Surin$137$3,780$18$38Surin Hotel 4★ / night · 131 → 137 · +4.6%
Bang Tao$120$7,372$18$41Bang Tao Hotel 4★ / night · 81 → 120 · +48.1%
Layan$272$7,428$18no data yetLayan Hotel 4★ / night · 169 → 272 · +60.9%
Nai Thon$166$12,168no data yetno data yetNai Thon Hotel 4★ / night · 93 → 166 · +78.5%
Nai Yang$76$2,703no data yetno data yetNai Yang Hotel 4★ / night · 45 → 76 · +68.9%
Mai Khao$357$4,671no data yetno data yetMai Khao Hotel 4★ / night · 231 → 357 · +54.5%
Nai Harn$79$8,573$29$33Nai Harn Hotel 4★ / night · 55 → 79 · +43.6%
Rawai$67$6,526$29$36Rawai Hotel 4★ / night · 43 → 67 · +55.8%
Chalong$63$5,205no data yet$35Chalong Hotel 4★ / night · 45 → 63 · +40.0%
Phuket Town$59$3,517$21$32Phuket Town Hotel 4★ / night · 50 → 59 · +18.0%
Panwa$132no data yetno data yetno data yetPanwa Hotel 4★ / night · 110 → 132 · +20.0%

Sparklines appear once a series has at least two monthly points.

The yellow clock tower and arched Sino-Portuguese shophouses of Phuket Old Town under a blue sky

The yellow clock tower and arched Sino-Portuguese shophouses of Phuket Old Town under a blue sky — Phuket old town, Mussi Katz, CC0.

Phuket areas compared

Fifteen Phuket areas compared by what they cost: hotel night, villa month, airport transfer and a day of living — from the Phuket Travel Price Index.

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Estimate a Phuket trip

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Estimated total

$1,217

Stay · Rooms 1$504
Food and days out$546
Airport transfers$48
One day tour per traveller$119

Default parameters, rendered at build time so it works without JavaScript: Patong, 7 nights, 2 travellers, Mid-range. Medians as of October 2026

Estimates use medians from the index; your booking will differ by dates, property and season.

Phuket prices at a glance

as of October 2026 · All sources
$56n = 181
3★ hotel, island median per night
October 2026 · Source: Phuket Travel Price Index
$107n = 210
4★ hotel, island median per night
October 2026 · Source: Phuket Travel Price Index
$213n = 95
5★ hotel, island median per night
October 2026 · Source: Phuket Travel Price Index
$5,941n = 148
3-bedroom villa, island median per month
October 2026 · Source: Phuket Travel Price Index
15
Areas tracked · Source: Phuket Travel Price Index
6
Price series · Source: Phuket Travel Price Index
September 2026
First observation · Source: Phuket Travel Price Index
October 2026
Data revision
October 2026 · Source: Phuket Travel Price Index
1st and 15th of each month, travel date 30 days ahead
Observation cadence · Source: Phuket Travels methodology
CC BY 4.0
Data licence · Source: Phuket Travels /data

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Frequently asked questions

What is the Phuket Travel Price Index?

The Phuket Travel Price Index publishes what a hotel night, a villa month, a day tour, an airport transfer and a day of living cost in each of 15 Phuket areas. Every figure is a sample median with its sample size and observation month; nothing is estimated or averaged from neighbouring areas. The first observation is September 2026.

How much does a hotel in Phuket cost per night?

As of October 2026, the median 4-star night ranges from $59 in Phuket Town to $357 in Mai Khao. The index also publishes 3-star and 5-star medians per area, each with its sample size and season.

Which Phuket area is the cheapest to stay in?

By the mid-range daily budget, Phuket Town is the cheapest area in the index as of September 2026 ($32 per day, n = 11). Compare hotel, villa and transfer medians on the area pages before choosing — the cheapest night and the cheapest month are often in different areas.

When is high season in Phuket?

High season runs from November to April and low season from May to October. Every observation in the index is tagged with the season of the travel date, so high-season and low-season medians are never mixed in one figure.

How often is the index updated?

Prices are observed on the 1st and 15th of each month for a fixed travel date 30 days ahead. Monthly points are appended to the price history and never rewritten, so sparklines show real movement rather than revisions.

Can I reuse the data?

Yes. The whole index is published as JSON under CC BY 4.0; the only condition is a visible attribution link to phukettravels.com. Source names and URLs behind each observation are internal verification fields and are not part of the public dataset.

Who publishes the index?

The Dream View Co., Ltd., a company registered in Phuket, Thailand (registration 0835564009099). It is written and maintained by Artem Bukhkalov, who lives on the island. The site is funded by long-stay enquiries passed to VillaCarte and by disclosed affiliate booking links; neither influences the figures.

Longtail boats on the beach at Phi Phi Don, yachts anchored in the bay behindSunset over the rocks at Nai Thon Beach, the sky in orange bandsA jungle headland and a turquoise cove in the Similan Islands from the viewpoint

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