One table per series, one row per area. Medians, not averages; a sample size next to every number; nothing estimated.
as of September 2026The headline figure of each series. Open a series for all segments and history.
| Area | Hotel 4★ / night | Villa 3-bed / month | Airport taxi | Day, mid budget | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patong | $42 | $4,041 | $24 | $39 | |
| Kata | $74 | $2,798 | $29 | $38 | |
| Karon | $48 | no data yet | $29 | $35 | |
| Kamala | $68 | $4,288 | $23 | $36 | |
| Surin | $131 | $3,780 | $18 | $38 | |
| Bang Tao | $81 | $4,352 | $18 | $41 | |
| Layan | $169 | $4,947 | $18 | no data yet | |
| Nai Thon | $93 | no data yet | no data yet | no data yet | |
| Nai Yang | $45 | $2,694 | no data yet | no data yet | |
| Mai Khao | $231 | $3,000 | no data yet | no data yet | |
| Nai Harn | $55 | $4,725 | $29 | $33 | |
| Rawai | $43 | $4,115 | $29 | $36 | |
| Chalong | $45 | $2,946 | no data yet | $35 | |
| Phuket Town | $50 | no data yet | $21 | $32 | |
| Panwa | $110 | no data yet | no data yet | no data yet |
Sparklines appear once a series has at least two monthly points.
Median price per night by area and class (3★ / 4★ / 5★), high and low season.
Median price per night and per month by area and bedrooms (2 / 3 / 4+).
Price range per person for the standard day trips: Phi Phi, James Bond Island, Similan, Coral Island, elephant sanctuary, Old Town.
Airport to each area: metered taxi, minivan, ride-hailing — one-way, daytime.
A day of living by area: street-food, mid and fine budgets — meals, local transport, one activity.
Scooter and economy-car rental rates island-wide: per day and per month, basic insurance only.
Sparklines appear once a series has at least two monthly points.
First observation of the index: September 2026. · Methodology · Open data (CC BY)
Five series: hotel nights by area and class (3, 4 and 5 stars), villa nights and months by area and bedrooms (2, 3, 4+), day-tour prices per person, airport transfers by area and vehicle, and a daily living budget at three levels. That is 35 segments across 15 areas, current revision September 2026.
A median is not pulled up by one luxury listing or down by one hostel, so it describes what a typical booking costs. The low and high of the sample are published next to it, so the spread is visible rather than hidden in an average.
n is the number of observations behind a figure. A segment with fewer than 5 observations is published as no data — null is better than a guess. Nothing is filled from other areas or extrapolated from earlier months.
Each observation is taken for a fixed travel date 30 days ahead of the observation day (the 1st and 15th of the month), so points are comparable across months. The season of that travel date is recorded with every point.
All index figures are in US dollars. Budgets in other currencies on the country pages are converted with the exchange rate on file, and the rate date is printed next to the converted figure.
Public listing prices, partner price feeds and on-island checks. Source names and URLs are stored with every observation for our own verification but are not published; the index never republishes a third-party catalogue. Official statistical sources used elsewhere on the site are listed on the sources page.
Yes — the full index is available as JSON on the open-data page under CC BY 4.0. Reuse requires a visible attribution link to phukettravels.com; the JSON carries medians, ranges, sample sizes and as-of dates for every area and series.