Cost of Living Comparison Between Aba and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Aba and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Aba is 71.1% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 58.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Aba is 70.1% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 70.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.25 ₦7,569

$4.71 ฿151

11.46%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$10.78 ₦15.5K

$45.87 ฿1,468

-76.50%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.08 ₦7,331

$8.84 ฿283

-42.53%

Cappuccino

$3.06 ฿98

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.38 ₦545

$0.69 ฿22.16

-44.93%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.25 ₦357

$0.39 ฿12.56

-35.90%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.07 ₦1,538

$2.49 ฿79.6

-57.03%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.28 ₦1,842

$3.72 ฿119

-65.59%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.18 ฿69.8

White Bread (500g)

$2.04 ₦2,937

$1.8 ฿57.5

13.33%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$4.21 ₦6,074

$2.23 ฿71.4

88.79%

Eggs

$2.48 ₦3,572

$2.23 ฿71.4

11.21%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$1.57 ₦2,257

$19.66 ฿629

-92.01%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.5 ₦7,923

$3.77 ฿121

45.89%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.53 ฿433

Apples (1kg)

$3.24 ฿104

Banana (1kg)

$1.62 ฿51.9

Oranges (1kg)

$0.4 ₦577

$2.4 ฿76.8

-83.33%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.53 ₦767

$2.08 ฿66.5

-74.52%

Potato (1kg)

$1.33 ₦1,919

$1.59 ฿50.7

-16.35%

Onion (1kg)

$0.5 ₦721

$1.49 ฿47.76

-66.44%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.01 ฿32.46

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.46

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.14 ₦1,644

$4.48 ฿143

-74.55%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.04 ₦13K

$20.34 ฿651

-55.56%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.86 ฿59.5

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.7 ฿86.3

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.5 ₦723

$1.43 ฿45.79

-65.03%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.47 ฿367

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.51 ₦731

$3.04 ฿97.4

-83.22%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.48 ₦692

$1.04 ฿33.18

-53.85%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.02 ₦2,918

$13.64 ฿437

-85.19%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.67 ₦965

$1.35 ฿43.31

-50.37%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$27.2K ฿870.3K

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$33.5K ฿1.1M

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$122 ฿3,905

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$13.61 ฿435

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.36 ฿588

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$12.72 ₦18.3K

$59.9 ฿1,915

-78.75%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.31 ₦9,092

$16.84 ฿539

-62.53%

Cinema Ticket

$8.92 ฿285

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$90.1 ₦129.9K

$684 ฿21.9K

-86.82%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.1K ฿514.8K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$21.09 ₦30.4K

$58.2 ฿1,862

-63.74%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$15.77 ₦22.7K

$34.38 ฿1,100

-54.13%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,631

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.9 ฿2,716

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$514 ₦741.7K

$621 ฿19.9K

-17.10%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$314 ₦452.2K

$441 ฿14.1K

-28.80%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$789 ₦1.1M

$2,063 ฿66K

-61.77%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$461 ₦664.2K

$1,469 ฿47K

-68.65%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,286 ฿137.1K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,957 ฿94.6K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$69.7 ₦100.5K

$534 ฿17.1K

-86.94%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Aba: December 2, 2025

Last update for Phuket: December 1, 2025

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