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

🙂 Solo nomad: Aba is 69.6% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 58.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Aba is 69.8% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 71.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.45 ₦7,733

$4.51 ฿142

20.84%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$10.64 ₦15.1K

$46.08 ฿1,449

-76.91%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.24 ₦7,434

$8.78 ฿276

-40.32%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

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

$0.38 ₦537

$0.70 ฿21.97

-45.71%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.27 ₦385

$0.40 ฿12.46

-32.50%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.02 ₦1,446

$2.40 ฿75.5

-57.50%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.27 ₦1,808

$3.68 ฿116

-65.49%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

White Bread (500g)

$2.09 ₦2,966

$1.87 ฿58.8

11.76%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$4.04 ₦5,734

$2.22 ฿69.8

81.98%

Eggs

$2.56 ₦3,629

$2.23 ฿70.1

14.80%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$1.54 ₦2,185

$19.68 ฿619

-92.17%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.42 ₦7,685

$3.66 ฿115

48.09%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.3

Oranges (1kg)

$0.40 ₦574

$2.33 ฿73.2

-82.83%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.53 ₦756

$1.98 ฿62.4

-73.23%

Potato (1kg)

$1.32 ₦1,873

$1.55 ฿48.77

-14.84%

Onion (1kg)

$0.50 ₦703

$1.51 ฿47.42

-66.89%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.84

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.19 ₦1,693

$4.35 ฿137

-72.64%

Wine (Bottle)

$2.44 ₦3,461

$20.65 ฿649

-88.18%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.53 ₦758

$1.37 ฿43.19

-61.31%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.53 ₦752

$3.11 ฿97.8

-82.96%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.49 ₦695

$1.05 ฿32.96

-53.33%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.03 ₦2,877

$13.72 ฿431

-85.20%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.63 ₦892

$1.34 ฿42.16

-52.99%

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

$27.7K ฿869.6K

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

$33.6K ฿1.1M

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

$122 ฿3,835

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

$13.61 ฿428

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$12.98 ₦18.4K

$61.7 ฿1,939

-78.96%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.57 ₦9,324

$16.70 ฿525

-60.66%

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

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

$90.3 ₦128.1K

$702 ฿22.1K

-87.14%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.8K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$21.05 ₦29.9K

$58.9 ฿1,851

-64.25%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$15.78 ₦22.4K

$34.41 ฿1,082

-54.14%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,545

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,662

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$518 ₦734.9K

$606 ฿19.1K

-14.53%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$306 ₦434.7K

$435 ฿13.7K

-29.60%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$781 ₦1.1M

$2,069 ฿65.0K

-62.27%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$462 ₦656.0K

$1,473 ฿46.3K

-68.60%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.8K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$20.34 ₦28.9K

$547 ฿17.2K

-96.28%

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: January 11, 2026

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

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