Cost of Living Comparison Between Aizawl and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Aizawl and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Aizawl is 62% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 70.6% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Aizawl is 62% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 74.1% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Aizawl
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$2.27 ₹194
$4.68 ฿151
-51.50%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$10.33 ₹884
$46.4 ฿1,502
-77.74%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.18 ₹357
$8.65 ฿280
-51.68%
Cappuccino
$1.43 ₹122
$3.09 ฿100
-53.72%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.32 ₹27.03
$0.73 ฿23.53
-56.16%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.18 ₹15.6
$0.37 ฿11.95
-51.35%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.38 ₹118
$2.39 ฿77.4
-42.26%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.99 ₹256
$3.62 ฿117
-17.40%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Aizawl
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.83 ₹71.2
$2.24 ฿72.5
-62.95%
White Bread (500g)
$0.61 ₹52
$1.8 ฿58.2
-66.11%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.57 ₹49.16
$2.24 ฿72.3
-74.55%
Eggs
$0.92 ₹79.1
$2.23 ฿72.1
-58.74%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$2.27 ₹194
$19.31 ฿625
-88.24%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.87 ₹331
$3.77 ฿122
2.65%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
-
$13.05 ฿422
-
Apples (1kg)
$2.08 ₹178
$3.28 ฿106
-36.59%
Banana (1kg)
$1.27 ₹108
$1.63 ฿52.6
-22.09%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.36 ₹116
$2.4 ฿77.7
-43.33%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.03 ₹88.4
$1.99 ฿64.3
-48.24%
Potato (1kg)
$0.56 ₹47.86
$1.53 ฿49.62
-63.40%
Onion (1kg)
$0.56 ₹47.61
$1.49 ฿48.11
-62.42%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.49 ₹41.65
$1.02 ฿32.87
-51.96%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.24 ₹20.47
$0.48 ฿15.61
-50.00%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.61 ₹309
$4.32 ฿140
-16.44%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.5 ₹471
$21.68 ฿702
-74.63%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.27 ₹108
$1.77 ฿57.3
-28.25%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.97 ₹254
$2.79 ฿90.4
6.45%
Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)
$5.05 ₹432
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🚌 Getting Around
Aizawl
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.3 ₹26.02
$1.35 ฿43.74
-77.78%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$8.52 ₹729
$11.76 ฿380
-27.55%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.6 ₹51.7
$3.15 ฿102
-80.95%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.35 ₹29.55
$1 ฿32.3
-65.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$1.18 ₹101
$13.64 ฿442
-91.35%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.09 ₹93.1
$1.3 ฿42.2
-16.15%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$15K ₹1.3M
$27.4K ฿885.2K
-45.21%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$20.1K ₹1.7M
$33.9K ฿1.1M
-40.68%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Aizawl
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$11.54 ₹987
$123 ฿3,970
-90.59%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$3.51 ₹300
$13.93 ฿451
-74.80%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$5.15 ₹441
$18.24 ฿590
-71.77%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Aizawl
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$11.43 ₹978
$60.8 ฿1,966
-81.19%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$10.68 ₹913
$17.11 ฿554
-37.58%
Cinema Ticket
$2.88 ₹246
$9.07 ฿294
-68.25%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Aizawl
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$35.06 ₹2,999
$694 ฿22.5K
-94.95%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,538 ₹131.5K
$15.9K ฿514.4K
-90.33%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Aizawl
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$23.5 ₹2,010
$57.5 ฿1,861
-59.14%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$38.54 ₹3,296
$34.51 ฿1,117
11.68%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$61.1 ₹5,223
$115 ฿3,727
-46.97%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$42.43 ₹3,629
$84.8 ฿2,743
-49.95%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Aizawl
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$111 ₹9,515
$611 ฿19.8K
-81.80%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$68.8 ₹5,885
$442 ฿14.3K
-84.44%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$285 ₹24.4K
$2,014 ฿65.2K
-85.84%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$183 ₹15.7K
$1,460 ฿47.2K
-87.43%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,012 ₹86.6K
$4,244 ฿137.3K
-76.15%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$586 ₹50.1K
$2,886 ฿93.4K
-79.71%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Aizawl
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$340 ₹29K
$697 ฿22.5K
-51.25%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
8.67
5.33
62.66%

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Last update for Aizawl: October 28, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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