Cost of Living Comparison Between Aktau and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Aktau and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Aktau is 20.3% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 43.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Aktau is 37.1% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 50.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$9.53 ₸4,873

$4.68 ฿151

103.63%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$38.42 ₸19.6K

$46.4 ฿1,502

-17.20%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.86 ₸4,532

$8.65 ฿280

2.43%

Cappuccino

$2.21 ₸1,132

$3.09 ฿100

-28.48%

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

$0.51 ₸260

$0.73 ฿23.53

-30.14%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.41 ₸209

$0.37 ฿11.95

10.81%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.16 ₸591

$2.39 ฿77.4

-51.46%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.4 ₸715

$3.62 ฿117

-61.33%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.19 ₸608

$2.24 ฿72.5

-46.88%

White Bread (500g)

$0.41 ₸211

$1.8 ฿58.2

-77.22%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.63 ₸835

$2.24 ฿72.3

-27.23%

Eggs

$1.41 ₸723

$2.23 ฿72.1

-36.77%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.64 ₸4,416

$19.31 ฿625

-55.26%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.96 ₸2,027

$3.77 ฿122

5.04%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.88 ₸4,028

$13.05 ฿422

-39.62%

Apples (1kg)

$1.34 ₸684

$3.28 ฿106

-59.15%

Banana (1kg)

$2.04 ₸1,044

$1.63 ฿52.6

25.15%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.13 ₸1,089

$2.4 ฿77.7

-11.25%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.54 ₸1,300

$1.99 ฿64.3

27.64%

Potato (1kg)

$0.55 ₸284

$1.53 ฿49.62

-64.05%

Onion (1kg)

$0.47 ₸239

$1.49 ฿48.11

-68.46%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.31 ₸672

$1.02 ฿32.87

28.43%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.82 ₸418

$0.48 ฿15.61

70.83%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.38 ₸1,219

$4.32 ฿140

-44.91%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.01 ₸4,094

$21.68 ฿702

-63.05%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.68 ₸347

$1.77 ฿57.3

-61.58%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.78 ₸397

$2.79 ฿90.4

-72.04%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.15 ₸77

$1.35 ฿43.74

-88.89%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.76 ฿380

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.03 ₸524

$3.15 ฿102

-67.30%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.63 ₸320

$1 ฿32.3

-37.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.77 ₸2,439

$13.64 ฿442

-65.03%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.46 ₸235

$1.3 ฿42.2

-64.62%

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

$20K ₸10.2M

$27.4K ฿885.2K

-26.82%

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

$24.2K ₸12.4M

$33.9K ฿1.1M

-28.52%

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

$40.28 ₸20.6K

$123 ฿3,970

-67.17%

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

$7.74 ₸3,959

$13.93 ฿451

-44.44%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$9.6 ₸4,907

$18.24 ฿590

-47.37%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$31.86 ₸16.3K

$60.8 ฿1,966

-47.56%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.11 ฿554

Cinema Ticket

$2.67 ₸1,364

$9.07 ฿294

-70.56%

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

$127 ₸64.8K

$694 ฿22.5K

-81.75%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,336 ₸1.2M

$15.9K ฿514.4K

-85.30%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.8 ₸30.6K

$57.5 ฿1,861

3.91%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$35.31 ₸18.1K

$34.51 ฿1,117

2.32%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$64.3 ₸32.9K

$115 ฿3,727

-44.16%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$77.2 ₸39.5K

$84.8 ฿2,743

-8.94%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$247 ₸126.3K

$611 ฿19.8K

-59.58%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$181 ₸92.4K

$442 ฿14.3K

-59.16%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$456 ₸233.2K

$2,014 ฿65.2K

-77.36%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$366 ₸187.4K

$1,460 ฿47.2K

-74.90%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$666 ₸340.7K

$4,244 ฿137.3K

-84.30%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$537 ₸274.7K

$2,886 ฿93.4K

-81.39%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$475 ₸242.8K

$697 ฿22.5K

-31.84%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

50.09%

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

Last update for Aktau: October 27, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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