Cost of Living Comparison Between Al Bayda and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Al Bayda and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Al Bayda is 57.5% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 68.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Al Bayda is 56% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 74.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.63 LYD 30.58

$4.51 ฿142

24.83%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$16.83 LYD 91.4

$46.08 ฿1,449

-63.48%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.59 LYD 30.38

$8.78 ฿276

-36.33%

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.29 LYD 1.58

Cappuccino

$0.40 LYD 2.15

$3.09 ฿97.0

-87.06%

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

$0.35 LYD 1.91

$0.70 ฿21.97

-50.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.08 LYD 0.43

$0.40 ฿12.46

-80.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

Milk (1 liter)

$0.76 LYD 4.11

$2.25 ฿70.6

-66.22%

White Bread (500g)

$0.27 LYD 1.45

$1.87 ฿58.8

-85.56%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.43 LYD 7.75

$2.22 ฿69.8

-35.59%

Eggs

$2.44 LYD 13.23

$2.23 ฿70.1

9.42%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.51 LYD 19.07

$3.66 ฿115

-4.10%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.61 LYD 41.33

$13.09 ฿411

-41.86%

Apples (1kg)

$1.41 LYD 7.68

$3.38 ฿106

-58.28%

Banana (1kg)

$1.36 LYD 7.41

$1.69 ฿53.3

-19.53%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.41 LYD 7.66

$2.33 ฿73.2

-39.48%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.53 LYD 2.85

$1.98 ฿62.4

-73.23%

Potato (1kg)

$0.58 LYD 3.16

$1.55 ฿48.77

-62.58%

Onion (1kg)

$0.53 LYD 2.86

$1.51 ฿47.42

-64.90%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.90 LYD 4.88

$0.98 ฿30.84

-8.16%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.16 LYD 0.86

$0.48 ฿15.01

-66.67%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.53 LYD 2.86

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.85 LYD 10.03

$4.35 ฿137

-57.47%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

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)

$0.94 LYD 5.13

$1.37 ฿43.19

-31.39%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.88 LYD 4.79

$3.11 ฿97.8

-71.70%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.96

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.74 LYD 20.30

$13.72 ฿431

-72.74%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.03 LYD 0.18

$1.34 ฿42.16

-97.76%

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)

$10.9K LYD 59.3K

$33.6K ฿1.1M

-67.47%

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

$5.47 LYD 29.71

$122 ฿3,835

-95.52%

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

$9.29 LYD 50.4

$13.61 ฿428

-31.74%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$45.93 LYD 249

$18.49 ฿581

148.40%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$11.91 LYD 64.7

$61.7 ฿1,939

-80.69%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

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

$27.20 LYD 148

$702 ฿22.1K

-96.13%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.8K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$36.80 LYD 200

$58.9 ฿1,851

-37.50%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$36.22 LYD 197

$34.41 ฿1,082

5.26%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,545

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$74.6 LYD 405

$84.7 ฿2,662

-11.93%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$130 LYD 708

$606 ฿19.1K

-78.50%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$72.4 LYD 393

$435 ฿13.7K

-83.36%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$186 LYD 1,011

$2,069 ฿65.0K

-91.00%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$129 LYD 700

$1,473 ฿46.3K

-91.25%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$652 LYD 3,539

$4,445 ฿139.8K

-85.34%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$469 LYD 2,546

$2,988 ฿93.9K

-84.31%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$367 LYD 1,991

$547 ฿17.2K

-33.03%

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 Al Bayda: January 13, 2026

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

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