Cost of Living Comparison Between Alexandria and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Alexandria and Phuket

😐 Solo nomad: Alexandria is 22.9% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 27.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Alexandria is 4.7% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 41.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.72 JMD 1,216

$4.51 ฿142

71.18%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$63.4 JMD 9,993

$46.08 ฿1,449

37.63%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.75 JMD 1,379

$8.78 ฿276

-0.34%

Cappuccino

$4.41 JMD 695

$3.09 ฿97.0

42.72%

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

$1.33 JMD 209

$0.70 ฿21.97

90.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.71 JMD 112

$0.40 ฿12.46

77.50%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.56 JMD 403

$2.40 ฿75.5

6.67%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.04 JMD 480

$3.68 ฿116

-17.39%

Milk (1 liter)

$4.25 JMD 670

$2.25 ฿70.6

88.89%

White Bread (500g)

$3.58 JMD 564

$1.87 ฿58.8

91.44%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.54 JMD 243

$2.22 ฿69.8

-30.63%

Eggs

$3.45 JMD 543

$2.23 ฿70.1

54.71%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.26 JMD 1,774

$19.68 ฿619

-42.78%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.35 JMD 1,000

$3.66 ฿115

73.50%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.45 JMD 1,174

$13.09 ฿411

-43.09%

Apples (1kg)

$6.14 JMD 968

$3.38 ฿106

81.66%

Banana (1kg)

$3.12 JMD 492

$1.69 ฿53.3

84.62%

Oranges (1kg)

$4.10 JMD 646

$2.33 ฿73.2

75.97%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.03 JMD 477

$1.98 ฿62.4

53.03%

Potato (1kg)

$2.08 JMD 328

$1.55 ฿48.77

34.19%

Onion (1kg)

$2.00 JMD 315

$1.51 ฿47.42

32.45%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.99 JMD 472

$0.98 ฿30.84

205.10%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.49 JMD 236

$0.48 ฿15.01

210.42%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.85 JMD 1,394

$4.35 ฿137

103.45%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.27 JMD 1,775

$20.65 ฿649

-45.42%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.75 JMD 433

$1.77 ฿55.8

55.37%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.06 JMD 482

$2.75 ฿86.6

11.27%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.19

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.07 JMD 169

$3.11 ฿97.8

-65.59%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.11 JMD 491

$1.05 ฿32.96

196.19%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.38 JMD 1,005

$13.72 ฿431

-53.50%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.24 JMD 196

$1.34 ฿42.16

-7.46%

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

$43.3K JMD 6.8M

$27.7K ฿869.6K

56.52%

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

$33.9K JMD 5.3M

$33.6K ฿1.1M

0.89%

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

$165 JMD 26.0K

$122 ฿3,835

35.46%

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

$22.20 JMD 3,497

$13.61 ฿428

63.12%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$50.9 JMD 8,015

$18.49 ฿581

175.12%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

Cinema Ticket

$12.99 JMD 2,047

$9.09 ฿286

42.90%

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

$224 JMD 35.2K

$702 ฿22.1K

-68.15%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,448 JMD 385.7K

$16.0K ฿502.8K

-84.69%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$25.88 JMD 4,078

$58.9 ฿1,851

-56.05%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$25.33 JMD 3,991

$34.41 ฿1,082

-26.39%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$70.0 JMD 11.0K

$113 ฿3,545

-37.95%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$75.8 JMD 11.9K

$84.7 ฿2,662

-10.51%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.1K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

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)

$547 ฿17.2K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

9.15

5.33

71.67%

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

Last update for Alexandria: January 11, 2026

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

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