Cost of Living Comparison Between Assela and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Assela and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Assela is 5.2% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 36.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Assela is 19.7% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 48.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.49 ETB 691

$4.71 ฿151

-4.67%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$34.47 ETB 5,309

$45.87 ฿1,468

-24.85%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.35 ETB 978

$8.84 ฿283

-28.17%

Cappuccino

$1.23 ETB 189

$3.06 ฿98

-59.80%

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

$0.69 ETB 106

$0.69 ฿22.16

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.47 ETB 71.9

$0.39 ฿12.56

20.51%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.01 ETB 156

$2.49 ฿79.6

-59.44%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.92 ETB 449

$3.72 ฿119

-21.51%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.44 ETB 222

$2.18 ฿69.8

-33.94%

White Bread (500g)

$1.33 ETB 205

$1.8 ฿57.5

-26.11%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.11 ETB 325

$2.23 ฿71.4

-5.38%

Eggs

$2.38 ETB 367

$2.23 ฿71.4

6.73%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.36 ETB 1,133

$19.66 ฿629

-62.56%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$13.61 ETB 2,095

$3.77 ฿121

261.01%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.2 ETB 2,033

$13.53 ฿433

-2.44%

Apples (1kg)

$6.55 ETB 1,008

$3.24 ฿104

102.16%

Banana (1kg)

$0.96 ETB 148

$1.62 ฿51.9

-40.74%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.16 ETB 332

$2.4 ฿76.8

-10.00%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.92 ETB 141

$2.08 ฿66.5

-55.77%

Potato (1kg)

$0.67 ETB 104

$1.59 ฿50.7

-57.86%

Onion (1kg)

$1.9 ETB 293

$1.49 ฿47.76

27.52%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.68 ETB 105

$1.01 ฿32.46

-32.67%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.64 ETB 98.1

$0.48 ฿15.46

33.33%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.05 ETB 624

$4.48 ฿143

-9.60%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.51 ETB 1,003

$20.34 ฿651

-67.99%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.04 ETB 160

$1.86 ฿59.5

-44.09%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.9 ETB 293

$2.7 ฿86.3

-29.63%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.43 ฿45.79

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.47 ฿367

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.43 ETB 221

$3.04 ฿97.4

-52.96%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.27 ETB 41.09

$1.04 ฿33.18

-74.04%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.96 ETB 302

$13.64 ฿437

-85.63%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.29 ETB 199

$1.35 ฿43.31

-4.44%

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

$55.9K ETB 8.6M

$27.2K ฿870.3K

105.55%

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

$53.9K ETB 8.3M

$33.5K ฿1.1M

61.14%

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

$160 ETB 24.7K

$122 ฿3,905

31.45%

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

$12.16 ETB 1,872

$13.61 ฿435

-10.65%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$132 ETB 20.3K

$18.36 ฿588

616.61%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$59.9 ฿1,915

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.84 ฿539

Cinema Ticket

$5.67 ETB 873

$8.92 ฿285

-36.43%

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

$80.8 ETB 12.4K

$684 ฿21.9K

-88.18%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$40.8K ETB 6.3M

$16.1K ฿514.8K

153.32%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$46.32 ETB 7,133

$58.2 ฿1,862

-20.37%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$75.2 ETB 11.6K

$34.38 ฿1,100

118.79%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$93.9 ETB 14.5K

$113 ฿3,631

-17.27%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$114 ETB 17.6K

$84.9 ฿2,716

34.81%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$621 ฿19.9K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$441 ฿14.1K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,063 ฿66K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,469 ฿47K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,286 ฿137.1K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,957 ฿94.6K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$534 ฿17.1K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

218.95%

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

Last update for Assela: December 1, 2025

Last update for Phuket: December 1, 2025

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