Cost of Living Comparison Between Balti and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Balti and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Balti is 30% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 19.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Balti is 18.4% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 54.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$8.03 MDL 137

$4.51 ฿142

78.05%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$36.49 MDL 625

$46.08 ฿1,449

-20.81%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.71 MDL 132

$8.78 ฿276

-12.19%

Cappuccino

$1.65 MDL 28.28

$3.09 ฿97.0

-46.60%

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

$0.93 MDL 15.90

$0.70 ฿21.97

32.86%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.69 MDL 11.76

$0.40 ฿12.46

72.50%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.78 MDL 30.46

$2.40 ฿75.5

-25.83%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.16 MDL 36.95

$3.68 ฿116

-41.30%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.24 MDL 21.14

$2.25 ฿70.6

-44.89%

White Bread (500g)

$0.40 MDL 6.82

$1.87 ฿58.8

-78.61%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.50 MDL 25.69

$2.22 ฿69.8

-32.43%

Eggs

$1.62 MDL 27.79

$2.23 ฿70.1

-27.35%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.13 MDL 156

$19.68 ฿619

-53.61%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.65 MDL 79.6

$3.66 ฿115

27.05%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.82 MDL 151

$13.09 ฿411

-32.62%

Apples (1kg)

$0.89 MDL 15.23

$3.38 ฿106

-73.67%

Banana (1kg)

$1.77 MDL 30.29

$1.69 ฿53.3

4.73%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.52 MDL 26.05

$2.33 ฿73.2

-34.76%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.13 MDL 36.51

$1.98 ฿62.4

7.58%

Potato (1kg)

$0.69 MDL 11.78

$1.55 ฿48.77

-55.48%

Onion (1kg)

$0.54 MDL 9.31

$1.51 ฿47.42

-64.24%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.35 MDL 23.12

$0.98 ฿30.84

37.76%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.83 MDL 14.23

$0.48 ฿15.01

72.92%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.14 MDL 53.7

$4.35 ฿137

-27.82%

Wine (Bottle)

$4.85 MDL 83.0

$20.65 ฿649

-76.51%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.23 MDL 21.02

$1.77 ฿55.8

-30.51%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.89 MDL 32.42

$2.75 ฿86.6

-31.27%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.33 MDL 5.70

$1.37 ฿43.19

-75.91%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.09 MDL 35.77

$3.11 ฿97.8

-32.80%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.25 MDL 4.24

$1.05 ฿32.96

-76.19%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.41 MDL 92.6

$13.72 ฿431

-60.57%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.30 MDL 22.29

$1.34 ฿42.16

-2.99%

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

$32.8K MDL 561.0K

$27.7K ฿869.6K

18.47%

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

$31.4K MDL 538.2K

$33.6K ฿1.1M

-6.42%

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

$169 MDL 2,896

$122 ฿3,835

38.68%

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

$4.76 MDL 81.5

$13.61 ฿428

-65.03%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$10.67 MDL 183

$18.49 ฿581

-42.29%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$40.59 MDL 695

$61.7 ฿1,939

-34.20%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

Cinema Ticket

$4.70 MDL 80.5

$9.09 ฿286

-48.29%

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

$117 MDL 1,998

$702 ฿22.1K

-83.38%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,399 MDL 92.4K

$16.0K ฿502.8K

-66.24%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$65.6 MDL 1,123

$58.9 ฿1,851

11.38%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$54.7 MDL 937

$34.41 ฿1,082

58.97%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$112 MDL 1,917

$113 ฿3,545

-0.70%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$121 MDL 2,072

$84.7 ฿2,662

42.95%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$406 MDL 6,944

$606 ฿19.1K

-33.07%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$296 MDL 5,073

$435 ฿13.7K

-31.91%

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)

$1,476 MDL 25.3K

$4,445 ฿139.8K

-66.81%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,022 MDL 17.5K

$2,988 ฿93.9K

-65.81%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$444 MDL 7,593

$547 ฿17.2K

-18.99%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

9.24

5.33

73.36%

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

Last update for Balti: January 13, 2026

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

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