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

🙂 Solo nomad: Balti is 33% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 19% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Balti is 16.5% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 54.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$8.06 MDL 136

$4.68 ฿151

72.22%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$36.61 MDL 620

$46.4 ฿1,502

-21.10%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.44 MDL 126

$8.65 ฿280

-13.99%

Cappuccino

$1.66 MDL 28.04

$3.09 ฿100

-46.28%

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

$1 MDL 16.86

$0.73 ฿23.53

36.99%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.68 MDL 11.53

$0.37 ฿11.95

83.78%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.8 MDL 30.48

$2.39 ฿77.4

-24.69%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.24 MDL 37.92

$3.62 ฿117

-38.12%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.27 MDL 21.58

$2.24 ฿72.5

-43.30%

White Bread (500g)

$0.4 MDL 6.77

$1.8 ฿58.2

-77.78%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.45 MDL 24.53

$2.24 ฿72.3

-35.27%

Eggs

$1.64 MDL 27.75

$2.23 ฿72.1

-26.46%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.53 MDL 161

$19.31 ฿625

-50.65%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.45 MDL 75.4

$3.77 ฿122

18.04%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.62 MDL 146

$13.05 ฿422

-33.95%

Apples (1kg)

$0.86 MDL 14.5

$3.28 ฿106

-73.78%

Banana (1kg)

$1.84 MDL 31.21

$1.63 ฿52.6

12.88%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.47 MDL 24.89

$2.4 ฿77.7

-38.75%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.17 MDL 36.75

$1.99 ฿64.3

9.05%

Potato (1kg)

$0.73 MDL 12.38

$1.53 ฿49.62

-52.29%

Onion (1kg)

$0.59 MDL 10.04

$1.49 ฿48.11

-60.40%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.37 MDL 23.13

$1.02 ฿32.87

34.31%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.88 MDL 14.89

$0.48 ฿15.61

83.33%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.14 MDL 53.2

$4.32 ฿140

-27.31%

Wine (Bottle)

$4.68 MDL 79.2

$21.68 ฿702

-78.41%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.28 MDL 21.59

$1.77 ฿57.3

-27.68%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.96 MDL 33.24

$2.79 ฿90.4

-29.75%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.36 MDL 6.14

$1.35 ฿43.74

-73.33%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.76 ฿380

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2 MDL 33.87

$3.15 ฿102

-36.51%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.25 MDL 4.2

$1 ฿32.3

-75.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.23 MDL 88.6

$13.64 ฿442

-61.66%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.32 MDL 22.33

$1.3 ฿42.2

1.54%

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

$32.3K MDL 546.6K

$27.4K ฿885.2K

18.02%

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

$30.9K MDL 522.7K

$33.9K ฿1.1M

-8.94%

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

$170 MDL 2,884

$123 ฿3,970

38.85%

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

$4.61 MDL 78

$13.93 ฿451

-66.91%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$10.34 MDL 175

$18.24 ฿590

-43.31%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$40.68 MDL 689

$60.8 ฿1,966

-33.04%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.11 ฿554

Cinema Ticket

$4.74 MDL 80.2

$9.07 ฿294

-47.74%

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

$118 MDL 1,993

$694 ฿22.5K

-83.04%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,490 MDL 92.9K

$15.9K ฿514.4K

-65.47%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$66.7 MDL 1,129

$57.5 ฿1,861

15.93%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$54.7 MDL 927

$34.51 ฿1,117

58.62%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$112 MDL 1,888

$115 ฿3,727

-3.17%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$124 MDL 2,095

$84.8 ฿2,743

46.01%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$405 MDL 6,859

$611 ฿19.8K

-33.69%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$294 MDL 4,975

$442 ฿14.3K

-33.56%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,014 ฿65.2K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,460 ฿47.2K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$913 MDL 15.5K

$4,244 ฿137.3K

-78.48%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$991 MDL 16.8K

$2,886 ฿93.4K

-65.67%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$477 MDL 8,083

$697 ฿22.5K

-31.47%

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: October 29, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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