Cost of Living Comparison Between Bambous and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Bambous and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Bambous is 22% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 22.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Bambous is 11.7% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 33.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.53 MUR 214

$4.65 ฿148

-2.58%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$43.92 MUR 2,078

$46.11 ฿1,470

-4.75%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.50 MUR 213

$8.74 ฿279

-48.51%

Cappuccino

$2.14 MUR 101

$3.04 ฿96.9

-29.61%

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

$1.03 MUR 48.87

$0.72 ฿22.96

43.06%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.43 MUR 20.13

$0.39 ฿12.47

10.26%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.19 MUR 103

$2.44 ฿77.8

-10.25%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.62 MUR 76.5

$3.79 ฿121

-57.26%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.22 MUR 57.8

$2.14 ฿68.4

-42.99%

White Bread (500g)

$0.67 MUR 31.64

$1.86 ฿59.3

-63.98%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.13 MUR 53.3

$2.19 ฿69.7

-48.40%

Eggs

$2.26 MUR 107

$2.25 ฿71.6

0.44%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.11 MUR 573

$19.73 ฿629

-38.62%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.28 MUR 155

$3.79 ฿121

-13.46%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.36 MUR 206

$13.55 ฿432

-67.82%

Apples (1kg)

$2.07 MUR 98.1

$3.25 ฿104

-36.31%

Banana (1kg)

$1.94 MUR 91.6

$1.67 ฿53.3

16.17%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.51 MUR 71.3

$2.39 ฿76.3

-36.82%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.66 MUR 126

$2.09 ฿66.7

27.27%

Potato (1kg)

$1.00 MUR 47.08

$1.53 ฿48.74

-34.64%

Onion (1kg)

$0.99 MUR 46.78

$1.51 ฿48.13

-34.44%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.84 MUR 39.95

$0.99 ฿31.53

-15.15%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.75 MUR 35.46

$0.51 ฿16.41

47.06%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.63 MUR 313

$4.27 ฿136

55.27%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.33 MUR 394

$20.31 ฿647

-58.99%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.71 MUR 80.8

$1.79 ฿57.1

-4.47%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.15 MUR 102

$2.77 ฿88.2

-22.38%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.01 MUR 47.58

$1.40 ฿44.77

-27.86%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿373

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.49 MUR 213

$3.11 ฿99.1

44.37%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.59 MUR 123

$0.99 ฿31.71

161.62%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$19.86 MUR 940

$13.73 ฿438

44.65%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.46 MUR 69.1

$1.32 ฿42.05

10.61%

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

$35.7K MUR 1.7M

$27.2K ฿868.3K

30.98%

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

$28.3K MUR 1.3M

$34.1K ฿1.1M

-17.07%

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

$48.94 MUR 2,315

$120 ฿3,838

-59.35%

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

$18.24 MUR 863

$13.93 ฿444

30.94%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$33.81 MUR 1,599

$18.31 ฿584

84.65%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.10 MUR 1,802

$60.9 ฿1,942

-37.47%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿549

Cinema Ticket

$6.11 MUR 289

$8.71 ฿278

-29.85%

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

$155 MUR 7,314

$698 ฿22.2K

-77.84%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,991 MUR 188.8K

$15.7K ฿501.6K

-74.64%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$83.8 MUR 3,964

$57.6 ฿1,838

45.39%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$79.3 MUR 3,752

$34.24 ฿1,092

131.66%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$132 MUR 6,229

$113 ฿3,608

16.37%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$95.4 MUR 4,512

$84.8 ฿2,704

12.47%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$521 MUR 24.7K

$604 ฿19.3K

-13.66%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$348 MUR 16.5K

$436 ฿13.9K

-20.19%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$930 MUR 44.0K

$2,057 ฿65.6K

-54.77%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$727 MUR 34.4K

$1,498 ฿47.8K

-51.48%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿135.6K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿95.3K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$529 ฿16.9K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

6.67

5.33

25.14%

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

Last update for Bambous: March 2, 2026

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

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