Cost of Living Comparison Between Bel Air and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Bel Air and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Bel Air is 7.9% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 17% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Bel Air is 0.2% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 28.7% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Bel Air
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.42 MUR 289
$4.68 ฿151
37.18%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$43.76 MUR 1,969
$46.4 ฿1,502
-5.69%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.32 MUR 329
$8.65 ฿280
-15.38%
Cappuccino
$1.08 MUR 48.54
$3.09 ฿100
-65.05%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.03 MUR 46.42
$0.73 ฿23.53
41.10%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.6 MUR 27.04
$0.37 ฿11.95
62.16%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.68 MUR 75.5
$2.39 ฿77.4
-29.71%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.33 MUR 150
$3.62 ฿117
-8.01%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Bel Air
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.69 MUR 76
$2.24 ฿72.5
-24.55%
White Bread (500g)
$0.66 MUR 29.87
$1.8 ฿58.2
-63.33%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.27 MUR 57.1
$2.24 ฿72.3
-43.30%
Eggs
$2.23 MUR 101
$2.23 ฿72.1
-
Local Cheese (1kg)
$11.67 MUR 525
$19.31 ฿625
-39.56%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.16 MUR 277
$3.77 ฿122
63.40%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$12.78 MUR 575
$13.05 ฿422
-2.07%
Apples (1kg)
$2.03 MUR 91.5
$3.28 ฿106
-38.11%
Banana (1kg)
$1.94 MUR 87.4
$1.63 ฿52.6
19.02%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.44 MUR 65
$2.4 ฿77.7
-40.00%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.72 MUR 123
$1.99 ฿64.3
36.68%
Potato (1kg)
$0.99 MUR 44.71
$1.53 ฿49.62
-35.29%
Onion (1kg)
$0.99 MUR 44.35
$1.49 ฿48.11
-33.56%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.79 MUR 35.49
$1.02 ฿32.87
-22.55%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.74 MUR 33.42
$0.48 ฿15.61
54.17%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.51 MUR 293
$4.32 ฿140
50.69%
Wine (Bottle)
$9.87 MUR 444
$21.68 ฿702
-54.47%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 MUR 79.8
$1.77 ฿57.3
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.14 MUR 96.4
$2.79 ฿90.4
-23.30%
🚌 Getting Around
Bel Air
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.92 MUR 41.47
$1.35 ฿43.74
-31.85%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$11.76 ฿380
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.31 MUR 194
$3.15 ฿102
36.83%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.74 MUR 123
$1 ฿32.3
174.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$19.55 MUR 880
$13.64 ฿442
43.33%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.4 MUR 63.1
$1.3 ฿42.2
7.69%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$36K MUR 1.6M
$27.4K ฿885.2K
31.64%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$29.2K MUR 1.3M
$33.9K ฿1.1M
-14.02%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Bel Air
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$50.4 MUR 2,268
$123 ฿3,970
-58.91%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.5 MUR 832
$13.93 ฿451
32.81%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$33.4 MUR 1,503
$18.24 ฿590
83.11%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Bel Air
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$35.14 MUR 1,581
$60.8 ฿1,966
-42.16%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$17.11 ฿554
-
Cinema Ticket
$6.16 MUR 277
$9.07 ฿294
-32.08%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Bel Air
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$151 MUR 6,798
$694 ฿22.5K
-78.24%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,900 MUR 175.5K
$15.9K ฿514.4K
-75.47%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Bel Air
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$83.9 MUR 3,775
$57.5 ฿1,861
45.89%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$80.9 MUR 3,641
$34.51 ฿1,117
134.48%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$130 MUR 5,834
$115 ฿3,727
12.58%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$95.2 MUR 4,282
$84.8 ฿2,743
12.26%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Bel Air
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$510 MUR 23K
$611 ฿19.8K
-16.49%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$364 MUR 16.4K
$442 ฿14.3K
-17.73%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$943 MUR 42.4K
$2,014 ฿65.2K
-53.17%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$655 MUR 29.5K
$1,460 ฿47.2K
-55.10%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$4,244 ฿137.3K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,886 ฿93.4K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Bel Air
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$697 ฿22.5K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
6.67
5.33
25.14%

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Last update for Bel Air: October 29, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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