Cost of Living Comparison Between Benares and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Benares and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Benares is 16% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 22.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Benares is 3.2% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 31.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.11 MUR 320

$4.68 ฿151

51.92%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$41.74 MUR 1,878

$46.4 ฿1,502

-10.04%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.87 MUR 264

$8.65 ฿280

-32.14%

Cappuccino

$2.54 MUR 114

$3.09 ฿100

-17.80%

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

$0.88 MUR 39.47

$0.73 ฿23.53

20.55%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.64 MUR 28.63

$0.37 ฿11.95

72.97%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.99 MUR 89.6

$2.39 ฿77.4

-16.74%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.35 MUR 106

$3.62 ฿117

-35.08%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.51 MUR 67.7

$2.24 ฿72.5

-32.59%

White Bread (500g)

$0.7 MUR 31.59

$1.8 ฿58.2

-61.11%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.28 MUR 57.6

$2.24 ฿72.3

-42.86%

Eggs

$2.35 MUR 106

$2.23 ฿72.1

5.38%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.99 MUR 450

$19.31 ฿625

-48.27%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.1 MUR 274

$3.77 ฿122

61.80%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.48 MUR 472

$13.05 ฿422

-19.69%

Apples (1kg)

$2 MUR 90

$3.28 ฿106

-39.02%

Banana (1kg)

$1.96 MUR 88.3

$1.63 ฿52.6

20.25%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.45 MUR 65

$2.4 ฿77.7

-39.58%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.71 MUR 122

$1.99 ฿64.3

36.18%

Potato (1kg)

$1.02 MUR 46.11

$1.53 ฿49.62

-33.33%

Onion (1kg)

$0.98 MUR 44.09

$1.49 ฿48.11

-34.23%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.85 MUR 38.04

$1.02 ฿32.87

-16.67%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.57 MUR 25.75

$0.48 ฿15.61

18.75%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.12 MUR 276

$4.32 ฿140

41.67%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.19 MUR 414

$21.68 ฿702

-57.61%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.78 MUR 80.2

$1.77 ฿57.3

0.56%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.1 MUR 94.6

$2.79 ฿90.4

-24.73%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.95 MUR 42.56

$1.35 ฿43.74

-29.63%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.76 ฿380

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.82 MUR 172

$3.15 ฿102

21.27%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.05 MUR 137

$1 ฿32.3

205.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.85 MUR 623

$13.64 ฿442

1.54%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.41 MUR 63.7

$1.3 ฿42.2

8.46%

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

$33.7K MUR 1.5M

$27.4K ฿885.2K

23.06%

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

$32.5K MUR 1.5M

$33.9K ฿1.1M

-4.02%

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

$44.89 MUR 2,020

$123 ฿3,970

-63.41%

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

$17.43 MUR 784

$13.93 ฿451

25.13%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$36.86 MUR 1,659

$18.24 ฿590

102.08%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$39.93 MUR 1,797

$60.8 ฿1,966

-34.27%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.11 ฿554

Cinema Ticket

$6.93 MUR 312

$9.07 ฿294

-23.59%

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

$160 MUR 7,221

$694 ฿22.5K

-76.89%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,885 MUR 174.8K

$15.9K ฿514.4K

-75.56%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.9 MUR 2,606

$57.5 ฿1,861

0.70%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$37.73 MUR 1,698

$34.51 ฿1,117

9.33%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$76.1 MUR 3,424

$115 ฿3,727

-33.93%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$90 MUR 4,050

$84.8 ฿2,743

6.16%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$466 MUR 21K

$611 ฿19.8K

-23.81%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$341 MUR 15.3K

$442 ฿14.3K

-22.96%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$902 MUR 40.6K

$2,014 ฿65.2K

-55.22%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$791 MUR 35.6K

$1,460 ฿47.2K

-45.78%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,244 ฿137.3K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,886 ฿93.4K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$697 ฿22.5K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

6.25

5.33

17.26%

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

Last update for Benares: October 28, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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