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

🙂 Solo nomad: Benares is 7.3% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 21.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Benares is 27.2% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 31.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.47 MUR 301

$4.65 ฿151

39.14%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$44.23 MUR 2,056

$46.54 ฿1,507

-4.96%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.65 MUR 309

$8.64 ฿280

-23.03%

Cappuccino

$2.68 MUR 124

$2.93 ฿94.8

-8.53%

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

$0.97 MUR 45.31

$0.68 ฿22.15

42.65%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.55 MUR 25.62

$0.36 ฿11.79

52.78%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.15 MUR 100

$2.43 ฿78.7

-11.52%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.79 MUR 130

$3.64 ฿118

-23.35%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.51 MUR 70.1

$2.19 ฿70.8

-31.05%

White Bread (500g)

$0.70 MUR 32.39

$1.80 ฿58.3

-61.11%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.33 MUR 61.9

$2.18 ฿70.5

-38.99%

Eggs

$2.24 MUR 104

$2.29 ฿74.3

-2.18%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.72 MUR 452

$19.66 ฿637

-50.56%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.23 MUR 290

$3.78 ฿122

64.81%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.49 MUR 488

$13.09 ฿424

-19.86%

Apples (1kg)

$2.06 MUR 95.9

$3.30 ฿107

-37.58%

Banana (1kg)

$1.97 MUR 91.4

$1.71 ฿55.2

15.20%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.44 MUR 66.8

$2.31 ฿74.7

-37.66%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.65 MUR 123

$1.99 ฿64.3

33.17%

Potato (1kg)

$1.03 MUR 47.76

$1.53 ฿49.58

-32.68%

Onion (1kg)

$0.94 MUR 43.76

$1.49 ฿48.16

-36.91%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.85 MUR 39.30

$1.01 ฿32.86

-15.84%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.54 MUR 24.92

$0.48 ฿15.70

12.50%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$5.99 MUR 278

$4.27 ฿138

40.28%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.24 MUR 383

$19.82 ฿642

-58.43%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 MUR 83.3

$1.79 ฿57.9

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.19 MUR 102

$2.70 ฿87.3

-18.89%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.03 MUR 47.94

$1.37 ฿44.33

-24.82%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.39 ฿369

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.28 MUR 199

$3.05 ฿98.8

40.33%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.71 MUR 126

$1.03 ฿33.44

163.11%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$15.18 MUR 706

$14.02 ฿454

8.27%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.42 MUR 65.8

$1.34 ฿43.40

5.97%

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

$35.7K MUR 1.7M

$28.2K ฿914.6K

26.32%

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

$29.3K MUR 1.4M

$33.2K ฿1.1M

-11.91%

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

$49.57 MUR 2,304

$124 ฿4,004

-59.91%

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

$18.30 MUR 851

$13.60 ฿440

34.56%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$31.99 MUR 1,487

$18.25 ฿591

75.29%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$37.76 MUR 1,755

$61.9 ฿2,004

-38.98%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.01 ฿551

Cinema Ticket

$6.01 MUR 279

$9.15 ฿296

-34.32%

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

$156 MUR 7,270

$705 ฿22.8K

-77.81%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,922 MUR 182.3K

$16.2K ฿523.5K

-75.74%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$50.1 MUR 2,326

$58.1 ฿1,882

-13.89%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$43.50 MUR 2,022

$34.27 ฿1,110

26.93%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$81.5 MUR 3,788

$115 ฿3,731

-29.28%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$80.2 MUR 3,730

$84.9 ฿2,749

-5.49%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$505 MUR 23.5K

$613 ฿19.9K

-17.63%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$355 MUR 16.5K

$447 ฿14.5K

-20.70%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$955 MUR 44.4K

$2,070 ฿67.0K

-53.86%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$735 MUR 34.2K

$1,517 ฿49.1K

-51.56%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,169 ฿135.0K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,017 ฿97.7K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$530 ฿17.2K

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: March 7, 2026

Last update for Phuket: March 9, 2026

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