Cost of Living Comparison Between Bikenibeu and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Bikenibeu and Phuket

😐 Solo nomad: Bikenibeu is 9.8% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 30.4% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Bikenibeu is 23% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 0.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.21 KID 7.81

$4.51 ฿142

15.52%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$28.93 KID 43.39

$46.08 ฿1,449

-37.22%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.69 KID 14.54

$8.78 ฿276

10.36%

Cappuccino

$2.91 KID 4.37

$3.09 ฿97.0

-5.83%

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

$0.97 KID 1.45

$0.70 ฿21.97

38.57%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.80 KID 1.20

$0.40 ฿12.46

100.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.86 KID 2.79

$2.40 ฿75.5

-22.50%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.27 KID 4.91

$3.68 ฿116

-11.14%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.18 KID 3.27

$2.25 ฿70.6

-3.11%

White Bread (500g)

$1.92 KID 2.88

$1.87 ฿58.8

2.67%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.41 KID 2.11

$2.22 ฿69.8

-36.49%

Eggs

$6.31 KID 9.47

$2.23 ฿70.1

182.96%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.94 KID 23.91

$19.68 ฿619

-19.00%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.49 KID 8.23

$3.66 ฿115

50.00%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$18.55 KID 27.82

$13.09 ฿411

41.71%

Apples (1kg)

$6.39 KID 9.58

$3.38 ฿106

89.05%

Banana (1kg)

$3.19 KID 4.78

$1.69 ฿53.3

88.76%

Oranges (1kg)

$6.37 KID 9.56

$2.33 ฿73.2

173.39%

Tomato (1kg)

$5.80 KID 8.69

$1.98 ฿62.4

192.93%

Potato (1kg)

$4.43 KID 6.65

$1.55 ฿48.77

185.81%

Onion (1kg)

$2.92 KID 4.38

$1.51 ฿47.42

93.38%

Lettuce (1 head)

$3.38 KID 5.07

$0.98 ฿30.84

244.90%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.37 KID 0.55

$0.48 ฿15.01

-22.92%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$5.73 KID 8.60

$4.35 ฿137

31.72%

Wine (Bottle)

$13.00 KID 19.50

$20.65 ฿649

-37.05%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.64 KID 2.46

$1.77 ฿55.8

-7.34%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.32 KID 4.98

$2.75 ฿86.6

20.73%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.65 KID 2.48

$1.37 ฿43.19

20.44%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$70.9 KID 106

$11.36 ฿357

524.38%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.91 KID 2.87

$3.11 ฿97.8

-38.59%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.88 KID 2.83

$1.05 ฿32.96

79.05%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.93 KID 2.90

$1.34 ฿42.16

44.03%

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

$26.4K KID 39.6K

$27.7K ฿869.6K

-4.60%

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

$22.8K KID 34.2K

$33.6K ฿1.1M

-32.08%

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

$298 KID 446

$122 ฿3,835

143.93%

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

$13.61 ฿428

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$3.17 KID 4.76

$18.49 ฿581

-82.86%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$34.85 KID 52.3

$61.7 ฿1,939

-43.51%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$25.32 KID 37.97

$16.70 ฿525

51.62%

Cinema Ticket

$4.48 KID 6.72

$9.09 ฿286

-50.72%

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

$254 KID 381

$702 ฿22.1K

-63.82%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,751 KID 8,627

$16.0K ฿502.8K

-64.03%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$49.43 KID 74.2

$58.9 ฿1,851

-16.05%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$48.91 KID 73.4

$34.41 ฿1,082

42.14%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$77.7 KID 117

$113 ฿3,545

-31.09%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$58.9 KID 88.3

$84.7 ฿2,662

-30.49%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$775 KID 1,163

$606 ฿19.1K

27.90%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$557 KID 835

$435 ฿13.7K

27.91%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,346 KID 2,019

$2,069 ฿65.0K

-34.94%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,249 KID 1,873

$1,473 ฿46.3K

-15.22%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,579 KID 6,868

$4,445 ฿139.8K

3.00%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,507 KID 5,261

$2,988 ฿93.9K

17.39%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$341 KID 512

$547 ฿17.2K

-37.64%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

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

Last update for Bikenibeu: January 13, 2026

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

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