Puttalam
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Cost of Living Comparison Between Borama and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Borama and Phuket
🙂 Solo nomad: Borama is 92.5% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 92.5% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Borama is 93.1% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 88.3% cheaper with rent.
🍽 Eating Out
Borama
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
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$4.59 ฿147
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Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
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$46.83 ฿1,497
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Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
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$8.70 ฿278
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Cappuccino
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$2.92 ฿93.5
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Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
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$0.68 ฿21.86
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Water (0.33 liter bottle)
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$0.40 ฿12.66
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Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
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$2.51 ฿80.2
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Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
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$3.80 ฿122
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🛒 Groceries & Markets
Borama
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.02 SOS 581
$2.16 ฿69.1
-52.78%
White Bread (500g)
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$1.88 ฿60.1
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Rice (white) (1kg)
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$2.16 ฿69.0
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Eggs
$3.05 SOS 1,740
$2.22 ฿71.0
37.39%
Local Cheese (1kg)
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$19.57 ฿626
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Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$2.98 SOS 1,703
$3.80 ฿122
-21.58%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
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$13.41 ฿429
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Apples (1kg)
$1.96 SOS 1,123
$3.26 ฿104
-39.88%
Banana (1kg)
$0.97 SOS 557
$1.61 ฿51.5
-39.75%
Oranges (1kg)
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$2.31 ฿73.8
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Tomato (1kg)
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$2.06 ฿65.8
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Potato (1kg)
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$1.61 ฿51.3
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Onion (1kg)
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$1.44 ฿46.13
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Lettuce (1 head)
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$1.03 ฿32.91
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Water (1.5 liter bottle)
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$0.48 ฿15.34
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Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
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$4.50 ฿144
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Wine (Bottle)
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$19.18 ฿613
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Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
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$1.82 ฿58.3
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Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
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$2.69 ฿86.0
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🚌 Getting Around
Borama
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
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$1.38 ฿44.04
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Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
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$11.76 ฿376
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Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
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$3.11 ฿99.3
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Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
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$1.00 ฿32.09
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Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
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$13.74 ฿439
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Gasoline (1 liter)
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$1.30 ฿41.49
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Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
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$27.4K ฿874.5K
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Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
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$33.0K ฿1.1M
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🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Borama
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
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$125 ฿3,993
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SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
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$13.74 ฿439
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Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
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$18.61 ฿595
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🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Borama
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
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$60.6 ฿1,936
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Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
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$17.15 ฿548
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Cinema Ticket
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$9.01 ฿288
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🧸 Childcare & Education
Borama
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
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$698 ฿22.3K
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International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
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$16.1K ฿515.1K
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👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Borama
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
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$59.2 ฿1,893
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Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
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$34.86 ฿1,115
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Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
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$114 ฿3,651
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Men's Leather Business Shoes
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$85.8 ฿2,743
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🏠 Accommodation & Living
Borama
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$61.0 SOS 34.9K
$619 ฿19.8K
-90.14%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$39.46 SOS 22.6K
$437 ฿14.0K
-90.97%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$295 SOS 168.8K
$2,075 ฿66.3K
-85.77%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$247 SOS 141.2K
$1,509 ฿48.2K
-83.63%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$9,053 SOS 5.2M
$3,764 ฿120.3K
140.53%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$44.5K SOS 25.4M
$2,694 ฿86.1K
1551.73%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Borama
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$403 SOS 230.4K
$528 ฿16.9K
-23.72%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
0
5.33
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CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.
Last update for Borama: April 12, 2026
Last update for Phuket: April 13, 2026
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