Cost of Living Comparison Between Bosaso and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Bosaso and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Bosaso is 52.1% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 66.7% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Bosaso is 49.8% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 71.6% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Bosaso
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$1.95 SOS 1,105
$4.68 ฿151
-58.33%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$9.89 SOS 5,617
$46.4 ฿1,502
-78.69%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.02 SOS 2,850
$8.65 ฿280
-41.97%
Cappuccino
$1.23 SOS 697
$3.09 ฿100
-60.19%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.99 SOS 562
$0.73 ฿23.53
35.62%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.51 SOS 289
$0.37 ฿11.95
37.84%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$2.39 ฿77.4
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$3.62 ฿117
-
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Bosaso
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.47 SOS 1,404
$2.24 ฿72.5
10.27%
White Bread (500g)
$0.98 SOS 558
$1.8 ฿58.2
-45.56%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.99 SOS 562
$2.24 ฿72.3
-55.80%
Eggs
$1.84 SOS 1,044
$2.23 ฿72.1
-17.49%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$6.05 SOS 3,436
$19.31 ฿625
-68.67%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.36 SOS 3,613
$3.77 ฿122
68.70%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$5.4 SOS 3,070
$13.05 ฿422
-58.62%
Apples (1kg)
$3.48 SOS 1,975
$3.28 ฿106
6.10%
Banana (1kg)
$3.58 SOS 2,034
$1.63 ฿52.6
119.63%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.99 SOS 1,697
$2.4 ฿77.7
24.58%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.98 SOS 1,125
$1.99 ฿64.3
-0.50%
Potato (1kg)
$2.03 SOS 1,152
$1.53 ฿49.62
32.68%
Onion (1kg)
$1.02 SOS 577
$1.49 ฿48.11
-31.54%
Lettuce (1 head)
-
$1.02 ฿32.87
-
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.63 SOS 927
$0.48 ฿15.61
239.58%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
-
$4.32 ฿140
-
Wine (Bottle)
-
$21.68 ฿702
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$1.77 ฿57.3
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$2.79 ฿90.4
-
🚌 Getting Around
Bosaso
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.29 SOS 163
$1.35 ฿43.74
-78.52%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$11.76 ฿380
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.48 SOS 842
$3.15 ฿102
-53.02%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.58 SOS 329
$1 ฿32.3
-42.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.04 SOS 1,728
$13.64 ฿442
-77.71%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.98 SOS 555
$1.3 ฿42.2
-24.62%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$4,023 SOS 2.3M
$27.4K ฿885.2K
-85.29%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$8,963 SOS 5.1M
$33.9K ฿1.1M
-73.57%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Bosaso
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
-
$123 ฿3,970
-
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$9.88 SOS 5,611
$13.93 ฿451
-29.07%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$31.96 SOS 18.2K
$18.24 ฿590
75.22%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Bosaso
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
-
$60.8 ฿1,966
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$17.11 ฿554
-
Cinema Ticket
-
$9.07 ฿294
-
🧸 Childcare & Education
Bosaso
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
-
$694 ฿22.5K
-
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
-
$15.9K ฿514.4K
-
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Bosaso
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$10.9 SOS 6,192
$57.5 ฿1,861
-81.05%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$14.75 SOS 8,379
$34.51 ฿1,117
-57.26%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$12.99 SOS 7,377
$115 ฿3,727
-88.72%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$15.28 SOS 8,680
$84.8 ฿2,743
-81.97%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Bosaso
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$123 SOS 69.8K
$611 ฿19.8K
-79.90%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$85.2 SOS 48.4K
$442 ฿14.3K
-80.74%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$200 SOS 113.7K
$2,014 ฿65.2K
-90.06%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$192 SOS 108.9K
$1,460 ฿47.2K
-86.86%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$30.2K SOS 17.2M
$4,244 ฿137.3K
612.01%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,886 ฿93.4K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Bosaso
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$295 SOS 167.7K
$697 ฿22.5K
-57.61%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
8.57
5.33
60.79%

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Last update for Bosaso: October 28, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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