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

🙂 Solo nomad: Bosaso is 53.5% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 67.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Bosaso is 52% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 71% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.95 SOS 1,114

$4.65 ฿149

-58.06%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$9.80 SOS 5,598

$46.11 ฿1,474

-78.75%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.87 SOS 2,781

$8.74 ฿279

-44.28%

Cappuccino

$1.27 SOS 728

$3.04 ฿97.1

-58.22%

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

$1.01 SOS 578

$0.72 ฿23.03

40.28%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.50 SOS 288

$0.39 ฿12.50

28.21%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.44 ฿78.0

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 ฿121

Milk (1 liter)

$2.45 SOS 1,400

$2.14 ฿68.6

14.49%

White Bread (500g)

$0.99 SOS 565

$1.86 ฿59.5

-46.77%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.01 SOS 577

$2.19 ฿69.9

-53.88%

Eggs

$1.82 SOS 1,040

$2.25 ฿71.8

-19.11%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$5.93 SOS 3,389

$19.73 ฿631

-69.94%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.69 SOS 3,819

$3.79 ฿121

76.52%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.62 SOS 3,210

$13.55 ฿433

-58.52%

Apples (1kg)

$3.46 SOS 1,976

$3.25 ฿104

6.46%

Banana (1kg)

$3.58 SOS 2,046

$1.67 ฿53.4

114.37%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.95 SOS 1,685

$2.39 ฿76.5

23.43%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.96 SOS 1,120

$2.09 ฿66.9

-6.22%

Potato (1kg)

$2.03 SOS 1,157

$1.53 ฿48.88

32.68%

Onion (1kg)

$1.03 SOS 586

$1.51 ฿48.27

-31.79%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.99 ฿31.62

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.61 SOS 922

$0.51 ฿16.46

215.69%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.27 ฿137

Wine (Bottle)

$20.31 ฿649

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ฿57.3

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.77 ฿88.5

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.29 SOS 165

$1.40 ฿44.89

-79.29%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿374

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.53 SOS 875

$3.11 ฿99.4

-50.80%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.62 SOS 356

$0.99 ฿31.80

-37.37%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.94 SOS 1,681

$13.73 ฿439

-78.59%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.97 SOS 554

$1.32 ฿42.17

-26.52%

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

$4,072 SOS 2.3M

$27.2K ฿870.7K

-85.05%

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

$8,931 SOS 5.1M

$34.1K ฿1.1M

-73.82%

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

$120 ฿3,849

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

$10.08 SOS 5,758

$13.93 ฿445

-27.64%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$31.46 SOS 18.0K

$18.31 ฿585

71.82%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.9 ฿1,948

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿551

Cinema Ticket

$8.71 ฿278

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

$698 ฿22.3K

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.7K ฿503.0K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$11.11 SOS 6,344

$57.6 ฿1,843

-80.73%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$15.03 SOS 8,581

$34.24 ฿1,095

-56.10%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$13.21 SOS 7,547

$113 ฿3,618

-88.33%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$14.76 SOS 8,429

$84.8 ฿2,711

-82.60%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$126 SOS 71.9K

$604 ฿19.3K

-79.15%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$85.3 SOS 48.7K

$436 ฿13.9K

-80.45%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$200 SOS 114.5K

$2,057 ฿65.8K

-90.26%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$191 SOS 108.9K

$1,498 ฿47.9K

-87.27%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$29.4K SOS 16.8M

$4,252 ฿135.9K

591.57%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿95.5K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$293 SOS 167.3K

$529 ฿16.9K

-44.63%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

8.57

5.33

60.79%

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

Last update for Bosaso: March 1, 2026

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

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