Cost of Living Comparison Between Buea and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Buea and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Buea is 32.1% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 57.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Buea is 55.9% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 68.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.77 FCFA 1,007

$4.65 ฿149

-61.94%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.11 ฿1,474

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.33 FCFA 3,594

$8.74 ฿279

-27.57%

Cappuccino

$2.24 FCFA 1,272

$3.04 ฿97.1

-26.32%

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

$1.27 FCFA 720

$0.72 ฿23.03

76.39%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.49 FCFA 277

$0.39 ฿12.50

25.64%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.04 FCFA 591

$2.44 ฿78.0

-57.38%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.43 FCFA 814

$3.79 ฿121

-62.27%

Milk (1 liter)

$3.03 FCFA 1,724

$2.14 ฿68.6

41.59%

White Bread (500g)

$0.38 FCFA 218

$1.86 ฿59.5

-79.57%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.61 FCFA 913

$2.19 ฿69.9

-26.48%

Eggs

$2.62 FCFA 1,490

$2.25 ฿71.8

16.44%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.73 ฿631

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.79 ฿121

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.34 FCFA 2,464

$13.55 ฿433

-67.97%

Apples (1kg)

$3.56 FCFA 2,024

$3.25 ฿104

9.54%

Banana (1kg)

$1.44 FCFA 818

$1.67 ฿53.4

-13.77%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.85 FCFA 485

$2.39 ฿76.5

-64.44%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.38 FCFA 787

$2.09 ฿66.9

-33.97%

Potato (1kg)

$1.78 FCFA 1,013

$1.53 ฿48.88

16.34%

Onion (1kg)

$1.37 FCFA 781

$1.51 ฿48.27

-9.27%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.99 ฿31.62

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.73 FCFA 416

$0.51 ฿16.46

43.14%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.27 ฿137

Wine (Bottle)

$8.87 FCFA 5,038

$20.31 ฿649

-56.33%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.22 FCFA 695

$1.79 ฿57.3

-31.84%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.72 FCFA 979

$2.77 ฿88.5

-37.91%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.40 ฿44.89

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿374

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.27 FCFA 154

$3.11 ฿99.4

-91.32%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.46 FCFA 261

$0.99 ฿31.80

-53.54%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.25 FCFA 2,985

$13.73 ฿439

-61.76%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.23 FCFA 699

$1.32 ฿42.17

-6.82%

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

$19.5K FCFA 11.1M

$27.2K ฿870.7K

-28.44%

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

$21.1K FCFA 12.0M

$34.1K ฿1.1M

-38.08%

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

$61.8 FCFA 35.1K

$120 ฿3,849

-48.64%

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

$17.76 FCFA 10.1K

$13.93 ฿445

27.49%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$109 FCFA 62.1K

$18.31 ฿585

496.94%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$26.39 FCFA 15.0K

$60.9 ฿1,948

-56.69%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$4.38 FCFA 2,488

$17.23 ฿551

-74.58%

Cinema Ticket

$8.71 ฿278

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

$619 FCFA 351.6K

$698 ฿22.3K

-11.33%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.7K ฿503.0K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$35.43 FCFA 20.1K

$57.6 ฿1,843

-38.53%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.24 ฿1,095

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,618

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$70.6 FCFA 40.1K

$84.8 ฿2,711

-16.73%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$70.8 FCFA 40.2K

$604 ฿19.3K

-88.28%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$61.1 FCFA 34.7K

$436 ฿13.9K

-86.00%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,057 ฿65.8K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$212 FCFA 120.3K

$1,498 ฿47.9K

-85.87%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿135.9K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿95.5K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$135 FCFA 76.6K

$529 ฿16.9K

-74.54%

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 Buea: February 28, 2026

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

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