Cost of Living Comparison Between Bull Bay and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Bull Bay and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Bull Bay is 20.1% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 32.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Bull Bay is 23.5% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 49.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.71 JMD 1,227

$4.68 ฿151

64.74%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$62.8 JMD 10K

$46.4 ฿1,502

35.41%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.21 JMD 989

$8.65 ฿280

-28.21%

Cappuccino

$1.54 JMD 246

$3.09 ฿100

-50.16%

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

$0.9 JMD 143

$0.73 ฿23.53

23.29%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.76 JMD 121

$0.37 ฿11.95

105.41%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.54 JMD 404

$2.39 ฿77.4

6.28%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.53 JMD 402

$3.62 ฿117

-30.11%

Milk (1 liter)

$4.2 JMD 669

$2.24 ฿72.5

87.50%

White Bread (500g)

$3.29 JMD 524

$1.8 ฿58.2

82.78%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.22 JMD 194

$2.24 ฿72.3

-45.54%

Eggs

$3.45 JMD 550

$2.23 ฿72.1

54.71%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$5.08 JMD 809

$19.31 ฿625

-73.69%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.3 JMD 1,003

$3.77 ฿122

67.11%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$3.74 JMD 595

$13.05 ฿422

-71.34%

Apples (1kg)

$1.92 JMD 306

$3.28 ฿106

-41.46%

Banana (1kg)

$1.92 JMD 306

$1.63 ฿52.6

17.79%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.21 JMD 351

$2.4 ฿77.7

-7.92%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.95 JMD 152

$1.99 ฿64.3

-52.26%

Potato (1kg)

$0.96 JMD 152

$1.53 ฿49.62

-37.25%

Onion (1kg)

$1.54 JMD 245

$1.49 ฿48.11

3.36%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.11 JMD 177

$1.02 ฿32.87

8.82%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.01 JMD 161

$0.48 ฿15.61

110.42%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.79 JMD 603

$4.32 ฿140

-12.27%

Wine (Bottle)

$3.65 JMD 581

$21.68 ฿702

-83.16%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.34 JMD 372

$1.77 ฿57.3

32.20%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.39 JMD 381

$2.79 ฿90.4

-14.34%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.92 JMD 147

$1.35 ฿43.74

-31.85%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.76 ฿380

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.98 JMD 156

$3.15 ฿102

-68.89%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.16 JMD 504

$1 ฿32.3

216.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.31 JMD 1,004

$13.64 ฿442

-53.74%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.3 JMD 207

$1.3 ฿42.2

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

$42.8K JMD 6.8M

$27.4K ฿885.2K

56.55%

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

$33.3K JMD 5.3M

$33.9K ฿1.1M

-1.67%

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

$111 JMD 17.7K

$123 ฿3,970

-9.35%

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

$21.86 JMD 3,480

$13.93 ฿451

56.93%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.55 JMD 2,953

$18.24 ฿590

1.70%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$31.59 JMD 5,029

$60.8 ฿1,966

-48.00%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.11 ฿554

Cinema Ticket

$13.4 JMD 2,134

$9.07 ฿294

47.74%

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

$227 JMD 36.2K

$694 ฿22.5K

-67.25%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,484 JMD 395.4K

$15.9K ฿514.4K

-84.37%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$26.54 JMD 4,225

$57.5 ฿1,861

-53.85%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$25.42 JMD 4,047

$34.51 ฿1,117

-26.34%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$72.1 JMD 11.5K

$115 ฿3,727

-37.37%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$77.3 JMD 12.3K

$84.8 ฿2,743

-8.76%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$223 JMD 35.6K

$611 ฿19.8K

-63.44%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$155 JMD 24.7K

$442 ฿14.3K

-64.97%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,014 ฿65.2K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,460 ฿47.2K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,244 ฿137.3K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,886 ฿93.4K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$697 ฿22.5K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

9.15

5.33

71.67%

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

Last update for Bull Bay: October 29, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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