Cost of Living Comparison Between Calarasi and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Calarasi and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Calarasi is 19.4% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 43.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Calarasi is 32.8% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 53.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$8.79 MDL 149

$4.68 ฿151

87.82%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$36.66 MDL 621

$46.4 ฿1,502

-20.99%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.8 MDL 132

$8.65 ฿280

-9.83%

Cappuccino

$1.82 MDL 30.8

$3.09 ฿100

-41.10%

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

$0.99 MDL 16.74

$0.73 ฿23.53

35.62%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.66 MDL 11.14

$0.37 ฿11.95

78.38%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.7 MDL 28.83

$2.39 ฿77.4

-28.87%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.33 MDL 39.44

$3.62 ฿117

-35.64%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.24 MDL 20.97

$2.24 ฿72.5

-44.64%

White Bread (500g)

$0.52 MDL 8.77

$1.8 ฿58.2

-71.11%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.5 MDL 25.39

$2.24 ฿72.3

-33.04%

Eggs

$2.5 MDL 42.28

$2.23 ฿72.1

12.11%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.19 MDL 173

$19.31 ฿625

-47.23%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.42 MDL 91.7

$3.77 ฿122

43.77%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.73 MDL 148

$13.05 ฿422

-33.10%

Apples (1kg)

$0.83 MDL 14.06

$3.28 ฿106

-74.70%

Banana (1kg)

$1.76 MDL 29.84

$1.63 ฿52.6

7.98%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.79 MDL 30.25

$2.4 ฿77.7

-25.42%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.16 MDL 36.62

$1.99 ฿64.3

8.54%

Potato (1kg)

$0.76 MDL 12.92

$1.53 ฿49.62

-50.33%

Onion (1kg)

$0.58 MDL 9.85

$1.49 ฿48.11

-61.07%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.36 MDL 23.02

$1.02 ฿32.87

33.33%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.88 MDL 14.96

$0.48 ฿15.61

83.33%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.13 MDL 53

$4.32 ฿140

-27.55%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.2 MDL 88.1

$21.68 ฿702

-76.01%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.25 MDL 21.21

$1.77 ฿57.3

-29.38%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.99 MDL 33.71

$2.79 ฿90.4

-28.67%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.35 ฿43.74

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.76 ฿380

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.99 MDL 33.71

$3.15 ฿102

-36.83%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.25 MDL 4.2

$1 ฿32.3

-75.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.4 MDL 91.4

$13.64 ฿442

-60.41%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.44 MDL 24.38

$1.3 ฿42.2

10.77%

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

$32.8K MDL 554.6K

$27.4K ฿885.2K

19.75%

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

$31.5K MDL 532.8K

$33.9K ฿1.1M

-7.19%

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

$169 MDL 2,865

$123 ฿3,970

37.94%

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

$7.58 MDL 128

$13.93 ฿451

-45.59%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$11.02 MDL 187

$18.24 ฿590

-39.58%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.8 ฿1,966

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.11 ฿554

Cinema Ticket

$7.73 MDL 131

$9.07 ฿294

-14.77%

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

$389 MDL 6,588

$694 ฿22.5K

-43.95%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,673 MDL 129.9K

$15.9K ฿514.4K

-51.73%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$64.7 MDL 1,095

$57.5 ฿1,861

12.50%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$54.4 MDL 921

$34.51 ฿1,117

57.66%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$111 MDL 1,885

$115 ฿3,727

-3.29%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$123 MDL 2,085

$84.8 ฿2,743

45.31%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$611 ฿19.8K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$442 ฿14.3K

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 %)

9.24

5.33

73.36%

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

Last update for Calarasi: October 29, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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