Cost of Living Comparison Between Cape Coast and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Cape Coast and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Cape Coast is 38.1% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 37.4% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Cape Coast is 33% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 43.9% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Cape Coast
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.45 GHS 45.49
$4.68 ฿151
-4.91%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$47.16 GHS 482
$46.4 ฿1,502
1.64%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.56 GHS 77.2
$8.65 ฿280
-12.60%
Cappuccino
$3.42 GHS 34.92
$3.09 ฿100
10.68%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.99 GHS 10.17
$0.73 ฿23.53
35.62%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.35 GHS 3.55
$0.37 ฿11.95
-5.41%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.56 GHS 15.94
$2.39 ฿77.4
-34.73%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.59 GHS 26.42
$3.62 ฿117
-28.45%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Cape Coast
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$3.51 GHS 35.82
$2.24 ฿72.5
56.70%
White Bread (500g)
$1.5 GHS 15.33
$1.8 ฿58.2
-16.67%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.35 GHS 24.05
$2.24 ฿72.3
4.91%
Eggs
$2.38 GHS 24.36
$2.23 ฿72.1
6.73%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.98 GHS 112
$19.31 ฿625
-43.14%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.62 GHS 47.19
$3.77 ฿122
22.55%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$6.02 GHS 61.5
$13.05 ฿422
-53.87%
Apples (1kg)
$2.93 GHS 29.94
$3.28 ฿106
-10.67%
Banana (1kg)
$1.45 GHS 14.8
$1.63 ฿52.6
-11.04%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.63 GHS 16.65
$2.4 ฿77.7
-32.08%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.09 GHS 31.56
$1.99 ฿64.3
55.28%
Potato (1kg)
$3.09 GHS 31.63
$1.53 ฿49.62
101.96%
Onion (1kg)
$2.36 GHS 24.13
$1.49 ฿48.11
58.39%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.8 GHS 8.17
$1.02 ฿32.87
-21.57%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.51 GHS 5.24
$0.48 ฿15.61
6.25%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$1.64 GHS 16.81
$4.32 ฿140
-62.04%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.91 GHS 60.4
$21.68 ฿702
-72.74%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.16 GHS 11.84
$1.77 ฿57.3
-34.46%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.94 GHS 19.83
$2.79 ฿90.4
-30.47%
🚌 Getting Around
Cape Coast
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$1.35 ฿43.74
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$11.76 ฿380
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.56 GHS 15.99
$3.15 ฿102
-50.48%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.21 GHS 12.38
$1 ฿32.3
21.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.65 GHS 57.7
$13.64 ฿442
-58.58%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.12 GHS 11.47
$1.3 ฿42.2
-13.85%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$8,049 GHS 82.3K
$27.4K ฿885.2K
-70.58%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$9,635 GHS 98.5K
$33.9K ฿1.1M
-71.58%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Cape Coast
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$56 GHS 573
$123 ฿3,970
-54.32%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.08 GHS 134
$13.93 ฿451
-6.10%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$37.88 GHS 387
$18.24 ฿590
107.68%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Cape Coast
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
-
$60.8 ฿1,966
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$17.11 ฿554
-
Cinema Ticket
$9.86 GHS 101
$9.07 ฿294
8.71%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Cape Coast
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$72.4 GHS 740
$694 ฿22.5K
-89.57%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$8,112 GHS 82.9K
$15.9K ฿514.4K
-48.96%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Cape Coast
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$14.7 GHS 150
$57.5 ฿1,861
-74.44%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$18.54 GHS 190
$34.51 ฿1,117
-46.28%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$28.69 GHS 293
$115 ฿3,727
-75.09%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$41.21 GHS 421
$84.8 ฿2,743
-51.39%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Cape Coast
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$712 GHS 7,272
$611 ฿19.8K
16.45%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$257 GHS 2,629
$442 ฿14.3K
-41.84%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,428 GHS 14.6K
$2,014 ฿65.2K
-29.12%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$548 GHS 5,597
$1,460 ฿47.2K
-62.48%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$4,244 ฿137.3K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,886 ฿93.4K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Cape Coast
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$697 ฿22.5K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
25.4
5.33
376.55%

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Last update for Cape Coast: October 29, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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