Cost of Living Comparison Between Chapala and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Chapala and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Chapala is 17.4% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 16.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Chapala is 17.6% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 39.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$8.35 MX$158

$4.68 ฿151

78.42%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$33.86 MX$640

$46.4 ฿1,502

-27.03%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.06 MX$134

$8.65 ฿280

-18.38%

Cappuccino

$3.27 MX$61.7

$3.09 ฿100

5.83%

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

$1.98 MX$37.35

$0.73 ฿23.53

171.23%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.02 MX$19.22

$0.37 ฿11.95

175.68%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.98 MX$37.45

$2.39 ฿77.4

-17.15%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.1 MX$58.7

$3.62 ฿117

-14.36%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.63 MX$30.88

$2.24 ฿72.5

-27.23%

White Bread (500g)

$2.74 MX$51.7

$1.8 ฿58.2

52.22%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.57 MX$29.74

$2.24 ฿72.3

-29.91%

Eggs

$2.17 MX$41.04

$2.23 ฿72.1

-2.69%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.8 MX$147

$19.31 ฿625

-59.61%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.3 MX$138

$3.77 ฿122

93.63%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.72 MX$146

$13.05 ฿422

-40.84%

Apples (1kg)

$2.24 MX$42.43

$3.28 ฿106

-31.71%

Banana (1kg)

$0.96 MX$18.22

$1.63 ฿52.6

-41.10%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.91 MX$17.19

$2.4 ฿77.7

-62.08%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.46 MX$27.51

$1.99 ฿64.3

-26.63%

Potato (1kg)

$1.36 MX$25.79

$1.53 ฿49.62

-11.11%

Onion (1kg)

$1.04 MX$19.6

$1.49 ฿48.11

-30.20%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.9 MX$17

$1.02 ฿32.87

-11.76%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.83 MX$15.61

$0.48 ฿15.61

72.92%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.94 MX$74.5

$4.32 ฿140

-8.80%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.48 MX$179

$21.68 ฿702

-56.27%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.35 MX$25.54

$1.77 ฿57.3

-23.73%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.62 MX$30.59

$2.79 ฿90.4

-41.94%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.62 MX$11.68

$1.35 ฿43.74

-54.07%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.76 ฿380

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.05 MX$19.79

$3.15 ฿102

-66.67%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.47 MX$27.88

$1 ฿32.3

47.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.22 MX$60.9

$13.64 ฿442

-76.39%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.26 MX$23.79

$1.3 ฿42.2

-3.08%

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

$18.3K MX$345.2K

$27.4K ฿885.2K

-33.25%

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

$18.9K MX$357.7K

$33.9K ฿1.1M

-44.20%

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

$48.8 MX$923

$123 ฿3,970

-60.22%

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

$17.28 MX$327

$13.93 ฿451

24.05%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$26.03 MX$492

$18.24 ฿590

42.71%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$25.2 MX$476

$60.8 ฿1,966

-58.52%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.08 MX$304

$17.11 ฿554

-6.02%

Cinema Ticket

$4.3 MX$81.3

$9.07 ฿294

-52.59%

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

$182 MX$3,434

$694 ฿22.5K

-73.84%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,575 MX$48.7K

$15.9K ฿514.4K

-83.80%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$43.16 MX$816

$57.5 ฿1,861

-24.95%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$16.02 MX$303

$34.51 ฿1,117

-53.58%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$67.4 MX$1,275

$115 ฿3,727

-41.44%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$55.3 MX$1,046

$84.8 ฿2,743

-34.73%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$463 MX$8,750

$611 ฿19.8K

-24.25%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$431 MX$8,143

$442 ฿14.3K

-2.61%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$786 MX$14.9K

$2,014 ฿65.2K

-60.96%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$623 MX$11.8K

$1,460 ฿47.2K

-57.30%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,798 MX$34K

$4,244 ฿137.3K

-57.64%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$706 MX$13.3K

$2,886 ฿93.4K

-75.55%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$697 ฿22.5K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.24

5.33

110.88%

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

Last update for Chapala: October 29, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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