Cost of Living Comparison Between Chilanga and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Chilanga and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Chilanga is 20.7% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 49.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Chilanga is 32.6% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 60.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.37 ZMW 169

$4.71 ฿151

56.48%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$25.06 ZMW 574

$45.87 ฿1,468

-45.37%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.68 ZMW 84.2

$8.84 ฿283

-58.37%

Cappuccino

$1.99 ZMW 45.67

$3.06 ฿98

-34.97%

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

$0.72 ZMW 16.56

$0.69 ฿22.16

4.35%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.37 ZMW 8.42

$0.39 ฿12.56

-5.13%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.89 ZMW 20.44

$2.49 ฿79.6

-64.26%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.82 ZMW 41.7

$3.72 ฿119

-51.08%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.27 ZMW 29.08

$2.18 ฿69.8

-41.74%

White Bread (500g)

$0.81 ZMW 18.52

$1.8 ฿57.5

-55.00%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.58 ZMW 36.13

$2.23 ฿71.4

-29.15%

Eggs

$1.76 ZMW 40.33

$2.23 ฿71.4

-21.08%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.6 ZMW 174

$19.66 ฿629

-61.34%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.84 ZMW 87.9

$3.77 ฿121

1.86%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.68 ZMW 107

$13.53 ฿433

-65.41%

Apples (1kg)

$2.49 ZMW 57.2

$3.24 ฿104

-23.15%

Banana (1kg)

$1.63 ZMW 37.43

$1.62 ฿51.9

0.62%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.68 ZMW 61.5

$2.4 ฿76.8

11.67%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.16 ZMW 26.54

$2.08 ฿66.5

-44.23%

Potato (1kg)

$1.87 ZMW 42.81

$1.59 ฿50.7

17.61%

Onion (1kg)

$1.32 ZMW 30.24

$1.49 ฿47.76

-11.41%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.92 ZMW 21.11

$1.01 ฿32.46

-8.91%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.49 ZMW 11.13

$0.48 ฿15.46

2.08%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.51 ZMW 57.4

$4.48 ฿143

-43.97%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.75 ZMW 155

$20.34 ฿651

-66.81%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.09 ZMW 24.94

$1.86 ฿59.5

-41.40%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.57 ZMW 35.87

$2.7 ฿86.3

-41.85%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.43 ฿45.79

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.47 ฿367

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.7 ZMW 61.9

$3.04 ฿97.4

-11.18%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.04 ฿33.18

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.95 ZMW 205

$13.64 ฿437

-34.38%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.23 ZMW 28.15

$1.35 ฿43.31

-8.89%

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

$7,864 ZMW 180.2K

$27.2K ฿870.3K

-71.09%

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

$28.7K ZMW 657.1K

$33.5K ฿1.1M

-14.35%

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

$92.1 ZMW 2,110

$122 ฿3,905

-24.54%

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

$53.5 ZMW 1,226

$13.61 ฿435

293.17%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$126 ZMW 2,894

$18.36 ฿588

587.75%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$59.9 ฿1,915

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.84 ฿539

Cinema Ticket

$4.14 ZMW 94.8

$8.92 ฿285

-53.59%

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

$175 ZMW 4,008

$684 ฿21.9K

-74.43%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$9,589 ZMW 219.8K

$16.1K ฿514.8K

-40.39%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$18.76 ZMW 430

$58.2 ฿1,862

-67.75%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$16.88 ZMW 387

$34.38 ฿1,100

-50.90%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$85.3 ZMW 1,955

$113 ฿3,631

-24.82%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$72 ZMW 1,650

$84.9 ฿2,716

-15.19%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$621 ฿19.9K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$441 ฿14.1K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,063 ฿66K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,469 ฿47K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,286 ฿137.1K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,957 ฿94.6K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$534 ฿17.1K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

369.04%

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

Last update for Chilanga: December 1, 2025

Last update for Phuket: December 1, 2025

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