Cost of Living Comparison Between Chinandega and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Chinandega and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Chinandega is 16.2% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 42.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Chinandega is 9.9% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 53.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.87 NIO 179

$4.65 ฿148

4.73%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$35.44 NIO 1,305

$46.11 ฿1,470

-23.14%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.11 NIO 262

$8.74 ฿279

-18.65%

Cappuccino

$2.42 NIO 88.9

$3.04 ฿96.9

-20.39%

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

$0.85 NIO 31.39

$0.72 ฿22.96

18.06%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.71 NIO 26.02

$0.39 ฿12.47

82.05%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.34 NIO 49.39

$2.44 ฿77.8

-45.08%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.97 NIO 72.7

$3.79 ฿121

-48.02%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.27 NIO 46.89

$2.14 ฿68.4

-40.65%

White Bread (500g)

$2.47 NIO 90.8

$1.86 ฿59.3

32.80%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.89 NIO 69.5

$2.19 ฿69.7

-13.70%

Eggs

$2.31 NIO 85.1

$2.25 ฿71.6

2.67%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.16 NIO 411

$19.73 ฿629

-43.44%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.79 NIO 250

$3.79 ฿121

79.16%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.91 NIO 291

$13.55 ฿432

-41.62%

Apples (1kg)

$3.82 NIO 141

$3.25 ฿104

17.54%

Banana (1kg)

$0.83 NIO 30.46

$1.67 ฿53.3

-50.30%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.84 NIO 67.9

$2.39 ฿76.3

-23.01%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.27 NIO 83.7

$2.09 ฿66.7

8.61%

Potato (1kg)

$3.89 NIO 143

$1.53 ฿48.74

154.25%

Onion (1kg)

$2.14 NIO 78.9

$1.51 ฿48.13

41.72%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.05 NIO 38.74

$0.99 ฿31.53

6.06%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.05 NIO 38.53

$0.51 ฿16.41

105.88%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.61 NIO 96.2

$4.27 ฿136

-38.88%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.52 NIO 535

$20.31 ฿647

-28.51%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.46 NIO 53.8

$1.79 ฿57.1

-18.44%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.20 NIO 81.0

$2.77 ฿88.2

-20.58%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.40 ฿44.77

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿373

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.54 NIO 56.8

$3.11 ฿99.1

-50.48%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.99 ฿31.71

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.83 NIO 251

$13.73 ฿438

-50.25%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.30 NIO 48.01

$1.32 ฿42.05

-1.52%

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

$22.6K NIO 833.5K

$27.2K ฿868.3K

-16.89%

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

$26.2K NIO 964.5K

$34.1K ฿1.1M

-23.21%

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

$97.1 NIO 3,573

$120 ฿3,838

-19.39%

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

$16.74 NIO 616

$13.93 ฿444

20.17%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$35.23 NIO 1,297

$18.31 ฿584

92.41%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.9 ฿1,942

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿549

Cinema Ticket

$7.82 NIO 288

$8.71 ฿278

-10.22%

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

$126 NIO 4,652

$698 ฿22.2K

-81.89%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,961 NIO 219.5K

$15.7K ฿501.6K

-62.12%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$78.0 NIO 2,871

$57.6 ฿1,838

35.25%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$72.8 NIO 2,681

$34.24 ฿1,092

112.65%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$134 NIO 4,922

$113 ฿3,608

18.11%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$109 NIO 4,009

$84.8 ฿2,704

28.38%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$604 ฿19.3K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$436 ฿13.9K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,057 ฿65.6K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,498 ฿47.8K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿135.6K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿95.3K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$529 ฿16.9K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

10.25

5.33

92.31%

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

Last update for Chinandega: March 1, 2026

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

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