Cost of Living Comparison Between Choloma and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Choloma and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Choloma is 19.2% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 44.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Choloma is 16.8% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 50.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.85 HNL 154

$4.71 ฿151

24.20%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$37.32 HNL 982

$45.87 ฿1,468

-18.64%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.48 HNL 197

$8.84 ฿283

-15.38%

Cappuccino

$2.37 HNL 62.4

$3.06 ฿98

-22.55%

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

$1.01 HNL 26.58

$0.69 ฿22.16

46.38%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.12 HNL 29.58

$0.39 ฿12.56

187.18%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.12 HNL 29.5

$2.49 ฿79.6

-55.02%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.61 HNL 68.7

$3.72 ฿119

-29.84%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.4 HNL 36.75

$2.18 ฿69.8

-35.78%

White Bread (500g)

$2.08 HNL 54.7

$1.8 ฿57.5

15.56%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.22 HNL 32.11

$2.23 ฿71.4

-45.29%

Eggs

$2.03 HNL 53.3

$2.23 ฿71.4

-8.97%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.01 HNL 158

$19.66 ฿629

-69.43%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.71 HNL 97.6

$3.77 ฿121

-1.59%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.16 HNL 215

$13.53 ฿433

-39.69%

Apples (1kg)

$2.98 HNL 78.5

$3.24 ฿104

-8.02%

Banana (1kg)

$1.51 HNL 39.78

$1.62 ฿51.9

-6.79%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.46 HNL 38.39

$2.4 ฿76.8

-39.17%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.56 HNL 41.09

$2.08 ฿66.5

-25.00%

Potato (1kg)

$1.59 HNL 41.82

$1.59 ฿50.7

Onion (1kg)

$1.39 HNL 36.69

$1.49 ฿47.76

-6.71%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.89 HNL 23.3

$1.01 ฿32.46

-11.88%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.67 HNL 43.92

$0.48 ฿15.46

247.92%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.45 HNL 64.6

$4.48 ฿143

-45.31%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.75 HNL 257

$20.34 ฿651

-52.06%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.34 HNL 35.28

$1.86 ฿59.5

-27.96%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.78 HNL 46.89

$2.7 ฿86.3

-34.07%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.62 HNL 16.44

$1.43 ฿45.79

-56.64%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.47 ฿367

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.27 HNL 112

$3.04 ฿97.4

40.46%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.04 ฿33.18

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.64 ฿437

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.04 HNL 27.33

$1.35 ฿43.31

-22.96%

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

$18.9K HNL 497.8K

$27.2K ฿870.3K

-30.44%

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

$19.4K HNL 511.5K

$33.5K ฿1.1M

-41.92%

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

$83.1 HNL 2,186

$122 ฿3,905

-31.93%

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

$9.21 HNL 242

$13.61 ฿435

-32.33%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$40.36 HNL 1,062

$18.36 ฿588

119.83%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$59.9 ฿1,915

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.84 ฿539

Cinema Ticket

$5.66 HNL 149

$8.92 ฿285

-36.55%

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

$254 HNL 6,680

$684 ฿21.9K

-62.88%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.1K ฿514.8K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$45.3 HNL 1,192

$58.2 ฿1,862

-22.12%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$35.29 HNL 929

$34.38 ฿1,100

2.65%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$108 HNL 2,831

$113 ฿3,631

-5.20%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$103 HNL 2,698

$84.9 ฿2,716

20.81%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$111 HNL 2,908

$621 ฿19.9K

-82.19%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$98.8 HNL 2,599

$441 ฿14.1K

-77.58%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$354 HNL 9,305

$2,063 ฿66K

-82.86%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$301 HNL 7,910

$1,469 ฿47K

-79.54%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$576 HNL 15.2K

$4,286 ฿137.1K

-86.56%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$456 HNL 12K

$2,957 ฿94.6K

-84.59%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$517 HNL 13.6K

$534 ฿17.1K

-3.28%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

125.14%

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

Last update for Choloma: November 29, 2025

Last update for Phuket: December 1, 2025

Digital Nomad Cost of Living Index

Similar cities

Ubud, Bali

🇮🇩 Indonesia

Da Nang

🇻🇳 Vietnam

Canggu, Bali

🇮🇩 Indonesia

Cemagi, Bali

🇮🇩 Indonesia

Jimbaran, Bali

🇮🇩 Indonesia

Kuta, Bali

🇮🇩 Indonesia

Sanur, Bali

🇮🇩 Indonesia

Seminyak, Bali

🇮🇩 Indonesia