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

🙂 Solo nomad: Choloma is 22.7% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 46.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Choloma is 27.6% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 51.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.77 HNL 153

$4.65 ฿151

24.09%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$37.77 HNL 999

$46.54 ฿1,507

-18.84%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.73 HNL 205

$8.64 ฿280

-10.53%

Cappuccino

$2.34 HNL 61.9

$2.93 ฿94.8

-20.14%

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

$0.95 HNL 25.21

$0.68 ฿22.15

39.71%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.12 HNL 29.60

$0.36 ฿11.79

211.11%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.14 HNL 30.14

$2.43 ฿78.7

-53.09%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.67 HNL 70.8

$3.64 ฿118

-26.65%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.44 HNL 38.18

$2.19 ฿70.8

-34.25%

White Bread (500g)

$2.05 HNL 54.3

$1.80 ฿58.3

13.89%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.22 HNL 32.27

$2.18 ฿70.5

-44.04%

Eggs

$2.12 HNL 56.1

$2.29 ฿74.3

-7.42%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.05 HNL 160

$19.66 ฿637

-69.23%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.69 HNL 97.6

$3.78 ฿122

-2.38%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.12 HNL 215

$13.09 ฿424

-37.97%

Apples (1kg)

$2.84 HNL 75.2

$3.30 ฿107

-13.94%

Banana (1kg)

$1.44 HNL 38.02

$1.71 ฿55.2

-15.79%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.50 HNL 39.69

$2.31 ฿74.7

-35.06%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.51 HNL 39.97

$1.99 ฿64.3

-24.12%

Potato (1kg)

$1.67 HNL 44.15

$1.53 ฿49.58

9.15%

Onion (1kg)

$1.36 HNL 36.09

$1.49 ฿48.16

-8.72%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.83 HNL 22.03

$1.01 ฿32.86

-17.82%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.67 HNL 44.06

$0.48 ฿15.70

247.92%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.52 HNL 66.6

$4.27 ฿138

-40.98%

Wine (Bottle)

$19.82 ฿642

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.35 HNL 35.63

$1.79 ฿57.9

-24.58%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.81 HNL 47.85

$2.70 ฿87.3

-32.96%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.62 HNL 16.43

$1.37 ฿44.33

-54.74%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.39 ฿369

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.16 HNL 110

$3.05 ฿98.8

36.39%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.03 ฿33.44

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$14.02 ฿454

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.03 HNL 27.26

$1.34 ฿43.40

-23.13%

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

$19.3K HNL 509.9K

$28.2K ฿914.6K

-31.77%

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

$19.5K HNL 515.0K

$33.2K ฿1.1M

-41.44%

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

$83.6 HNL 2,211

$124 ฿4,004

-32.43%

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

$8.98 HNL 238

$13.60 ฿440

-33.97%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$41.35 HNL 1,094

$18.25 ฿591

126.58%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.9 ฿2,004

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.01 ฿551

Cinema Ticket

$5.91 HNL 156

$9.15 ฿296

-35.41%

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

$249 HNL 6,591

$705 ฿22.8K

-64.66%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.2K ฿523.5K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$45.42 HNL 1,202

$58.1 ฿1,882

-21.85%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$35.80 HNL 947

$34.27 ฿1,110

4.46%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$108 HNL 2,845

$115 ฿3,731

-6.70%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$103 HNL 2,717

$84.9 ฿2,749

20.95%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$108 HNL 2,868

$613 ฿19.9K

-82.32%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$101 HNL 2,660

$447 ฿14.5K

-77.53%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$351 HNL 9,275

$2,070 ฿67.0K

-83.07%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$295 HNL 7,815

$1,517 ฿49.1K

-80.54%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$578 HNL 15.3K

$4,169 ฿135.0K

-86.14%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$448 HNL 11.8K

$3,017 ฿97.7K

-85.16%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$522 HNL 13.8K

$530 ฿17.2K

-1.54%

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: March 9, 2026

Last update for Phuket: March 9, 2026

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