Cost of Living Comparison Between Choluteca and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Choluteca and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Choluteca is 74.3% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 78.5% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Choluteca is 83.7% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 87.3% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Choluteca
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
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$4.68 ฿151
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Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
-
$46.4 ฿1,502
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Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
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$8.65 ฿280
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Cappuccino
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$3.09 ฿100
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Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
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$0.73 ฿23.53
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Water (0.33 liter bottle)
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$0.37 ฿11.95
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Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
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$2.39 ฿77.4
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Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$3.62 ฿117
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🛒 Groceries & Markets
Choluteca
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
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$2.24 ฿72.5
-
White Bread (500g)
$1.07 HNL 27.98
$1.8 ฿58.2
-40.56%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.17 HNL 56.4
$2.24 ฿72.3
-3.13%
Eggs
$1.22 HNL 31.8
$2.23 ฿72.1
-45.29%
Local Cheese (1kg)
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$19.31 ฿625
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Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$2.15 HNL 55.9
$3.77 ฿122
-42.97%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
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$13.05 ฿422
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Apples (1kg)
$2.24 HNL 58.3
$3.28 ฿106
-31.71%
Banana (1kg)
$2.23 HNL 58
$1.63 ฿52.6
36.81%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.16 HNL 56.2
$2.4 ฿77.7
-10.00%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.14 HNL 55.7
$1.99 ฿64.3
7.54%
Potato (1kg)
$2.19 HNL 57
$1.53 ฿49.62
43.14%
Onion (1kg)
$2.15 HNL 56
$1.49 ฿48.11
44.30%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.99 HNL 25.7
$1.02 ฿32.87
-2.94%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.01 HNL 26.34
$0.48 ฿15.61
110.42%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
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$4.32 ฿140
-
Wine (Bottle)
-
$21.68 ฿702
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.4 HNL 36.36
$1.77 ฿57.3
-20.90%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.99 HNL 25.74
$2.79 ฿90.4
-64.52%
🚌 Getting Around
Choluteca
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$1.35 ฿43.74
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$11.76 ฿380
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Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
-
$3.15 ฿102
-
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
-
$1 ฿32.3
-
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
-
$13.64 ฿442
-
Gasoline (1 liter)
-
$1.3 ฿42.2
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Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
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$27.4K ฿885.2K
-
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
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$33.9K ฿1.1M
-
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Choluteca
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$102 HNL 2,658
$123 ฿3,970
-16.76%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
-
$13.93 ฿451
-
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$51.6 HNL 1,343
$18.24 ฿590
182.79%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Choluteca
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
-
$60.8 ฿1,966
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
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$17.11 ฿554
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Cinema Ticket
-
$9.07 ฿294
-
🧸 Childcare & Education
Choluteca
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
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$694 ฿22.5K
-
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
-
$15.9K ฿514.4K
-
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Choluteca
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
-
$57.5 ฿1,861
-
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
-
$34.51 ฿1,117
-
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
-
$115 ฿3,727
-
Men's Leather Business Shoes
-
$84.8 ฿2,743
-
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Choluteca
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$611 ฿19.8K
-
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$442 ฿14.3K
-
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$2,014 ฿65.2K
-
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
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$1,460 ฿47.2K
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Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
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$4,244 ฿137.3K
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Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,886 ฿93.4K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Choluteca
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
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$697 ฿22.5K
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20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
0
5.33
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Last update for Choluteca: October 27, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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