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

🙂 Solo nomad: Choluteca is 76.3% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 79% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Choluteca is 80.3% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 87.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.65 ฿147

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.11 ฿1,460

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.74 ฿277

Cappuccino

$3.04 ฿96.2

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

$0.72 ฿22.80

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.39 ฿12.38

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.44 ฿77.2

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 ฿120

Milk (1 liter)

$2.14 ฿67.9

White Bread (500g)

$1.08 HNL 28.58

$1.86 ฿58.9

-41.94%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 HNL 58.6

$2.19 ฿69.2

1.37%

Eggs

$1.23 HNL 32.66

$2.25 ฿71.1

-45.33%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.73 ฿625

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.13 HNL 56.5

$3.79 ฿120

-43.80%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.55 ฿429

Apples (1kg)

$2.23 HNL 59.1

$3.25 ฿103

-31.38%

Banana (1kg)

$2.16 HNL 57.1

$1.67 ฿52.9

29.34%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.17 HNL 57.5

$2.39 ฿75.7

-9.21%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.19 HNL 57.8

$2.09 ฿66.2

4.78%

Potato (1kg)

$2.25 HNL 59.6

$1.53 ฿48.39

47.06%

Onion (1kg)

$2.14 HNL 56.5

$1.51 ฿47.79

41.72%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.03 HNL 27.13

$0.99 ฿31.30

4.04%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.98 HNL 25.82

$0.51 ฿16.30

92.16%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.27 ฿135

Wine (Bottle)

$20.31 ฿643

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.45 HNL 38.25

$1.79 ฿56.7

-18.99%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.99 HNL 26.11

$2.77 ฿87.6

-64.26%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.40 ฿44.44

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿370

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿98.4

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.99 ฿31.48

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.73 ฿435

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.32 ฿41.75

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

$27.2K ฿862.0K

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

$34.1K ฿1.1M

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

$102 HNL 2,700

$120 ฿3,811

-15.22%

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

$13.93 ฿441

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$50.7 HNL 1,342

$18.31 ฿579

177.12%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.9 ฿1,928

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿545

Cinema Ticket

$8.71 ฿276

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

$698 ฿22.1K

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.7K ฿498.0K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.6 ฿1,824

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.24 ฿1,084

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,582

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.8 ฿2,684

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$604 ฿19.1K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$436 ฿13.8K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,057 ฿65.1K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,498 ฿47.4K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿134.6K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿94.6K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$529 ฿16.7K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

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

Last update for Choluteca: March 2, 2026

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

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