Cost of Living Comparison Between Curepipe and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Curepipe and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Curepipe is 18.5% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 22.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Curepipe is 18.4% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 37.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.38 MUR 152

$4.68 ฿151

-27.78%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$43.32 MUR 1,949

$46.4 ฿1,502

-6.64%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.55 MUR 205

$8.65 ฿280

-47.40%

Cappuccino

$2.69 MUR 121

$3.09 ฿100

-12.94%

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

$1.03 MUR 46.38

$0.73 ฿23.53

41.10%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.57 MUR 25.44

$0.37 ฿11.95

54.05%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.72 MUR 77.5

$2.39 ฿77.4

-28.03%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.77 MUR 125

$3.62 ฿117

-23.48%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.33 MUR 59.9

$2.24 ฿72.5

-40.63%

White Bread (500g)

$0.66 MUR 29.7

$1.8 ฿58.2

-63.33%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.32 MUR 59.3

$2.24 ฿72.3

-41.07%

Eggs

$2.32 MUR 105

$2.23 ฿72.1

4.04%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.66 MUR 345

$19.31 ฿625

-60.33%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.37 MUR 287

$3.77 ฿122

68.97%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.85 MUR 398

$13.05 ฿422

-32.18%

Apples (1kg)

$1.98 MUR 89.3

$3.28 ฿106

-39.63%

Banana (1kg)

$1.81 MUR 81.7

$1.63 ฿52.6

11.04%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.49 MUR 67

$2.4 ฿77.7

-37.92%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.64 MUR 119

$1.99 ฿64.3

32.66%

Potato (1kg)

$0.93 MUR 41.93

$1.53 ฿49.62

-39.22%

Onion (1kg)

$1.01 MUR 45.63

$1.49 ฿48.11

-32.21%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.78 MUR 35.17

$1.02 ฿32.87

-23.53%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.57 MUR 25.69

$0.48 ฿15.61

18.75%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$5.84 MUR 263

$4.32 ฿140

35.19%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.31 MUR 329

$21.68 ฿702

-66.28%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.73 MUR 77.7

$1.77 ฿57.3

-2.26%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.03 MUR 91.6

$2.79 ฿90.4

-27.24%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.89 MUR 40.09

$1.35 ฿43.74

-34.07%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$36.33 MUR 1,635

$11.76 ฿380

208.93%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.28 MUR 147

$3.15 ฿102

4.13%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.66 MUR 120

$1 ฿32.3

166.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.34 MUR 195

$13.64 ฿442

-68.18%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.46 MUR 65.8

$1.3 ฿42.2

12.31%

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

$28.1K MUR 1.3M

$27.4K ฿885.2K

2.66%

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

$29.3K MUR 1.3M

$33.9K ฿1.1M

-13.56%

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

$50.2 MUR 2,260

$123 ฿3,970

-59.07%

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

$18.61 MUR 838

$13.93 ฿451

33.60%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$30.35 MUR 1,366

$18.24 ฿590

66.39%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$17.34 MUR 780

$60.8 ฿1,966

-71.46%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$2.23 MUR 100

$17.11 ฿554

-86.97%

Cinema Ticket

$6.14 MUR 276

$9.07 ฿294

-32.30%

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

$154 MUR 6,938

$694 ฿22.5K

-77.79%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,110 MUR 140K

$15.9K ฿514.4K

-80.43%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$40.26 MUR 1,812

$57.5 ฿1,861

-29.99%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$33.62 MUR 1,513

$34.51 ฿1,117

-2.58%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$74.5 MUR 3,353

$115 ฿3,727

-35.30%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$73.2 MUR 3,292

$84.8 ฿2,743

-13.70%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$515 MUR 23.2K

$611 ฿19.8K

-15.66%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$363 MUR 16.4K

$442 ฿14.3K

-17.82%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,013 MUR 45.6K

$2,014 ฿65.2K

-49.70%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$672 MUR 30.2K

$1,460 ฿47.2K

-53.94%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$782 MUR 35.2K

$4,244 ฿137.3K

-81.57%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$662 MUR 29.8K

$2,886 ฿93.4K

-77.07%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$680 MUR 30.6K

$697 ฿22.5K

-2.34%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.5

5.33

3.19%

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

Last update for Curepipe: October 29, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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