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

🙂 Solo nomad: Curepipe is 29.4% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 26.5% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Curepipe is 18.1% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 37.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Curepipe
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$3.20 MUR 151
$4.65 ฿148
-31.18%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$43.68 MUR 2,066
$46.11 ฿1,470
-5.27%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.50 MUR 213
$8.74 ฿279
-48.51%
Cappuccino
$2.55 MUR 121
$3.04 ฿96.9
-16.12%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.03 MUR 48.81
$0.72 ฿22.96
43.06%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.56 MUR 26.34
$0.39 ฿12.47
43.59%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.78 MUR 84.3
$2.44 ฿77.8
-27.05%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.67 MUR 126
$3.79 ฿121
-29.55%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Curepipe
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.29 MUR 61.0
$2.14 ฿68.4
-39.72%
White Bread (500g)
$0.66 MUR 31.28
$1.86 ฿59.3
-64.52%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.34 MUR 63.2
$2.19 ฿69.7
-38.81%
Eggs
$2.23 MUR 106
$2.25 ฿71.6
-0.89%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.77 MUR 368
$19.73 ฿629
-60.62%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.11 MUR 289
$3.79 ฿121
61.21%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.88 MUR 420
$13.55 ฿432
-34.46%
Apples (1kg)
$2.01 MUR 94.8
$3.25 ฿104
-38.15%
Banana (1kg)
$1.80 MUR 84.9
$1.67 ฿53.3
7.78%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.43 MUR 67.8
$2.39 ฿76.3
-40.17%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.65 MUR 125
$2.09 ฿66.7
26.79%
Potato (1kg)
$0.91 MUR 43.19
$1.53 ฿48.74
-40.52%
Onion (1kg)
$0.92 MUR 43.69
$1.51 ฿48.13
-39.07%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.84 MUR 39.85
$0.99 ฿31.53
-15.15%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.57 MUR 27.03
$0.51 ฿16.41
11.76%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$5.87 MUR 278
$4.27 ฿136
37.47%
Wine (Bottle)
$6.81 MUR 322
$20.31 ฿647
-66.47%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.73 MUR 81.7
$1.79 ฿57.1
-3.35%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.11 MUR 99.8
$2.77 ฿88.2
-23.83%
🚌 Getting Around
Curepipe
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.89 MUR 42.23
$1.40 ฿44.77
-36.43%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$36.47 MUR 1,725
$11.70 ฿373
211.71%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.37 MUR 159
$3.11 ฿99.1
8.36%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.69 MUR 127
$0.99 ฿31.71
171.72%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$4.49 MUR 212
$13.73 ฿438
-67.30%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.42 MUR 66.9
$1.32 ฿42.05
7.58%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$28.9K MUR 1.4M
$27.2K ฿868.3K
6.28%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$28.4K MUR 1.3M
$34.1K ฿1.1M
-16.64%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Curepipe
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$49.25 MUR 2,330
$120 ฿3,838
-59.09%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.33 MUR 867
$13.93 ฿444
31.59%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.88 MUR 1,461
$18.31 ฿584
68.65%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Curepipe
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$17.75 MUR 839
$60.9 ฿1,942
-70.87%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$2.18 MUR 103
$17.23 ฿549
-87.35%
Cinema Ticket
$5.95 MUR 282
$8.71 ฿278
-31.69%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Curepipe
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$156 MUR 7,378
$698 ฿22.2K
-77.65%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,200 MUR 151.4K
$15.7K ฿501.6K
-79.66%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Curepipe
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$41.66 MUR 1,970
$57.6 ฿1,838
-27.72%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$33.54 MUR 1,586
$34.24 ฿1,092
-2.04%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$76.1 MUR 3,602
$113 ฿3,608
-32.72%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$72.5 MUR 3,431
$84.8 ฿2,704
-14.48%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Curepipe
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$505 MUR 23.9K
$604 ฿19.3K
-16.33%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$363 MUR 17.2K
$436 ฿13.9K
-16.67%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,037 MUR 49.0K
$2,057 ฿65.6K
-49.60%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$688 MUR 32.5K
$1,498 ฿47.8K
-54.11%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$749 MUR 35.4K
$4,252 ฿135.6K
-82.40%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$632 MUR 29.9K
$2,988 ฿95.3K
-78.85%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Curepipe
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$657 MUR 31.1K
$529 ฿16.9K
24.08%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.5
5.33
3.19%

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Last update for Curepipe: March 3, 2026

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

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