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Cost of Living Comparison Between Didim and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Didim and Phuket

๐Ÿ™‚ Solo nomad: Didim is 17.1% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 17% cheaper with rent.
๐Ÿ™‚ Family of 3: Didim is 13.1% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 35.9% cheaper with rent.
Currency
๐Ÿฝ Eating Out
Didim
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$7.60 โ‚บ329
$4.51 เธฟ142
68.51%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$30.04 โ‚บ1,300
$46.08 เธฟ1,449
-34.81%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.73 โ‚บ334
$8.78 เธฟ276
-11.96%
Cappuccino
$2.87 โ‚บ124
$3.09 เธฟ97.0
-7.12%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.23 โ‚บ53.3
$0.70 เธฟ21.97
75.71%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.46 โ‚บ19.94
$0.40 เธฟ12.46
15.00%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.52 โ‚บ152
$2.40 เธฟ75.5
46.67%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.99 โ‚บ173
$3.68 เธฟ116
8.42%
๐Ÿ›’ Groceries & Markets
Didim
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.79 โ‚บ34.14
$2.25 เธฟ70.6
-64.89%
White Bread (500g)
$1.24 โ‚บ53.6
$1.87 เธฟ58.8
-33.69%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.59 โ‚บ112
$2.22 เธฟ69.8
16.67%
Eggs
$1.20 โ‚บ51.8
$2.23 เธฟ70.1
-46.19%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.26 โ‚บ444
$19.68 เธฟ619
-47.87%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.19 โ‚บ225
$3.66 เธฟ115
41.80%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$18.07 โ‚บ782
$13.09 เธฟ411
38.04%
Apples (1kg)
$0.52 โ‚บ22.59
$3.38 เธฟ106
-84.62%
Banana (1kg)
$1.03 โ‚บ44.73
$1.69 เธฟ53.3
-39.05%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.53 โ‚บ22.75
$2.33 เธฟ73.2
-77.25%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.73 โ‚บ31.62
$1.98 เธฟ62.4
-63.13%
Potato (1kg)
$0.36 โ‚บ15.71
$1.55 เธฟ48.77
-76.77%
Onion (1kg)
$0.39 โ‚บ16.93
$1.51 เธฟ47.42
-74.17%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.78 โ‚บ33.80
$0.98 เธฟ30.84
-20.41%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.78 โ‚บ33.68
$0.48 เธฟ15.01
62.50%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.22 โ‚บ95.9
$4.35 เธฟ137
-48.97%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.31 โ‚บ446
$20.65 เธฟ649
-50.07%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.08 โ‚บ89.9
$1.77 เธฟ55.8
17.51%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.06 โ‚บ89.0
$2.75 เธฟ86.6
-25.09%
๐ŸšŒ Getting Around
Didim
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.49 โ‚บ21.33
$1.37 เธฟ43.19
-64.23%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$31.01 โ‚บ1,342
$11.36 เธฟ357
172.98%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$2.61 โ‚บ113
$3.11 เธฟ97.8
-16.08%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.95 โ‚บ41.14
$1.05 เธฟ32.96
-9.52%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$7.82 โ‚บ338
$13.72 เธฟ431
-43.00%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.23 โ‚บ53.4
$1.34 เธฟ42.16
-8.21%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$43.1K โ‚บ1.9M
$27.7K เธฟ869.6K
55.68%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$43.7K โ‚บ1.9M
$33.6K เธฟ1.1M
29.98%
๐Ÿงพ Monthly Utilities & Internet
Didim
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$61.4 โ‚บ2,655
$122 เธฟ3,835
-49.68%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$7.44 โ‚บ322
$13.61 เธฟ428
-45.33%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$7.52 โ‚บ326
$18.49 เธฟ581
-59.33%
๐ŸŽ‰ Sport & Entertainment
Didim
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$43.00 โ‚บ1,860
$61.7 เธฟ1,939
-30.30%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$16.70 เธฟ525
-
Cinema Ticket
$5.80 โ‚บ251
$9.09 เธฟ286
-36.19%
๐Ÿงธ Childcare & Education
Didim
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$614 โ‚บ26.5K
$702 เธฟ22.1K
-12.64%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$9,043 โ‚บ391.2K
$16.0K เธฟ502.8K
-43.45%
๐Ÿ‘•๐Ÿ‘Ÿ Clothing & Footwear
Didim
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$15.15 โ‚บ655
$58.9 เธฟ1,851
-74.27%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$14.97 โ‚บ648
$34.41 เธฟ1,082
-56.50%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$105 โ‚บ4,552
$113 เธฟ3,545
-6.70%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$127 โ‚บ5,477
$84.7 เธฟ2,662
49.54%
๐Ÿ  Accommodation & Living
Didim
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$505 โ‚บ21.9K
$606 เธฟ19.1K
-16.62%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$390 โ‚บ16.9K
$435 เธฟ13.7K
-10.34%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$231 โ‚บ9,972
$2,069 เธฟ65.0K
-88.86%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$710 โ‚บ30.7K
$1,473 เธฟ46.3K
-51.82%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,395 โ‚บ60.4K
$4,445 เธฟ139.8K
-68.61%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$943 โ‚บ40.8K
$2,988 เธฟ93.9K
-68.44%
๐Ÿ’ต Salaries & Financials
Didim
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$547 เธฟ17.2K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
36.83
5.33
590.99%

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Last update for Didim: January 13, 2026

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

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