Cost of Living Comparison Between Diriamba and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Diriamba and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Diriamba is 0.4% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 44.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Diriamba is 10.7% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 52.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.79 NIO 177

$4.65 ฿146

3.01%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$34.93 NIO 1,288

$46.11 ฿1,450

-24.25%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.87 NIO 253

$8.74 ฿275

-21.40%

Cappuccino

$2.41 NIO 89.1

$3.04 ฿95.5

-20.72%

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

$0.84 NIO 30.96

$0.72 ฿22.65

16.67%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.75 NIO 27.60

$0.39 ฿12.30

92.31%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.27 NIO 46.93

$2.44 ฿76.7

-47.95%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.01 NIO 74.1

$3.79 ฿119

-46.97%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.27 NIO 46.73

$2.14 ฿67.4

-40.65%

White Bread (500g)

$2.45 NIO 90.3

$1.86 ฿58.5

31.72%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.89 NIO 69.8

$2.19 ฿68.8

-13.70%

Eggs

$2.25 NIO 83.1

$2.25 ฿70.6

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.13 NIO 411

$19.73 ฿620

-43.59%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.50 NIO 240

$3.79 ฿119

71.50%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.99 NIO 295

$13.55 ฿426

-41.03%

Apples (1kg)

$3.94 NIO 145

$3.25 ฿102

21.23%

Banana (1kg)

$0.90 NIO 33.30

$1.67 ฿52.6

-46.11%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.81 NIO 66.8

$2.39 ฿75.2

-24.27%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.17 NIO 80.2

$2.09 ฿65.8

3.83%

Potato (1kg)

$4.01 NIO 148

$1.53 ฿48.07

162.09%

Onion (1kg)

$2.18 NIO 80.5

$1.51 ฿47.47

44.37%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.07 NIO 39.43

$0.99 ฿31.09

8.08%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.06 NIO 39.01

$0.51 ฿16.19

107.84%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.67 NIO 98.6

$4.27 ฿134

-37.47%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.65 NIO 540

$20.31 ฿638

-27.87%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.45 NIO 53.5

$1.79 ฿56.3

-18.99%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.21 NIO 81.4

$2.77 ฿87.0

-20.22%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.40 ฿44.15

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿368

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.54 NIO 57.0

$3.11 ฿97.8

-50.48%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.99 ฿31.27

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.88 NIO 254

$13.73 ฿432

-49.89%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.31 NIO 48.47

$1.32 ฿41.47

-0.76%

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

$23.0K NIO 848.1K

$27.2K ฿856.3K

-15.57%

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

$25.9K NIO 954.6K

$34.1K ฿1.1M

-24.13%

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

$97.0 NIO 3,577

$120 ฿3,785

-19.44%

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

$17.06 NIO 629

$13.93 ฿438

22.47%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$37.41 NIO 1,380

$18.31 ฿576

104.31%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.9 ฿1,916

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿542

Cinema Ticket

$8.13 NIO 300

$8.71 ฿274

-6.66%

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

$127 NIO 4,667

$698 ฿21.9K

-81.87%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,923 NIO 218.4K

$15.7K ฿494.7K

-62.36%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$77.0 NIO 2,838

$57.6 ฿1,812

33.50%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$72.6 NIO 2,676

$34.24 ฿1,077

111.92%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$133 NIO 4,916

$113 ฿3,558

17.78%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$107 NIO 3,964

$84.8 ฿2,666

26.74%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$604 ฿19.0K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$436 ฿13.7K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,057 ฿64.7K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,498 ฿47.1K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿133.7K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$529 ฿16.6K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

10.25

5.33

92.31%

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

Last update for Diriamba: February 28, 2026

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

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