Cost of Living Comparison Between Dubasari and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Dubasari and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Dubasari is 15.4% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 43.2% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Dubasari is 11.3% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 54.1% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Dubasari
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$8.63 MDL 146
$4.68 ฿151
84.40%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$36.46 MDL 617
$46.4 ฿1,502
-21.42%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.64 MDL 129
$8.65 ฿280
-11.68%
Cappuccino
$1.89 MDL 32.01
$3.09 ฿100
-38.83%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.99 MDL 16.72
$0.73 ฿23.53
35.62%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.7 MDL 11.8
$0.37 ฿11.95
89.19%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.72 MDL 29.13
$2.39 ฿77.4
-28.03%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.33 MDL 39.4
$3.62 ฿117
-35.64%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Dubasari
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.22 MDL 20.74
$2.24 ฿72.5
-45.54%
White Bread (500g)
$0.52 MDL 8.89
$1.8 ฿58.2
-71.11%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.46 MDL 24.74
$2.24 ฿72.3
-34.82%
Eggs
$2.6 MDL 44.04
$2.23 ฿72.1
16.59%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.19 MDL 172
$19.31 ฿625
-47.23%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.36 MDL 90.7
$3.77 ฿122
42.18%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.82 MDL 149
$13.05 ฿422
-32.41%
Apples (1kg)
$0.91 MDL 15.43
$3.28 ฿106
-72.26%
Banana (1kg)
$1.81 MDL 30.67
$1.63 ฿52.6
11.04%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.79 MDL 30.23
$2.4 ฿77.7
-25.42%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.07 MDL 34.99
$1.99 ฿64.3
4.02%
Potato (1kg)
$0.79 MDL 13.31
$1.53 ฿49.62
-48.37%
Onion (1kg)
$0.59 MDL 10.05
$1.49 ฿48.11
-60.40%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.36 MDL 23.06
$1.02 ฿32.87
33.33%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.88 MDL 14.86
$0.48 ฿15.61
83.33%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.26 MDL 55.2
$4.32 ฿140
-24.54%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.41 MDL 91.6
$21.68 ฿702
-75.05%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.22 MDL 20.62
$1.77 ฿57.3
-31.07%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.94 MDL 32.83
$2.79 ฿90.4
-30.47%
🚌 Getting Around
Dubasari
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$1.35 ฿43.74
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$11.76 ฿380
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$2.01 MDL 34.05
$3.15 ฿102
-36.19%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.27 MDL 4.57
$1 ฿32.3
-73.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.16 MDL 87.4
$13.64 ฿442
-62.17%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.42 MDL 23.99
$1.3 ฿42.2
9.23%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$32.5K MDL 550.1K
$27.4K ฿885.2K
18.77%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$31.6K MDL 535.3K
$33.9K ฿1.1M
-6.76%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Dubasari
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$174 MDL 2,949
$123 ฿3,970
41.99%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$7.64 MDL 129
$13.93 ฿451
-45.15%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$10.92 MDL 185
$18.24 ฿590
-40.13%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Dubasari
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
-
$60.8 ฿1,966
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$17.11 ฿554
-
Cinema Ticket
$7.7 MDL 130
$9.07 ฿294
-15.10%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Dubasari
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$385 MDL 6,510
$694 ฿22.5K
-44.61%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$7,700 MDL 130.4K
$15.9K ฿514.4K
-51.56%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Dubasari
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$65.6 MDL 1,111
$57.5 ฿1,861
14.10%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$53.6 MDL 907
$34.51 ฿1,117
55.23%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$113 MDL 1,918
$115 ฿3,727
-1.64%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$122 MDL 2,069
$84.8 ฿2,743
44.14%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Dubasari
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$611 ฿19.8K
-
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$442 ฿14.3K
-
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$2,014 ฿65.2K
-
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$1,460 ฿47.2K
-
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$4,244 ฿137.3K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,886 ฿93.4K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Dubasari
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$697 ฿22.5K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
9.24
5.33
73.36%

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Last update for Dubasari: October 28, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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