Cost of Living Comparison Between Flic en Flac and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Flic en Flac and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Flic en Flac is 8.7% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 4.6% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Flic en Flac is 10.6% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 28.5% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Flic en Flac
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.63 MUR 298
$4.68 ฿151
41.67%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$48.6 MUR 2,187
$46.4 ฿1,502
4.74%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.39 MUR 333
$8.65 ฿280
-14.57%
Cappuccino
$2.59 MUR 117
$3.09 ฿100
-16.18%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1 MUR 45.14
$0.73 ฿23.53
36.99%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.6 MUR 26.91
$0.37 ฿11.95
62.16%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$4.53 MUR 204
$2.39 ฿77.4
89.54%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.37 MUR 152
$3.62 ฿117
-6.91%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Flic en Flac
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.49 MUR 66.8
$2.24 ฿72.5
-33.48%
White Bread (500g)
$0.65 MUR 29.17
$1.8 ฿58.2
-63.89%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.28 MUR 57.7
$2.24 ฿72.3
-42.86%
Eggs
$2.02 MUR 90.8
$2.23 ฿72.1
-9.42%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.85 MUR 488
$19.31 ฿625
-43.81%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.36 MUR 286
$3.77 ฿122
68.70%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$12.69 MUR 571
$13.05 ฿422
-2.76%
Apples (1kg)
$2.04 MUR 91.7
$3.28 ฿106
-37.80%
Banana (1kg)
$2.03 MUR 91.1
$1.63 ฿52.6
24.54%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.48 MUR 66.8
$2.4 ฿77.7
-38.33%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.63 MUR 118
$1.99 ฿64.3
32.16%
Potato (1kg)
$0.98 MUR 44.14
$1.53 ฿49.62
-35.95%
Onion (1kg)
$1.02 MUR 45.82
$1.49 ฿48.11
-31.54%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.85 MUR 38.42
$1.02 ฿32.87
-16.67%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 MUR 21.5
$0.48 ฿15.61
-
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$5.58 MUR 251
$4.32 ฿140
29.17%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.89 MUR 355
$21.68 ฿702
-63.61%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.71 MUR 77.1
$1.77 ฿57.3
-3.39%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.42 MUR 63.8
$2.79 ฿90.4
-49.10%
🚌 Getting Around
Flic en Flac
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.92 MUR 41.18
$1.35 ฿43.74
-31.85%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$11.76 ฿380
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.51 MUR 203
$3.15 ฿102
43.17%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.69 MUR 121
$1 ฿32.3
169.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$11.07 MUR 498
$13.64 ฿442
-18.84%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.41 MUR 63.5
$1.3 ฿42.2
8.46%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$35.8K MUR 1.6M
$27.4K ฿885.2K
30.94%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$28.3K MUR 1.3M
$33.9K ฿1.1M
-16.57%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Flic en Flac
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$50.3 MUR 2,263
$123 ฿3,970
-59.02%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.23 MUR 820
$13.93 ฿451
30.87%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$33.08 MUR 1,489
$18.24 ฿590
81.36%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Flic en Flac
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$47.2 MUR 2,124
$60.8 ฿1,966
-22.30%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$17.11 ฿554
-
Cinema Ticket
$6.11 MUR 275
$9.07 ฿294
-32.64%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Flic en Flac
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$112 MUR 5,027
$694 ฿22.5K
-83.91%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$2,692 MUR 121.2K
$15.9K ฿514.4K
-83.06%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Flic en Flac
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$32.83 MUR 1,477
$57.5 ฿1,861
-42.91%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$33.44 MUR 1,505
$34.51 ฿1,117
-3.10%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$108 MUR 4,879
$115 ฿3,727
-5.85%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$93.4 MUR 4,204
$84.8 ฿2,743
10.22%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Flic en Flac
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$590 MUR 26.5K
$611 ฿19.8K
-3.47%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$508 MUR 22.9K
$442 ฿14.3K
14.93%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$953 MUR 42.9K
$2,014 ฿65.2K
-52.68%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$768 MUR 34.6K
$1,460 ฿47.2K
-47.37%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$4,244 ฿137.3K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,886 ฿93.4K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Flic en Flac
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$461 MUR 20.7K
$697 ฿22.5K
-33.85%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
6
5.33
12.57%

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Last update for Flic en Flac: October 29, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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