Cost of Living Comparison Between Garowe and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Garowe and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Garowe is 46% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 57.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Garowe is 58.4% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 70.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.05 SOS 1,171

$4.51 ฿142

-54.55%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$8.80 SOS 5,021

$46.08 ฿1,449

-80.90%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$2.94 SOS 1,679

$8.78 ฿276

-66.51%

Cappuccino

$2.19 SOS 1,250

$3.09 ฿97.0

-29.13%

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

$1.47 SOS 839

$0.70 ฿21.97

110.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.20 SOS 115

$0.40 ฿12.46

-50.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$14.22 SOS 8,112

$2.40 ฿75.5

492.50%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

Milk (1 liter)

$1.03 SOS 585

$2.25 ฿70.6

-54.22%

White Bread (500g)

$0.42 SOS 239

$1.87 ฿58.8

-77.54%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.88 SOS 500

$2.22 ฿69.8

-60.36%

Eggs

$2.35 SOS 1,341

$2.23 ฿70.1

5.38%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.91 SOS 1,663

$3.66 ฿115

-20.49%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$3.96 SOS 2,258

$13.09 ฿411

-69.75%

Apples (1kg)

$2.04 SOS 1,166

$3.38 ฿106

-39.64%

Banana (1kg)

$1.48 SOS 844

$1.69 ฿53.3

-12.43%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.23 SOS 699

$2.33 ฿73.2

-47.21%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.89 SOS 506

$1.98 ฿62.4

-55.05%

Potato (1kg)

$0.67 SOS 382

$1.55 ฿48.77

-56.77%

Onion (1kg)

$0.73 SOS 418

$1.51 ฿47.42

-51.66%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.77 SOS 442

$0.98 ฿30.84

-21.43%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.97 SOS 554

$0.48 ฿15.01

102.08%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.03 SOS 586

$4.35 ฿137

-76.32%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.31 SOS 179

$1.37 ฿43.19

-77.37%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.46 SOS 836

$3.11 ฿97.8

-53.05%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.96

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.02 SOS 2,866

$13.72 ฿431

-63.41%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.16

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

$27.7K ฿869.6K

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

$33.6K ฿1.1M

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

$118 SOS 67.3K

$122 ฿3,835

-3.29%

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

$9.88 SOS 5,634

$13.61 ฿428

-27.41%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$50.3 SOS 28.7K

$18.49 ฿581

171.93%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$19.80 SOS 11.3K

$61.7 ฿1,939

-67.90%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

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

$34.72 SOS 19.8K

$702 ฿22.1K

-95.06%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.8K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$19.68 SOS 11.2K

$58.9 ฿1,851

-66.58%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$30.17 SOS 17.2K

$34.41 ฿1,082

-12.32%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$14.77 SOS 8,425

$113 ฿3,545

-86.90%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,662

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$91.8 SOS 52.4K

$606 ฿19.1K

-84.86%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$58.9 SOS 33.6K

$435 ฿13.7K

-86.47%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$343 SOS 195.9K

$2,069 ฿65.0K

-83.40%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$181 SOS 103.2K

$1,473 ฿46.3K

-87.72%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.8K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$398 SOS 227.3K

$547 ฿17.2K

-27.21%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

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

Last update for Garowe: January 12, 2026

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

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