Cost of Living Comparison Between Glodeni and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Glodeni and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Glodeni is 32.2% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 45.5% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Glodeni is 23.3% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 55.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Glodeni
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$9.03 MDL 155
$4.65 ฿146
94.19%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$37.20 MDL 638
$46.11 ฿1,450
-19.32%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.79 MDL 134
$8.74 ฿275
-10.87%
Cappuccino
$1.80 MDL 30.95
$3.04 ฿95.5
-40.79%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.93 MDL 15.91
$0.72 ฿22.65
29.17%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.70 MDL 11.94
$0.39 ฿12.30
79.49%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.71 MDL 29.24
$2.44 ฿76.7
-29.92%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.33 MDL 39.94
$3.79 ฿119
-38.52%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Glodeni
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.23 MDL 21.14
$2.14 ฿67.4
-42.52%
White Bread (500g)
$0.56 MDL 9.59
$1.86 ฿58.5
-69.89%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.51 MDL 25.87
$2.19 ฿68.8
-31.05%
Eggs
$2.53 MDL 43.36
$2.25 ฿70.6
12.44%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.37 MDL 178
$19.73 ฿620
-47.44%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.31 MDL 91.1
$3.79 ฿119
40.11%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$9.11 MDL 156
$13.55 ฿426
-32.77%
Apples (1kg)
$0.85 MDL 14.52
$3.25 ฿102
-73.85%
Banana (1kg)
$1.75 MDL 29.95
$1.67 ฿52.6
4.79%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.76 MDL 30.23
$2.39 ฿75.2
-26.36%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.15 MDL 36.87
$2.09 ฿65.8
2.87%
Potato (1kg)
$0.83 MDL 14.18
$1.53 ฿48.07
-45.75%
Onion (1kg)
$0.59 MDL 10.08
$1.51 ฿47.47
-60.93%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.34 MDL 23.02
$0.99 ฿31.09
35.35%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.84 MDL 14.40
$0.51 ฿16.19
64.71%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.26 MDL 55.8
$4.27 ฿134
-23.65%
Wine (Bottle)
-
$20.31 ฿638
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.25 MDL 21.46
$1.79 ฿56.3
-30.17%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.01 MDL 34.40
$2.77 ฿87.0
-27.44%
🚌 Getting Around
Glodeni
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$1.40 ฿44.15
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$11.70 ฿368
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$2.02 MDL 34.69
$3.11 ฿97.8
-35.05%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.27 MDL 4.66
$0.99 ฿31.27
-72.73%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.19 MDL 89.0
$13.73 ฿432
-62.20%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.43 MDL 24.45
$1.32 ฿41.47
8.33%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$32.1K MDL 550.9K
$27.2K ฿856.3K
17.95%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$31.1K MDL 533.2K
$34.1K ฿1.1M
-8.86%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Glodeni
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$173 MDL 2,967
$120 ฿3,785
43.67%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$7.76 MDL 133
$13.93 ฿438
-44.29%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$11.04 MDL 189
$18.31 ฿576
-39.71%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Glodeni
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
-
$60.9 ฿1,916
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$17.23 ฿542
-
Cinema Ticket
$7.63 MDL 131
$8.71 ฿274
-12.40%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Glodeni
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$385 MDL 6,609
$698 ฿21.9K
-44.78%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$7,567 MDL 129.8K
$15.7K ฿494.7K
-51.91%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Glodeni
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$65.9 MDL 1,130
$57.6 ฿1,812
14.28%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$54.7 MDL 938
$34.24 ฿1,077
59.78%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 MDL 1,969
$113 ฿3,558
1.45%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$123 MDL 2,109
$84.8 ฿2,666
45.03%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Glodeni
Phuket
Difference
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
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Glodeni
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$529 ฿16.6K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
9.24
5.33
73.36%

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Last update for Glodeni: March 1, 2026

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

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