Cost of Living Comparison Between Grand-Gaube and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Grand-Gaube and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Grand-Gaube is 17.4% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 27.1% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Grand-Gaube is 28.1% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 39.4% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Grand-Gaube
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.58 MUR 307
$4.65 ฿146
41.51%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$43.53 MUR 2,029
$46.11 ฿1,450
-5.60%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.30 MUR 340
$8.74 ฿275
-16.48%
Cappuccino
$2.54 MUR 118
$3.04 ฿95.5
-16.45%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.00 MUR 46.62
$0.72 ฿22.65
38.89%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.56 MUR 25.99
$0.39 ฿12.30
43.59%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.16 MUR 101
$2.44 ฿76.7
-11.48%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.33 MUR 155
$3.79 ฿119
-12.14%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Grand-Gaube
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.13 MUR 52.6
$2.14 ฿67.4
-47.20%
White Bread (500g)
$0.66 MUR 30.96
$1.86 ฿58.5
-64.52%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.28 MUR 59.5
$2.19 ฿68.8
-41.55%
Eggs
$2.15 MUR 100
$2.25 ฿70.6
-4.44%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$12.08 MUR 563
$19.73 ฿620
-38.77%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.21 MUR 150
$3.79 ฿119
-15.30%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$12.76 MUR 595
$13.55 ฿426
-5.83%
Apples (1kg)
$1.34 MUR 62.7
$3.25 ฿102
-58.77%
Banana (1kg)
$1.58 MUR 73.6
$1.67 ฿52.6
-5.39%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.28 MUR 59.7
$2.39 ฿75.2
-46.44%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.08 MUR 50.3
$2.09 ฿65.8
-48.33%
Potato (1kg)
$1.04 MUR 48.29
$1.53 ฿48.07
-32.03%
Onion (1kg)
$0.86 MUR 39.92
$1.51 ฿47.47
-43.05%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.79 MUR 36.60
$0.99 ฿31.09
-20.20%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.53 MUR 24.69
$0.51 ฿16.19
3.92%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.67 MUR 311
$4.27 ฿134
56.21%
Wine (Bottle)
$6.49 MUR 302
$20.31 ฿638
-68.05%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.25 MUR 58.1
$1.79 ฿56.3
-30.17%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.15 MUR 100
$2.77 ฿87.0
-22.38%
🚌 Getting Around
Grand-Gaube
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.01 MUR 47.06
$1.40 ฿44.15
-27.86%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$11.70 ฿368
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.47 MUR 208
$3.11 ฿97.8
43.73%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.69 MUR 125
$0.99 ฿31.27
171.72%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$19.97 MUR 931
$13.73 ฿432
45.45%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.46 MUR 68.0
$1.32 ฿41.47
10.61%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$36.4K MUR 1.7M
$27.2K ฿856.3K
33.56%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$28.7K MUR 1.3M
$34.1K ฿1.1M
-15.80%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Grand-Gaube
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$48.93 MUR 2,281
$120 ฿3,785
-59.36%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.20 MUR 848
$13.93 ฿438
30.65%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$33.25 MUR 1,550
$18.31 ฿576
81.59%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Grand-Gaube
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$37.59 MUR 1,752
$60.9 ฿1,916
-38.31%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$17.23 ฿542
-
Cinema Ticket
$6.11 MUR 285
$8.71 ฿274
-29.85%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Grand-Gaube
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$67.0 MUR 3,124
$698 ฿21.9K
-90.40%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,952 MUR 184.2K
$15.7K ฿494.7K
-74.88%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Grand-Gaube
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$26.09 MUR 1,216
$57.6 ฿1,812
-54.74%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$26.26 MUR 1,224
$34.24 ฿1,077
-23.31%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$67.3 MUR 3,136
$113 ฿3,558
-40.55%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$32.58 MUR 1,519
$84.8 ฿2,666
-61.58%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Grand-Gaube
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$521 MUR 24.3K
$604 ฿19.0K
-13.75%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$354 MUR 16.5K
$436 ฿13.7K
-18.72%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$953 MUR 44.4K
$2,057 ฿64.7K
-53.66%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$709 MUR 33.0K
$1,498 ฿47.1K
-52.71%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$4,252 ฿133.7K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,988 ฿93.9K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Grand-Gaube
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$529 ฿16.6K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
6.67
5.33
25.14%

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Last update for Grand-Gaube: March 1, 2026

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

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