Cost of Living Comparison Between Kingston and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Kingston and Phuket

😐 Solo nomad: Kingston is 23.7% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 14.5% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Kingston is 23% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 2.9% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.31 JMD 1,143

$4.65 ฿147

57.20%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$61.5 JMD 9,617

$46.11 ฿1,460

33.33%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.68 JMD 1,357

$8.74 ฿277

-0.69%

Cappuccino

$4.45 JMD 696

$3.04 ฿96.2

46.38%

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

$1.31 JMD 205

$0.72 ฿22.80

81.94%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.71 JMD 111

$0.39 ฿12.38

82.05%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.53 JMD 395

$2.44 ฿77.2

3.69%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.09 JMD 484

$3.79 ฿120

-18.47%

Milk (1 liter)

$4.39 JMD 686

$2.14 ฿67.9

105.14%

White Bread (500g)

$3.65 JMD 571

$1.86 ฿58.9

96.24%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.57 JMD 246

$2.19 ฿69.2

-28.31%

Eggs

$3.46 JMD 541

$2.25 ฿71.1

53.78%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.98 JMD 1,717

$19.73 ฿625

-44.35%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.44 JMD 1,008

$3.79 ฿120

69.92%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.47 JMD 1,168

$13.55 ฿429

-44.87%

Apples (1kg)

$5.96 JMD 932

$3.25 ฿103

83.38%

Banana (1kg)

$3.09 JMD 484

$1.67 ฿52.9

85.03%

Oranges (1kg)

$4.11 JMD 643

$2.39 ฿75.7

71.97%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.00 JMD 470

$2.09 ฿66.2

43.54%

Potato (1kg)

$2.01 JMD 315

$1.53 ฿48.39

31.37%

Onion (1kg)

$1.99 JMD 311

$1.51 ฿47.79

31.79%

Lettuce (1 head)

$3.08 JMD 482

$0.99 ฿31.30

211.11%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.50 JMD 234

$0.51 ฿16.30

194.12%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.74 JMD 1,368

$4.27 ฿135

104.68%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.39 JMD 1,782

$20.31 ฿643

-43.92%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.84 JMD 444

$1.79 ฿56.7

58.66%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.16 JMD 494

$2.77 ฿87.6

14.08%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.88 JMD 138

$1.40 ฿44.44

-37.14%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$48.31 JMD 7,556

$11.70 ฿370

312.91%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.13 JMD 176

$3.11 ฿98.4

-63.67%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.25 JMD 509

$0.99 ฿31.48

228.28%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.38 JMD 998

$13.73 ฿435

-53.53%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.25 JMD 196

$1.32 ฿41.75

-5.30%

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

$43.6K JMD 6.8M

$27.2K ฿862.0K

60.14%

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

$33.9K JMD 5.3M

$34.1K ฿1.1M

-0.56%

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

$164 JMD 25.7K

$120 ฿3,811

36.57%

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

$22.43 JMD 3,509

$13.93 ฿441

61.02%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$50.1 JMD 7,835

$18.31 ฿579

173.57%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$70.0 JMD 10.9K

$60.9 ฿1,928

14.82%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$15.70 JMD 2,455

$17.23 ฿545

-8.88%

Cinema Ticket

$12.92 JMD 2,021

$8.71 ฿276

48.34%

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

$231 JMD 36.1K

$698 ฿22.1K

-66.97%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,450 JMD 383.2K

$15.7K ฿498.0K

-84.43%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$25.67 JMD 4,015

$57.6 ฿1,824

-55.46%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$25.35 JMD 3,966

$34.24 ฿1,084

-25.96%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$72.2 JMD 11.3K

$113 ฿3,582

-36.20%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$76.9 JMD 12.0K

$84.8 ฿2,684

-9.39%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$892 JMD 139.6K

$604 ฿19.1K

47.76%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$462 JMD 72.3K

$436 ฿13.8K

5.93%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,051 JMD 320.9K

$2,057 ฿65.1K

-0.27%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,221 JMD 191.1K

$1,498 ฿47.4K

-18.47%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,873 JMD 449.4K

$4,252 ฿134.6K

-32.44%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,162 JMD 338.2K

$2,988 ฿94.6K

-27.65%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$740 JMD 115.8K

$529 ฿16.7K

39.87%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

9.15

5.33

71.67%

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

Last update for Kingston: February 28, 2026

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

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