Cost of Living Comparison Between Koh Lipe and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Koh Lipe and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Koh Lipe is 18.6% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 31.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Koh Lipe is 24.4% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 37.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.13 ฿100

$4.71 ฿151

-33.55%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$24.92 ฿797

$45.87 ฿1,468

-45.67%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.01 ฿224

$8.84 ฿283

-20.70%

Cappuccino

$2.06 ฿66.1

$3.06 ฿98

-32.68%

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

$0.71 ฿22.78

$0.69 ฿22.16

2.90%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.37 ฿11.89

$0.39 ฿12.56

-5.13%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.14 ฿68.6

$2.49 ฿79.6

-14.06%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.7 ฿118

$3.72 ฿119

-0.54%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.75 ฿56.1

$2.18 ฿69.8

-19.72%

White Bread (500g)

$1.37 ฿43.69

$1.8 ฿57.5

-23.89%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.32 ฿42.31

$2.23 ฿71.4

-40.81%

Eggs

$2.04 ฿65.2

$2.23 ฿71.4

-8.52%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$17.19 ฿550

$19.66 ฿629

-12.56%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.96 ฿94.6

$3.77 ฿121

-21.49%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.92 ฿349

$13.53 ฿433

-19.29%

Apples (1kg)

$2.94 ฿94

$3.24 ฿104

-9.26%

Banana (1kg)

$1.23 ฿39.5

$1.62 ฿51.9

-24.07%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.84 ฿58.9

$2.4 ฿76.8

-23.33%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿49.72

$2.08 ฿66.5

-25.48%

Potato (1kg)

$1.52 ฿48.56

$1.59 ฿50.7

-4.40%

Onion (1kg)

$1.21 ฿38.87

$1.49 ฿47.76

-18.79%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.03 ฿32.91

$1.01 ฿32.46

1.98%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.52 ฿16.77

$0.48 ฿15.46

8.33%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿139

$4.48 ฿143

-2.90%

Wine (Bottle)

$18.55 ฿594

$20.34 ฿651

-8.80%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.81 ฿57.8

$1.86 ฿59.5

-2.69%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.7 ฿86.5

$2.7 ฿86.3

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.89 ฿28.62

$1.43 ฿45.79

-37.76%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.47 ฿367

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.07 ฿34.16

$3.04 ฿97.4

-64.80%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.19 ฿37.98

$1.04 ฿33.18

14.42%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.03 ฿193

$13.64 ฿437

-55.79%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.32 ฿42.13

$1.35 ฿43.31

-2.22%

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

$28.2K ฿901.8K

$27.2K ฿870.3K

3.63%

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

$27.4K ฿877.3K

$33.5K ฿1.1M

-18.09%

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

$74 ฿2,369

$122 ฿3,905

-39.33%

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

$13.19 ฿422

$13.61 ฿435

-3.09%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.57 ฿594

$18.36 ฿588

1.14%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$49.39 ฿1,580

$59.9 ฿1,915

-17.48%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$12.22 ฿391

$16.84 ฿539

-27.43%

Cinema Ticket

$6.87 ฿220

$8.92 ฿285

-22.98%

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

$298 ฿9,522

$684 ฿21.9K

-56.49%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$9,640 ฿308.5K

$16.1K ฿514.8K

-40.07%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$32.48 ฿1,039

$58.2 ฿1,862

-44.16%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.64 ฿1,109

$34.38 ฿1,100

0.76%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$82.6 ฿2,642

$113 ฿3,631

-27.23%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$66.1 ฿2,115

$84.9 ฿2,716

-22.13%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$452 ฿14.5K

$621 ฿19.9K

-27.14%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$271 ฿8,681

$441 ฿14.1K

-38.42%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$804 ฿25.7K

$2,063 ฿66K

-61.06%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$657 ฿21K

$1,469 ฿47K

-55.30%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,518 ฿80.6K

$4,286 ฿137.1K

-41.26%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,841 ฿58.9K

$2,957 ฿94.6K

-37.74%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$534 ฿17.1K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.45

5.33

2.25%

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

Last update for Koh Lipe: November 30, 2025

Last update for Phuket: December 1, 2025

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