Cost of Living Comparison Between Lalmatie and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Lalmatie and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Lalmatie is 16.3% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 22.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Lalmatie is 13.6% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 34.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.49 MUR 303

$4.65 ฿146

39.57%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$44.36 MUR 2,068

$46.11 ฿1,450

-3.80%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.27 MUR 339

$8.74 ฿275

-16.82%

Cappuccino

$2.64 MUR 123

$3.04 ฿95.5

-13.16%

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

$0.97 MUR 45.35

$0.72 ฿22.65

34.72%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.53 MUR 24.62

$0.39 ฿12.30

35.90%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.94 MUR 90.2

$2.44 ฿76.7

-20.49%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.21 MUR 103

$3.79 ฿119

-41.69%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.68 MUR 78.4

$2.14 ฿67.4

-21.50%

White Bread (500g)

$0.17 MUR 7.74

$1.86 ฿58.5

-90.86%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.34 MUR 62.3

$2.19 ฿68.8

-38.81%

Eggs

$2.24 MUR 105

$2.25 ฿70.6

-0.44%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.80 MUR 597

$19.73 ฿620

-35.12%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.28 MUR 293

$3.79 ฿119

65.70%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$12.57 MUR 586

$13.55 ฿426

-7.23%

Apples (1kg)

$1.99 MUR 92.7

$3.25 ฿102

-38.77%

Banana (1kg)

$2.02 MUR 94.2

$1.67 ฿52.6

20.96%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.51 MUR 70.2

$2.39 ฿75.2

-36.82%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.96 MUR 91.6

$2.09 ฿65.8

-6.22%

Potato (1kg)

$1.04 MUR 48.26

$1.53 ฿48.07

-32.03%

Onion (1kg)

$0.95 MUR 44.17

$1.51 ฿47.47

-37.09%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.73 MUR 34.11

$0.99 ฿31.09

-26.26%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.81 MUR 37.63

$0.51 ฿16.19

58.82%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.52 MUR 304

$4.27 ฿134

52.69%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.47 MUR 348

$20.31 ฿638

-63.22%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.72 MUR 80.2

$1.79 ฿56.3

-3.91%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.22 MUR 104

$2.77 ฿87.0

-19.86%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.04 MUR 48.38

$1.40 ฿44.15

-25.71%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$54.1 MUR 2,520

$11.70 ฿368

362.05%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.49 MUR 209

$3.11 ฿97.8

44.37%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.24 MUR 57.7

$0.99 ฿31.27

25.25%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$19.57 MUR 912

$13.73 ฿432

42.53%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.42 MUR 66.0

$1.32 ฿41.47

7.58%

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

$35.5K MUR 1.7M

$27.2K ฿856.3K

30.52%

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

$29.1K MUR 1.4M

$34.1K ฿1.1M

-14.66%

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

$46.79 MUR 2,181

$120 ฿3,785

-61.14%

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

$12.80 MUR 596

$13.93 ฿438

-8.11%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$33.63 MUR 1,568

$18.31 ฿576

83.67%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.41 MUR 1,790

$60.9 ฿1,916

-36.96%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿542

Cinema Ticket

$5.97 MUR 278

$8.71 ฿274

-31.46%

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

$100 MUR 4,674

$698 ฿21.9K

-85.63%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,888 MUR 181.2K

$15.7K ฿494.7K

-75.29%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$12.45 MUR 580

$57.6 ฿1,812

-78.40%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$25.27 MUR 1,178

$34.24 ฿1,077

-26.20%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$51.4 MUR 2,396

$113 ฿3,558

-54.58%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$38.09 MUR 1,775

$84.8 ฿2,666

-55.09%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$505 MUR 23.6K

$604 ฿19.0K

-16.32%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$350 MUR 16.3K

$436 ฿13.7K

-19.69%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$960 MUR 44.8K

$2,057 ฿64.7K

-53.31%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$724 MUR 33.8K

$1,498 ฿47.1K

-51.66%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿133.7K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$621 MUR 28.9K

$529 ฿16.6K

17.35%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

6.67

5.33

25.14%

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

Last update for Lalmatie: February 28, 2026

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

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