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

🙂 Solo nomad: Lalmatie is 13.7% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 21.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Lalmatie is 9.4% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 33.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.67 MUR 300

$4.68 ฿151

42.52%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$43.97 MUR 1,979

$46.4 ฿1,502

-5.24%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.97 MUR 314

$8.65 ฿280

-19.42%

Cappuccino

$2.57 MUR 116

$3.09 ฿100

-16.83%

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

$1.02 MUR 45.91

$0.73 ฿23.53

39.73%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.52 MUR 23.53

$0.37 ฿11.95

40.54%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.87 MUR 84

$2.39 ฿77.4

-21.76%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.2 MUR 99

$3.62 ฿117

-39.23%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.7 MUR 76.5

$2.24 ฿72.5

-24.11%

White Bread (500g)

$0.17 MUR 7.52

$1.8 ฿58.2

-90.56%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.29 MUR 57.9

$2.24 ฿72.3

-42.41%

Eggs

$2.33 MUR 105

$2.23 ฿72.1

4.48%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.42 MUR 559

$19.31 ฿625

-35.68%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.14 MUR 276

$3.77 ฿122

62.86%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$12.48 MUR 562

$13.05 ฿422

-4.37%

Apples (1kg)

$1.97 MUR 88.7

$3.28 ฿106

-39.94%

Banana (1kg)

$1.93 MUR 87

$1.63 ฿52.6

18.40%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.44 MUR 65

$2.4 ฿77.7

-40.00%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.99 MUR 89.7

$1.99 ฿64.3

Potato (1kg)

$1.03 MUR 46.23

$1.53 ฿49.62

-32.68%

Onion (1kg)

$0.98 MUR 44.25

$1.49 ฿48.11

-34.23%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.79 MUR 35.54

$1.02 ฿32.87

-22.55%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.8 MUR 35.9

$0.48 ฿15.61

66.67%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.64 MUR 299

$4.32 ฿140

53.70%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.35 MUR 331

$21.68 ฿702

-66.10%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.75 MUR 78.7

$1.77 ฿57.3

-1.13%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.22 MUR 100

$2.79 ฿90.4

-20.43%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.01 MUR 45.24

$1.35 ฿43.74

-25.19%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$55.4 MUR 2,493

$11.76 ฿380

371.17%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.38 MUR 197

$3.15 ฿102

39.05%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.24 MUR 55.6

$1 ฿32.3

24.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$19.44 MUR 875

$13.64 ฿442

42.52%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.46 MUR 65.8

$1.3 ฿42.2

12.31%

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

$35.2K MUR 1.6M

$27.4K ฿885.2K

28.56%

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

$29K MUR 1.3M

$33.9K ฿1.1M

-14.42%

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

$45.86 MUR 2,064

$123 ฿3,970

-62.62%

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

$12.83 MUR 577

$13.93 ฿451

-7.90%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$33.59 MUR 1,511

$18.24 ฿590

84.16%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.69 MUR 1,741

$60.8 ฿1,966

-36.31%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.11 ฿554

Cinema Ticket

$6.23 MUR 280

$9.07 ฿294

-31.31%

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

$99.6 MUR 4,483

$694 ฿22.5K

-85.65%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,900 MUR 175.5K

$15.9K ฿514.4K

-75.46%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$12.6 MUR 567

$57.5 ฿1,861

-78.09%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$25.34 MUR 1,140

$34.51 ฿1,117

-26.57%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$50.8 MUR 2,285

$115 ฿3,727

-55.90%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$38.11 MUR 1,715

$84.8 ฿2,743

-55.04%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$515 MUR 23.2K

$611 ฿19.8K

-15.71%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$351 MUR 15.8K

$442 ฿14.3K

-20.70%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$930 MUR 41.8K

$2,014 ฿65.2K

-53.84%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$726 MUR 32.7K

$1,460 ฿47.2K

-50.24%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,244 ฿137.3K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,886 ฿93.4K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$637 MUR 28.7K

$697 ฿22.5K

-8.52%

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: October 27, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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