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

🙂 Solo nomad: Lalmatie is 19.3% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 21.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Lalmatie is 20.3% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 34% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.63 MUR 306

$4.59 ฿147

44.44%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$43.13 MUR 1,993

$46.83 ฿1,498

-7.90%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.01 MUR 324

$8.70 ฿278

-19.43%

Cappuccino

$2.64 MUR 122

$2.92 ฿93.5

-9.59%

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

$1.02 MUR 46.99

$0.68 ฿21.88

50.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.49 MUR 22.74

$0.40 ฿12.68

22.50%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.86 MUR 86.0

$2.51 ฿80.2

-25.90%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.14 MUR 98.7

$3.80 ฿122

-43.68%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.69 MUR 78.3

$2.16 ฿69.1

-21.76%

White Bread (500g)

$0.19 MUR 9.00

$1.88 ฿60.2

-89.89%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.31 MUR 60.5

$2.16 ฿69.0

-39.35%

Eggs

$2.22 MUR 103

$2.22 ฿71.0

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.47 MUR 576

$19.57 ฿626

-36.28%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.30 MUR 291

$3.80 ฿122

65.79%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$12.58 MUR 581

$13.41 ฿429

-6.19%

Apples (1kg)

$2.05 MUR 94.9

$3.26 ฿104

-37.12%

Banana (1kg)

$2.02 MUR 93.4

$1.61 ฿51.6

25.47%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.49 MUR 69.0

$2.31 ฿73.8

-35.50%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.07 MUR 95.7

$2.06 ฿65.9

0.49%

Potato (1kg)

$1.03 MUR 47.65

$1.61 ฿51.4

-36.02%

Onion (1kg)

$0.99 MUR 45.57

$1.44 ฿46.18

-31.25%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.73 MUR 33.63

$1.03 ฿32.94

-29.13%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.81 MUR 37.39

$0.48 ฿15.36

68.75%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.43 MUR 297

$4.50 ฿144

42.89%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.33 MUR 339

$19.18 ฿614

-61.78%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.81 MUR 83.5

$1.82 ฿58.3

-0.55%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.22 MUR 103

$2.69 ฿86.1

-17.47%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.99 MUR 45.87

$1.38 ฿44.08

-28.26%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$54.3 MUR 2,508

$11.76 ฿376

361.65%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.28 MUR 198

$3.11 ฿99.4

37.62%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.21 MUR 56.1

$1.00 ฿32.12

21.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$19.61 MUR 906

$13.74 ฿440

42.72%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.41 MUR 65.4

$1.30 ฿41.53

8.46%

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

$35.1K MUR 1.6M

$27.4K ฿875.4K

28.34%

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

$29.2K MUR 1.3M

$33.0K ฿1.1M

-11.71%

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

$46.06 MUR 2,128

$125 ฿3,996

-63.12%

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

$12.73 MUR 588

$13.74 ฿440

-7.35%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$33.76 MUR 1,560

$18.61 ฿596

81.41%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.19 MUR 1,764

$60.6 ฿1,938

-36.93%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.15 ฿549

Cinema Ticket

$6.21 MUR 287

$9.01 ฿288

-31.08%

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

$102 MUR 4,700

$698 ฿22.3K

-85.42%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,011 MUR 185.3K

$16.1K ฿515.6K

-75.11%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$12.70 MUR 587

$59.2 ฿1,895

-78.55%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$25.65 MUR 1,185

$34.86 ฿1,116

-26.42%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$51.0 MUR 2,358

$114 ฿3,655

-55.31%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$38.57 MUR 1,782

$85.8 ฿2,746

-55.05%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$504 MUR 23.3K

$619 ฿19.8K

-18.49%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$351 MUR 16.2K

$437 ฿14.0K

-19.71%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$959 MUR 44.3K

$2,075 ฿66.4K

-53.78%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$709 MUR 32.7K

$1,509 ฿48.3K

-53.03%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,764 ฿120.4K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,694 ฿86.2K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$624 MUR 28.8K

$528 ฿16.9K

18.13%

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: April 12, 2026

Last update for Phuket: April 13, 2026

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