Cost of Living Comparison Between Latakia and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Latakia and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Latakia is 47.6% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 60.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Latakia is 53.1% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 66.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.75 SYP 542

$4.51 ฿142

5.32%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$20.04 SYP 2,285

$46.08 ฿1,449

-56.51%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.04 SYP 575

$8.78 ฿276

-42.60%

Cappuccino

$0.62 SYP 71.2

$3.09 ฿97.0

-79.94%

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

$0.75 SYP 85.6

$0.70 ฿21.97

7.14%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.36 SYP 41.42

$0.40 ฿12.46

-10.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.01 SYP 115

$2.40 ฿75.5

-57.92%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.74 SYP 198

$3.68 ฿116

-52.72%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.78 SYP 88.7

$2.25 ฿70.6

-65.33%

White Bread (500g)

$0.63 SYP 71.5

$1.87 ฿58.8

-66.31%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.00 SYP 115

$2.22 ฿69.8

-54.95%

Eggs

$1.82 SYP 208

$2.23 ฿70.1

-18.39%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.05 SYP 348

$19.68 ฿619

-84.50%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.95 SYP 792

$3.66 ฿115

89.89%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.19 SYP 1,276

$13.09 ฿411

-14.51%

Apples (1kg)

$0.87 SYP 99.0

$3.38 ฿106

-74.26%

Banana (1kg)

$1.01 SYP 116

$1.69 ฿53.3

-40.24%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.64 SYP 73.1

$2.33 ฿73.2

-72.53%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.60 SYP 68.1

$1.98 ฿62.4

-69.70%

Potato (1kg)

$0.66 SYP 74.8

$1.55 ฿48.77

-57.42%

Onion (1kg)

$0.62 SYP 70.8

$1.51 ฿47.42

-58.94%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.37 SYP 42.62

$0.98 ฿30.84

-62.24%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.57 SYP 65.5

$0.48 ฿15.01

18.75%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.06 SYP 349

$4.35 ฿137

-29.66%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.03 SYP 574

$20.65 ฿649

-75.64%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.93 SYP 106

$1.77 ฿55.8

-47.46%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.76 SYP 200

$2.75 ฿86.6

-36.00%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.08 SYP 9.11

$1.37 ฿43.19

-94.16%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.01 SYP 116

$3.11 ฿97.8

-67.52%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.52 SYP 59.4

$1.05 ฿32.96

-50.48%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.64 SYP 757

$13.72 ฿431

-51.60%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.96 SYP 109

$1.34 ฿42.16

-28.36%

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

$18.2K SYP 2.1M

$27.7K ฿869.6K

-34.15%

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

$20.7K SYP 2.4M

$33.6K ฿1.1M

-38.34%

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

$40.29 SYP 4,595

$122 ฿3,835

-66.97%

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

$8.27 SYP 943

$13.61 ฿428

-39.24%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$46.81 SYP 5,339

$18.49 ฿581

153.16%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$11.95 SYP 1,363

$61.7 ฿1,939

-80.63%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$3.85 SYP 439

$16.70 ฿525

-76.95%

Cinema Ticket

$1.11 SYP 126

$9.09 ฿286

-87.79%

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

$19.85 SYP 2,264

$702 ฿22.1K

-97.17%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,799 SYP 205.2K

$16.0K ฿502.8K

-88.75%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$21.45 SYP 2,447

$58.9 ฿1,851

-63.57%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$24.46 SYP 2,790

$34.41 ฿1,082

-28.92%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$40.89 SYP 4,664

$113 ฿3,545

-63.74%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$41.63 SYP 4,748

$84.7 ฿2,662

-50.83%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$246 SYP 28.0K

$606 ฿19.1K

-59.47%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$86.3 SYP 9,844

$435 ฿13.7K

-80.17%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$472 SYP 53.8K

$2,069 ฿65.0K

-77.20%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$240 SYP 27.4K

$1,473 ฿46.3K

-83.70%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.8K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$57.3 SYP 6,532

$547 ฿17.2K

-89.54%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.75

5.33

157.97%

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

Last update for Latakia: January 12, 2026

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

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