Cost of Living Comparison Between Limbe and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Limbe and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Limbe is 26.5% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 49.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Limbe is 53% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 65.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.44 FCFA 2,508

$4.65 ฿147

-4.52%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.11 ฿1,460

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.74 ฿277

Cappuccino

$1.09 FCFA 615

$3.04 ฿96.2

-64.14%

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

$1.61 FCFA 910

$0.72 ฿22.80

123.61%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.85 FCFA 482

$0.39 ฿12.38

117.95%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.80 FCFA 1,018

$2.44 ฿77.2

-26.23%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.73 FCFA 1,539

$3.79 ฿120

-27.97%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.57 FCFA 1,452

$2.14 ฿67.9

20.09%

White Bread (500g)

$1.86 ฿58.9

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.61 FCFA 907

$2.19 ฿69.2

-26.48%

Eggs

$2.15 FCFA 1,215

$2.25 ฿71.1

-4.44%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.73 FCFA 5,496

$19.73 ฿625

-50.68%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.99 FCFA 2,819

$3.79 ฿120

31.66%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.51 FCFA 3,677

$13.55 ฿429

-51.96%

Apples (1kg)

$1.92 FCFA 1,082

$3.25 ฿103

-40.92%

Banana (1kg)

$1.14 FCFA 641

$1.67 ฿52.9

-31.74%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.91 FCFA 1,080

$2.39 ฿75.7

-20.08%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.96 FCFA 1,108

$2.09 ฿66.2

-6.22%

Potato (1kg)

$1.92 FCFA 1,086

$1.53 ฿48.39

25.49%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.79

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.91 FCFA 515

$0.99 ฿31.30

-8.08%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 FCFA 1,009

$0.51 ฿16.30

250.98%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.62 FCFA 1,477

$4.27 ฿135

-38.64%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.31 ฿643

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.96 FCFA 1,109

$1.79 ฿56.7

9.50%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.67 FCFA 1,506

$2.77 ฿87.6

-3.61%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.92 FCFA 520

$1.40 ฿44.44

-34.29%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.16 FCFA 14.8K

$11.70 ฿370

123.59%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.55 FCFA 312

$3.11 ฿98.4

-82.32%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.18 FCFA 104

$0.99 ฿31.48

-81.82%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.71 FCFA 966

$13.73 ฿435

-87.55%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.15 FCFA 647

$1.32 ฿41.75

-12.88%

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

$27.2K ฿862.0K

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

$34.1K ฿1.1M

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

$87.6 FCFA 49.5K

$120 ฿3,811

-27.25%

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

$13.93 ฿441

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$84.2 FCFA 47.5K

$18.31 ฿579

359.58%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$43.55 FCFA 24.6K

$60.9 ฿1,928

-28.52%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿545

Cinema Ticket

$4.39 FCFA 2,479

$8.71 ฿276

-49.60%

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

$357 FCFA 201.8K

$698 ฿22.1K

-48.80%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,790 FCFA 1.0M

$15.7K ฿498.0K

-88.63%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.6 ฿1,824

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.24 ฿1,084

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,582

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.8 ฿2,684

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$116 FCFA 65.5K

$604 ฿19.1K

-80.80%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$112 FCFA 63.5K

$436 ฿13.8K

-74.21%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$347 FCFA 196.1K

$2,057 ฿65.1K

-83.12%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$206 FCFA 116.4K

$1,498 ฿47.4K

-86.24%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿134.6K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$230 FCFA 129.9K

$2,988 ฿94.6K

-92.30%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$529 ฿16.7K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

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

Last update for Limbe: March 1, 2026

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

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