Cost of Living Comparison Between Long Mountain and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Long Mountain and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Long Mountain is 25.1% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 27.6% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Long Mountain is 23.7% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 37.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Long Mountain
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.59 MUR 296
$4.68 ฿151
40.81%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$33.03 MUR 1,486
$46.4 ฿1,502
-28.81%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.99 MUR 315
$8.65 ฿280
-19.19%
Cappuccino
$1.39 MUR 62.5
$3.09 ฿100
-55.02%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.98 MUR 43.97
$0.73 ฿23.53
34.25%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.59 MUR 26.71
$0.37 ฿11.95
59.46%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.13 MUR 95.8
$2.39 ฿77.4
-10.88%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.81 MUR 126
$3.62 ฿117
-22.38%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Long Mountain
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.52 MUR 68.3
$2.24 ฿72.5
-32.14%
White Bread (500g)
$0.21 MUR 9.41
$1.8 ฿58.2
-88.33%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.28 MUR 57.4
$2.24 ฿72.3
-42.86%
Eggs
$2.22 MUR 100
$2.23 ฿72.1
-0.45%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$11.96 MUR 538
$19.31 ฿625
-38.06%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.83 MUR 173
$3.77 ฿122
1.59%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$7.55 MUR 340
$13.05 ฿422
-42.15%
Apples (1kg)
$1.98 MUR 88.9
$3.28 ฿106
-39.63%
Banana (1kg)
$1.91 MUR 86.1
$1.63 ฿52.6
17.18%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.5 MUR 67.6
$2.4 ฿77.7
-37.50%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.68 MUR 75.7
$1.99 ฿64.3
-15.58%
Potato (1kg)
$1.03 MUR 46.13
$1.53 ฿49.62
-32.68%
Onion (1kg)
$0.99 MUR 44.53
$1.49 ฿48.11
-33.56%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.8 MUR 36.02
$1.02 ฿32.87
-21.57%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.68 MUR 30.76
$0.48 ฿15.61
41.67%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.76 MUR 304
$4.32 ฿140
56.48%
Wine (Bottle)
$6.53 MUR 294
$21.68 ฿702
-69.88%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.66 MUR 74.9
$1.77 ฿57.3
-6.21%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.15 MUR 96.7
$2.79 ฿90.4
-22.94%
🚌 Getting Around
Long Mountain
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.01 MUR 45.32
$1.35 ฿43.74
-25.19%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$11.76 ฿380
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.31 MUR 194
$3.15 ฿102
36.83%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.6 MUR 117
$1 ฿32.3
160.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$20.01 MUR 900
$13.64 ฿442
46.70%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.47 MUR 66.3
$1.3 ฿42.2
13.08%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$35.9K MUR 1.6M
$27.4K ฿885.2K
31.27%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$28.3K MUR 1.3M
$33.9K ฿1.1M
-16.50%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Long Mountain
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$49.95 MUR 2,248
$123 ฿3,970
-59.28%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$11.2 MUR 504
$13.93 ฿451
-19.60%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$33.3 MUR 1,498
$18.24 ฿590
82.57%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Long Mountain
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$38.21 MUR 1,719
$60.8 ฿1,966
-37.10%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.47 MUR 786
$17.11 ฿554
2.10%
Cinema Ticket
$6.22 MUR 280
$9.07 ฿294
-31.42%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Long Mountain
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$153 MUR 6,881
$694 ฿22.5K
-77.98%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$882 MUR 39.7K
$15.9K ฿514.4K
-94.45%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Long Mountain
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$33.56 MUR 1,510
$57.5 ฿1,861
-41.64%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$43.72 MUR 1,967
$34.51 ฿1,117
26.69%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$67 MUR 3,016
$115 ฿3,727
-41.81%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$64.9 MUR 2,920
$84.8 ฿2,743
-23.46%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Long Mountain
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$512 MUR 23K
$611 ฿19.8K
-16.28%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$350 MUR 15.8K
$442 ฿14.3K
-20.75%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$949 MUR 42.7K
$2,014 ฿65.2K
-52.87%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$709 MUR 31.9K
$1,460 ฿47.2K
-51.45%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,867 MUR 174K
$4,244 ฿137.3K
-8.89%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$3,321 MUR 149.4K
$2,886 ฿93.4K
15.05%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Long Mountain
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,084 MUR 48.8K
$697 ฿22.5K
55.60%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
6.67
5.33
25.14%

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Last update for Long Mountain: October 29, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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