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

🙂 Solo nomad: Long Mountain is 32.9% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 26.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Long Mountain is 28.1% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 40.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.51 MUR 301

$4.51 ฿142

44.35%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$33.48 MUR 1,547

$46.08 ฿1,449

-27.34%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.34 MUR 339

$8.78 ฿276

-16.40%

Cappuccino

$1.40 MUR 64.7

$3.09 ฿97.0

-54.69%

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

$0.96 MUR 44.53

$0.70 ฿21.97

37.14%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.61 MUR 28.12

$0.40 ฿12.46

52.50%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.14 MUR 99.0

$2.40 ฿75.5

-10.83%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.74 MUR 127

$3.68 ฿116

-25.54%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.50 MUR 69.3

$2.25 ฿70.6

-33.33%

White Bread (500g)

$0.21 MUR 9.69

$1.87 ฿58.8

-88.77%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.27 MUR 58.7

$2.22 ฿69.8

-42.79%

Eggs

$2.36 MUR 109

$2.23 ฿70.1

5.83%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.87 MUR 548

$19.68 ฿619

-39.68%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.89 MUR 180

$3.66 ฿115

6.28%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.81 MUR 361

$13.09 ฿411

-40.34%

Apples (1kg)

$2.08 MUR 96.1

$3.38 ฿106

-38.46%

Banana (1kg)

$1.83 MUR 84.5

$1.69 ฿53.3

8.28%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.48 MUR 68.5

$2.33 ฿73.2

-36.48%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.64 MUR 75.7

$1.98 ฿62.4

-17.17%

Potato (1kg)

$1.03 MUR 47.67

$1.55 ฿48.77

-33.55%

Onion (1kg)

$0.95 MUR 44.07

$1.51 ฿47.42

-37.09%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.83 MUR 38.41

$0.98 ฿30.84

-15.31%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.69 MUR 31.76

$0.48 ฿15.01

43.75%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.73 MUR 311

$4.35 ฿137

54.71%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.40 MUR 295

$20.65 ฿649

-69.01%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.61 MUR 74.4

$1.77 ฿55.8

-9.04%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.15 MUR 99.4

$2.75 ฿86.6

-21.82%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.99 MUR 45.76

$1.37 ฿43.19

-27.74%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.48 MUR 207

$3.11 ฿97.8

44.05%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.69 MUR 124

$1.05 ฿32.96

156.19%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$20.03 MUR 925

$13.72 ฿431

45.99%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.39 MUR 64.2

$1.34 ฿42.16

3.73%

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

$36.4K MUR 1.7M

$27.7K ฿869.6K

31.62%

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

$28.9K MUR 1.3M

$33.6K ฿1.1M

-14.12%

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

$48.51 MUR 2,241

$122 ฿3,835

-60.23%

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

$11.02 MUR 509

$13.61 ฿428

-19.03%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$34.05 MUR 1,573

$18.49 ฿581

84.15%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.19 MUR 1,764

$61.7 ฿1,939

-38.09%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.27 MUR 798

$16.70 ฿525

3.41%

Cinema Ticket

$5.97 MUR 276

$9.09 ฿286

-34.32%

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

$155 MUR 7,143

$702 ฿22.1K

-77.98%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$887 MUR 41.0K

$16.0K ฿502.8K

-94.46%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$33.15 MUR 1,531

$58.9 ฿1,851

-43.70%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$44.67 MUR 2,063

$34.41 ฿1,082

29.82%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$65.2 MUR 3,009

$113 ฿3,545

-42.22%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$67.1 MUR 3,099

$84.7 ฿2,662

-20.75%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$509 MUR 23.5K

$606 ฿19.1K

-16.02%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$349 MUR 16.1K

$435 ฿13.7K

-19.91%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$950 MUR 43.9K

$2,069 ฿65.0K

-54.07%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$716 MUR 33.1K

$1,473 ฿46.3K

-51.36%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,779 MUR 174.5K

$4,445 ฿139.8K

-15.00%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,237 MUR 149.5K

$2,988 ฿93.9K

8.33%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,063 MUR 49.1K

$547 ฿17.2K

94.16%

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 Long Mountain: January 12, 2026

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

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