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

🙂 Solo nomad: Long Mountain is 35.7% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 26.2% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Long Mountain is 34.4% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 38.9% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Long Mountain
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.70 MUR 307
$4.65 ฿149
44.09%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$32.88 MUR 1,508
$46.54 ฿1,489
-29.35%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.36 MUR 338
$8.64 ฿276
-14.81%
Cappuccino
$1.34 MUR 61.7
$2.93 ฿93.6
-54.27%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.96 MUR 43.90
$0.68 ฿21.88
41.18%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.57 MUR 25.96
$0.36 ฿11.64
58.33%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.14 MUR 98.2
$2.43 ฿77.8
-11.93%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.69 MUR 123
$3.64 ฿116
-26.10%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Long Mountain
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.45 MUR 66.4
$2.19 ฿69.9
-33.79%
White Bread (500g)
$0.21 MUR 9.60
$1.80 ฿57.6
-88.33%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.26 MUR 57.9
$2.18 ฿69.7
-42.20%
Eggs
$2.28 MUR 104
$2.29 ฿73.4
-0.44%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$12.01 MUR 551
$19.66 ฿629
-38.91%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.76 MUR 172
$3.78 ฿121
-0.53%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$7.66 MUR 351
$13.09 ฿419
-41.48%
Apples (1kg)
$1.98 MUR 90.8
$3.30 ฿106
-40.00%
Banana (1kg)
$1.89 MUR 86.5
$1.71 ฿54.6
10.53%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.44 MUR 66.2
$2.31 ฿73.8
-37.66%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.63 MUR 74.8
$1.99 ฿63.5
-18.09%
Potato (1kg)
$1.02 MUR 46.88
$1.53 ฿48.98
-33.33%
Onion (1kg)
$0.95 MUR 43.75
$1.49 ฿47.58
-36.24%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.83 MUR 38.11
$1.01 ฿32.46
-17.82%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.68 MUR 31.11
$0.48 ฿15.51
41.67%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.76 MUR 310
$4.27 ฿137
58.31%
Wine (Bottle)
$6.34 MUR 291
$19.82 ฿634
-68.01%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.70 MUR 77.9
$1.79 ฿57.2
-5.03%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.21 MUR 101
$2.70 ฿86.3
-18.15%
🚌 Getting Around
Long Mountain
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.01 MUR 46.30
$1.37 ฿43.80
-26.28%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$11.39 ฿364
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.28 MUR 196
$3.05 ฿97.6
40.33%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.68 MUR 123
$1.03 ฿33.03
160.19%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$19.49 MUR 894
$14.02 ฿449
39.02%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.47 MUR 67.6
$1.34 ฿42.87
9.70%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$35.7K MUR 1.6M
$28.2K ฿903.5K
26.38%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$28.4K MUR 1.3M
$33.2K ฿1.1M
-14.66%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Long Mountain
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$49.75 MUR 2,282
$124 ฿3,956
-59.77%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$11.02 MUR 506
$13.60 ฿435
-18.97%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$33.24 MUR 1,525
$18.25 ฿584
82.14%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Long Mountain
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$38.67 MUR 1,774
$61.9 ฿1,980
-37.51%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.95 MUR 823
$17.01 ฿544
5.53%
Cinema Ticket
$5.94 MUR 273
$9.15 ฿293
-35.08%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Long Mountain
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$155 MUR 7,095
$705 ฿22.5K
-78.05%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$885 MUR 40.6K
$16.2K ฿517.2K
-94.52%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Long Mountain
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$32.91 MUR 1,510
$58.1 ฿1,859
-43.38%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$43.29 MUR 1,986
$34.27 ฿1,096
26.32%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$65.7 MUR 3,014
$115 ฿3,686
-42.97%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$65.3 MUR 2,997
$84.9 ฿2,716
-23.04%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Long Mountain
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$523 MUR 24.0K
$613 ฿19.6K
-14.66%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$357 MUR 16.4K
$447 ฿14.3K
-20.22%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$948 MUR 43.5K
$2,070 ฿66.2K
-54.20%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$715 MUR 32.8K
$1,517 ฿48.5K
-52.91%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,683 MUR 168.9K
$4,169 ฿133.4K
-11.65%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$3,140 MUR 144.0K
$3,017 ฿96.5K
4.09%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Long Mountain
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,031 MUR 47.3K
$530 ฿17.0K
94.51%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
6.67
5.33
25.14%

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Last update for Long Mountain: March 9, 2026

Last update for Phuket: March 9, 2026

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