Cost of Living Comparison Between Malda and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Malda and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Malda is 60.8% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 57.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Malda is 64.2% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 74.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.29 ₹281

$4.73 ฿153

-30.44%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$11.71 ₹1,001

$45.92 ฿1,486

-74.50%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.51 ₹300

$8.59 ฿278

-59.14%

Cappuccino

$1.87 ₹160

$2.92 ฿94.6

-35.96%

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

$0.41 ₹34.97

$0.69 ฿22.42

-40.58%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.15 ₹12.96

$0.4 ฿12.81

-62.50%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.7 ₹145

$2.41 ฿78

-29.46%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.89 ₹247

$3.8 ฿123

-23.95%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.64 ₹54.5

$2.25 ฿72.7

-71.56%

White Bread (500g)

$0.42 ₹36.02

$1.79 ฿58.1

-76.54%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.54 ₹45.76

$2.18 ฿70.6

-75.23%

Eggs

$0.77 ₹65.4

$2.29 ฿74.3

-66.38%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$5.51 ₹471

$19.52 ฿632

-71.77%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.57 ₹220

$3.68 ฿119

-30.16%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.18 ฿427

Apples (1kg)

$2.41 ₹206

$3.24 ฿105

-25.62%

Banana (1kg)

$0.83 ₹71.2

$1.62 ฿52.5

-48.77%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.31 ₹112

$2.41 ฿78

-45.64%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.61 ₹51.8

$2.03 ฿65.6

-69.95%

Potato (1kg)

$0.28 ₹23.67

$1.52 ฿49.3

-81.58%

Onion (1kg)

$0.31 ₹26.34

$1.51 ฿48.86

-79.47%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.45 ₹38.58

$0.97 ฿31.45

-53.61%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.17 ₹14.45

$0.52 ฿16.68

-67.31%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.92 ₹336

$4.49 ฿145

-12.69%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.31 ₹882

$21.36 ฿691

-51.73%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.68 ₹144

$1.78 ฿57.5

-5.62%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.48 ₹212

$2.79 ฿90.3

-11.11%

Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)

$2.42 ₹207

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.28 ₹23.92

$1.36 ฿44.15

-79.41%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$8.63 ₹738

$11.51 ฿372

-25.02%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.59 ₹50.5

$3.17 ฿103

-81.39%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.3 ₹25.7

$1.04 ฿33.64

-71.15%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.05 ₹176

$14.03 ฿454

-85.39%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.25 ₹107

$1.32 ฿42.59

-5.30%

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

$15.7K ₹1.3M

$28K ฿904.8K

-43.85%

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

$22.4K ₹1.9M

$33.2K ฿1.1M

-32.72%

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

$42.58 ₹3,642

$120 ฿3,899

-64.66%

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

$3.91 ₹334

$13.55 ฿438

-71.14%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$5.88 ₹503

$18.62 ฿603

-68.42%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$15.9 ₹1,360

$61.4 ฿1,987

-74.10%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.14 ₹611

$16.68 ฿540

-57.19%

Cinema Ticket

$4.18 ₹357

$8.76 ฿283

-52.28%

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

$44.04 ₹3,767

$703 ฿22.7K

-93.73%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,590 ₹136K

$15.7K ฿507.5K

-89.86%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$7.9 ₹676

$57.9 ฿1,873

-86.35%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$7.94 ₹679

$35.4 ฿1,145

-77.57%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$49.3 ₹4,217

$113 ฿3,659

-56.40%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$9.26 ₹792

$83.2 ฿2,691

-88.86%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$285 ₹24.4K

$604 ฿19.5K

-52.74%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$237 ₹20.3K

$441 ฿14.3K

-46.34%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$412 ₹35.2K

$2,027 ฿65.6K

-79.69%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$177 ₹15.2K

$1,492 ฿48.3K

-88.12%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,056 ₹90.3K

$4,195 ฿135.7K

-74.83%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$608 ₹52K

$2,909 ฿94.1K

-79.09%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$391 ₹33.4K

$706 ฿22.8K

-44.65%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

9.9

5.33

85.74%

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

Last update for Malda: November 5, 2025

Last update for Phuket: November 4, 2025

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