Cost of Living Comparison Between Male and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Male and Phuket

😐 Solo nomad: Male is 7.3% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 20% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Male is 0.8% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 4.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.42 MVR 83.7

$4.65 ฿147

16.56%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$29.13 MVR 449

$46.11 ฿1,460

-36.82%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.48 MVR 146

$8.74 ฿277

8.47%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.47 MVR 68.9

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 MVR 58.5

Cappuccino

$2.99 MVR 46.17

$3.04 ฿96.2

-1.64%

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

$1.27 MVR 19.65

$0.72 ฿22.80

76.39%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.27 MVR 4.18

$0.39 ฿12.38

-30.77%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.44 ฿77.2

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 ฿120

Milk (1 liter)

$1.85 MVR 28.59

$2.14 ฿67.9

-13.55%

White Bread (500g)

$1.54 MVR 23.78

$1.86 ฿58.9

-17.20%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.31 MVR 20.22

$2.19 ฿69.2

-40.18%

Eggs

$1.80 MVR 27.78

$2.25 ฿71.1

-20.00%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.02 MVR 124

$19.73 ฿625

-59.35%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.13 MVR 94.6

$3.79 ฿120

61.74%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.99 MVR 139

$13.55 ฿429

-33.65%

Apples (1kg)

$3.98 MVR 61.4

$3.25 ฿103

22.46%

Banana (1kg)

$3.68 MVR 56.8

$1.67 ฿52.9

120.36%

Oranges (1kg)

$4.39 MVR 67.7

$2.39 ฿75.7

83.68%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.16 MVR 48.77

$2.09 ฿66.2

51.20%

Potato (1kg)

$1.57 MVR 24.19

$1.53 ฿48.39

2.61%

Onion (1kg)

$1.23 MVR 18.92

$1.51 ฿47.79

-18.54%

Lettuce (1 head)

$3.12 MVR 48.21

$0.99 ฿31.30

215.15%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.53 MVR 8.20

$0.51 ฿16.30

3.92%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$12.22 MVR 189

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.70 MVR 41.71

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$10.52 MVR 162

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.31 MVR 128

$4.27 ฿135

94.61%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.31 ฿643

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ฿56.7

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.77 ฿87.6

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.67 MVR 10.30

$1.40 ฿44.44

-52.14%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$28.20 MVR 435

$11.70 ฿370

141.03%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.01 MVR 30.98

$3.11 ฿98.4

-35.37%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.92 MVR 29.70

$0.99 ฿31.48

93.94%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.62 MVR 148

$13.73 ฿435

-29.93%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.94 MVR 14.56

$1.32 ฿41.75

-28.79%

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

$32.6K MVR 503.2K

$27.2K ฿862.0K

19.75%

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

$33.9K MVR 522.5K

$34.1K ฿1.1M

-0.74%

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

$107 MVR 1,653

$120 ฿3,811

-11.05%

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

$41.45 MVR 640

$13.93 ฿441

197.56%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$77.9 MVR 1,202

$18.31 ฿579

325.40%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$81.2 MVR 1,253

$60.9 ฿1,928

33.32%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$43.50 MVR 671

$17.23 ฿545

152.47%

Cinema Ticket

$9.71 MVR 150

$8.71 ฿276

11.48%

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

$163 MVR 2,520

$698 ฿22.1K

-76.60%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,581 MVR 55.3K

$15.7K ฿498.0K

-77.24%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$44.05 MVR 680

$57.6 ฿1,824

-23.58%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$57.1 MVR 881

$34.24 ฿1,084

66.68%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$88.8 MVR 1,369

$113 ฿3,582

-21.58%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$53.8 MVR 830

$84.8 ฿2,684

-36.61%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$976 MVR 15.1K

$604 ฿19.1K

61.56%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$707 MVR 10.9K

$436 ฿13.8K

62.06%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,665 MVR 25.7K

$2,057 ฿65.1K

-19.06%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,414 MVR 21.8K

$1,498 ฿47.4K

-5.63%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,222 MVR 34.3K

$4,252 ฿134.6K

-47.75%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,927 MVR 29.7K

$2,988 ฿94.6K

-35.51%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$856 MVR 13.2K

$529 ฿16.7K

61.79%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

12.4

5.33

132.65%

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

Last update for Male: March 1, 2026

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

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