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

😐 Solo nomad: Male is 5.9% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 23.6% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Male is 3.1% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 4.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.32 MVR 82.2

$4.51 ฿142

17.96%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$28.84 MVR 446

$46.08 ฿1,449

-37.41%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.63 MVR 149

$8.78 ฿276

9.68%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.47 MVR 69.1

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 MVR 58.5

Cappuccino

$2.86 MVR 44.21

$3.09 ฿97.0

-7.44%

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

$1.27 MVR 19.56

$0.70 ฿21.97

81.43%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.25 MVR 3.83

$0.40 ฿12.46

-37.50%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

Milk (1 liter)

$1.83 MVR 28.31

$2.25 ฿70.6

-18.67%

White Bread (500g)

$1.55 MVR 23.95

$1.87 ฿58.8

-17.11%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.32 MVR 20.38

$2.22 ฿69.8

-40.54%

Eggs

$1.71 MVR 26.49

$2.23 ฿70.1

-23.32%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.08 MVR 125

$19.68 ฿619

-58.94%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.21 MVR 95.9

$3.66 ฿115

69.67%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.11 MVR 141

$13.09 ฿411

-30.40%

Apples (1kg)

$3.93 MVR 60.7

$3.38 ฿106

16.27%

Banana (1kg)

$3.68 MVR 56.9

$1.69 ฿53.3

117.75%

Oranges (1kg)

$4.24 MVR 65.5

$2.33 ฿73.2

81.97%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.20 MVR 49.51

$1.98 ฿62.4

61.62%

Potato (1kg)

$1.51 MVR 23.35

$1.55 ฿48.77

-2.58%

Onion (1kg)

$1.23 MVR 19.07

$1.51 ฿47.42

-18.54%

Lettuce (1 head)

$3.20 MVR 49.40

$0.98 ฿30.84

226.53%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.50 MVR 7.76

$0.48 ฿15.01

4.17%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$9.42 MVR 146

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.74 MVR 42.36

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$10.59 MVR 164

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.89 MVR 122

$4.35 ฿137

81.38%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.63 MVR 9.78

$1.37 ฿43.19

-54.01%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$28.40 MVR 439

$11.36 ฿357

150.00%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.00 MVR 30.92

$3.11 ฿97.8

-35.69%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.99 MVR 30.78

$1.05 ฿32.96

89.52%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.79 MVR 151

$13.72 ฿431

-28.64%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.92 MVR 14.16

$1.34 ฿42.16

-31.34%

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

$31.9K MVR 493.4K

$27.7K ฿869.6K

15.47%

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

$34.6K MVR 534.9K

$33.6K ฿1.1M

3.05%

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

$106 MVR 1,643

$122 ฿3,835

-12.81%

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

$41.57 MVR 642

$13.61 ฿428

205.44%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$77.8 MVR 1,202

$18.49 ฿581

320.71%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$82.4 MVR 1,273

$61.7 ฿1,939

33.59%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$43.11 MVR 666

$16.70 ฿525

158.14%

Cinema Ticket

$9.79 MVR 151

$9.09 ฿286

7.70%

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

$167 MVR 2,579

$702 ฿22.1K

-76.24%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,589 MVR 55.5K

$16.0K ฿502.8K

-77.55%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$43.99 MVR 680

$58.9 ฿1,851

-25.29%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$56.2 MVR 868

$34.41 ฿1,082

63.30%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$91.2 MVR 1,409

$113 ฿3,545

-19.11%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$54.5 MVR 842

$84.7 ฿2,662

-35.60%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$962 MVR 14.9K

$606 ฿19.1K

58.74%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$710 MVR 11.0K

$435 ฿13.7K

63.16%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,703 MVR 26.3K

$2,069 ฿65.0K

-17.69%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,439 MVR 22.2K

$1,473 ฿46.3K

-2.32%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,175 MVR 49.0K

$4,445 ฿139.8K

-28.58%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,880 MVR 29.1K

$2,988 ฿93.9K

-37.06%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$893 MVR 13.8K

$547 ฿17.2K

63.16%

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: January 11, 2026

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

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