Last update: Oct 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between Malta and Phuket

For one person, living is cheaper in Phuket: $1,190 a month against $1,992 in Malta, rent and utilities included – about $9,600 less a year. Rent and utilities account for most of the difference.

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🇲🇹 Malta

$1,992

/mo nomad

Phuket

🇹🇭 Thailand

$1,190

/mo nomad

😐 Solo nomad: Malta is 37.4% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 67.4% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Malta is 52.9% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 43.6% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$17.10 €15.26

$4.35 ฿146

293.10%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$82.9 €74.0

$32.45 ฿1,087

155.44%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$12.21 €10.89

$8.42 ฿282

45.01%

Cappuccino

$2.81 €2.51

$2.81 ฿94.0

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

$2.50 €2.23

$0.87 ฿29.29

187.36%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.67 €1.49

$0.46 ฿15.39

263.04%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.59 €4.10

$2.59 ฿86.6

77.22%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.47 €3.99

$3.64 ฿122

22.80%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.32 €1.18

$1.71 ฿57.2

-22.81%

White Bread (500g)

$1.29 €1.15

$1.45 ฿48.42

-11.03%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.62 €3.23

$1.56 ฿52.3

132.05%

Eggs

$4.00 €3.57

$2.10 ฿70.3

90.48%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.78 €9.62

$19.53 ฿654

-44.80%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$10.18 €9.09

$3.40 ฿114

199.41%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$16.99 €15.16

$11.14 ฿373

52.51%

Apples (1kg)

$3.20 €2.85

$2.83 ฿94.8

13.07%

Banana (1kg)

$2.15 €1.92

$1.62 ฿54.3

32.72%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.93 €2.61

$2.22 ฿74.5

31.98%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.24 €2.89

$2.15 ฿71.9

50.70%

Potato (1kg)

$1.96 €1.75

$1.49 ฿49.95

31.54%

Onion (1kg)

$2.13 €1.90

$1.33 ฿44.40

60.15%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.91 €1.70

$1.07 ฿35.72

78.50%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.95 €0.85

$0.51 ฿17.01

86.27%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.89 €6.15

$4.38 ฿147

57.31%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.27 €7.38

$18.77 ฿629

-55.94%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.81 €1.61

$1.74 ฿58.3

4.02%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.37 €2.12

$2.78 ฿92.9

-14.75%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.23 €1.99

$2.17 ฿72.6

2.76%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$22.28 ฿746

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.66 €5.05

$3.02 ฿101

87.42%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.28 €2.04

$1.06 ฿35.43

115.09%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$32.85 €29.32

$3.71 ฿124

785.44%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.48 €1.32

$1.43 ฿47.88

3.50%

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

$28.0K €25.0K

$26.3K ฿882.1K

6.30%

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

$38.5K €34.4K

$26.2K ฿877.3K

47.11%

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

$103 €92.0

$96.7 ฿3,236

6.64%

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

$27.11 €24.19

$11.41 ฿382

137.60%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$34.88 €31.13

$17.11 ฿573

103.86%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$67.5 €60.3

$52.8 ฿1,768

27.86%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$21.31 €19.01

$11.07 ฿371

92.50%

Cinema Ticket

$11.21 €10.00

$7.65 ฿256

46.54%

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

$413 €369

$555 ฿18.6K

-25.48%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$10.9K €9,687

$11.3K ฿377.7K

-3.79%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$99.9 €89.2

$63.4 ฿2,123

57.58%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$45.95 €41.01

$28.61 ฿958

60.61%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$105 €93.8

$96.7 ฿3,238

8.65%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$114 €102

$88.6 ฿2,967

28.79%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,181 €1,054

$735 ฿24.6K

60.73%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$988 €882

$458 ฿15.3K

115.76%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,974 €1,761

$2,102 ฿70.4K

-6.09%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,562 €1,394

$1,187 ฿39.7K

31.63%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,418 €3,943

$3,493 ฿116.9K

26.50%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,292 €2,938

$2,491 ฿83.4K

32.15%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,792 €1,600

$501 ฿16.8K

257.83%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.13

5.57

-25.85%

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

Last update for Malta: October 6, 2026

Last update for Phuket: October 4, 2026

Monthly budget structure

Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.

Accommodation & Living

Malta

$988 49.5%

Phuket

$458 38.1% 53.7% $530

Groceries & Markets

Malta

$307 15.4%

Phuket

$268 22.3% 12.7% $39

Eating Out

Malta

$256 12.8%

Phuket

$119 9.9% 53.4% $136

Monthly Utilities & Internet

Malta

$165 8.3%

Phuket

$125 10.4% 24.2% $40

Clothing & Footwear

Malta

$164 8.2%

Phuket

$125 10.4% 24% $39

Sport & Entertainment

Malta

$90 4.5%

Phuket

$68 5.7% 24.3% $22

Getting Around

Malta

$26 * 1.3%

Phuket

$39 3.3% 51.1% $13

Categories marked with * are only partly priced – their share counts the items that do have prices.

Good to know

🇲🇹 Malta

🇹🇭 Phuket

🕒 Local time

06:54 6:54 AM

11:54 11:54 AM

5 h ahead of Malta

🌤 Weather

👥 Population

553,214

79,308

💱 Currency

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Thai Baht THB ฿

📈 Exchange rate

1 EUR = 1.12 USD

100 THB = 2.99 USD

100 THB = 2.66 EUR

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