Cost of Living Comparison Between Mamaia and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Mamaia and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Mamaia is 11.4% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 19% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Mamaia is 11.6% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 34.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$9.87 RON 43.27

$4.71 ฿151

109.55%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.18 RON 202

$45.87 ฿1,468

0.68%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.78 RON 34.08

$8.84 ฿283

-11.99%

Cappuccino

$2.62 RON 11.47

$3.06 ฿98

-14.38%

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

$1.93 RON 8.46

$0.69 ฿22.16

179.71%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.7 RON 7.45

$0.39 ฿12.56

335.90%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.32 RON 10.18

$2.49 ฿79.6

-6.83%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.82 RON 12.35

$3.72 ฿119

-24.19%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.52 RON 6.66

$2.18 ฿69.8

-30.28%

White Bread (500g)

$1.21 RON 5.31

$1.8 ฿57.5

-32.78%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.62 RON 7.1

$2.23 ฿71.4

-27.35%

Eggs

$3.23 RON 14.17

$2.23 ฿71.4

44.84%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.58 RON 37.58

$19.66 ฿629

-56.36%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.45 RON 28.26

$3.77 ฿121

71.09%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.73 RON 42.64

$13.53 ฿433

-28.09%

Apples (1kg)

$1.19 RON 5.23

$3.24 ฿104

-63.27%

Banana (1kg)

$1.57 RON 6.87

$1.62 ฿51.9

-3.09%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.55 RON 6.79

$2.4 ฿76.8

-35.42%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.11 RON 9.24

$2.08 ฿66.5

1.44%

Potato (1kg)

$0.88 RON 3.84

$1.59 ฿50.7

-44.65%

Onion (1kg)

$0.9 RON 3.94

$1.49 ฿47.76

-39.60%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.89 RON 3.91

$1.01 ฿32.46

-11.88%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.79 RON 3.47

$0.48 ฿15.46

64.58%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$5.99 RON 26.24

$4.48 ฿143

33.71%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.36 RON 27.86

$20.34 ฿651

-68.73%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.05 RON 4.62

$1.86 ฿59.5

-43.55%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.65 RON 7.22

$2.7 ฿86.3

-38.89%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.68 RON 2.98

$1.43 ฿45.79

-52.45%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$19.72 RON 86.4

$11.47 ฿367

71.93%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.76 RON 3.32

$3.04 ฿97.4

-75.00%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.75 RON 3.29

$1.04 ฿33.18

-27.88%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.97 RON 30.56

$13.64 ฿437

-48.90%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.55 RON 6.81

$1.35 ฿43.31

14.81%

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

$28.5K RON 125K

$27.2K ฿870.3K

4.85%

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

$27K RON 118.5K

$33.5K ฿1.1M

-19.23%

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

$148 RON 651

$122 ฿3,905

21.64%

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

$8.28 RON 36.27

$13.61 ฿435

-39.16%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$9.25 RON 40.52

$18.36 ฿588

-49.62%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$41.99 RON 184

$59.9 ฿1,915

-29.84%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.95 RON 83

$16.84 ฿539

12.53%

Cinema Ticket

$7.11 RON 31.14

$8.92 ฿285

-20.29%

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

$438 RON 1,919

$684 ฿21.9K

-35.97%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,030 RON 30.8K

$16.1K ฿514.8K

-56.30%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$68.4 RON 300

$58.2 ฿1,862

17.57%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$40.05 RON 176

$34.38 ฿1,100

16.49%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$73.5 RON 322

$113 ฿3,631

-35.24%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$94 RON 412

$84.9 ฿2,716

10.72%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$383 RON 1,677

$621 ฿19.9K

-38.34%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$294 RON 1,287

$441 ฿14.1K

-33.34%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$588 RON 2,578

$2,063 ฿66K

-71.49%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$445 RON 1,949

$1,469 ฿47K

-69.73%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,921 RON 8,418

$4,286 ฿137.1K

-55.18%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,503 RON 6,588

$2,957 ฿94.6K

-49.17%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$534 ฿17.1K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

6.5

5.33

21.95%

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

Last update for Mamaia: December 1, 2025

Last update for Phuket: December 1, 2025

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