Cost of Living Comparison Between Mandalay and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Mandalay and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Mandalay is 62.8% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 80.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Mandalay is 66.6% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 81.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.98 MMK 4,164

$4.65 ฿148

-57.42%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$14.02 MMK 29.4K

$46.11 ฿1,470

-69.59%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.74 ฿279

Cappuccino

$1.31 MMK 2,752

$3.04 ฿96.9

-56.91%

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

$0.83 MMK 1,733

$0.72 ฿22.96

15.28%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.98 MMK 2,050

$0.39 ฿12.47

151.28%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.76 MMK 1,601

$2.44 ฿77.8

-68.85%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.28 MMK 2,692

$3.79 ฿121

-66.23%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.98 MMK 2,066

$2.14 ฿68.4

-54.21%

White Bread (500g)

$1.02 MMK 2,138

$1.86 ฿59.3

-45.16%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.50 MMK 1,049

$2.19 ฿69.7

-77.17%

Eggs

$0.93 MMK 1,953

$2.25 ฿71.6

-58.67%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.28 MMK 21.6K

$19.73 ฿629

-47.90%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.03 MMK 12.7K

$3.79 ฿121

59.10%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.18 MMK 15.1K

$13.55 ฿432

-47.01%

Apples (1kg)

$4.25 MMK 8,923

$3.25 ฿104

30.77%

Banana (1kg)

$1.01 MMK 2,126

$1.67 ฿53.3

-39.52%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.28 MMK 2,686

$2.39 ฿76.3

-46.44%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.68 MMK 1,432

$2.09 ฿66.7

-67.46%

Potato (1kg)

$1.26 MMK 2,649

$1.53 ฿48.74

-17.65%

Onion (1kg)

$1.18 MMK 2,482

$1.51 ฿48.13

-21.85%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.41 MMK 866

$0.99 ฿31.53

-58.59%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.31 MMK 657

$0.51 ฿16.41

-39.22%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$0.98 MMK 2,048

$4.27 ฿136

-77.05%

Wine (Bottle)

$4.92 MMK 10.3K

$20.31 ฿647

-75.78%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.56 MMK 1,180

$1.79 ฿57.1

-68.72%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.77 ฿88.2

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.40 ฿44.77

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿373

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿99.1

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.42 MMK 882

$0.99 ฿31.71

-57.58%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.07 MMK 8,538

$13.73 ฿438

-70.36%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.32 ฿42.05

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

$27.2K ฿868.3K

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

$34.1K ฿1.1M

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

$120 ฿3,838

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

$6.69 MMK 14.0K

$13.93 ฿444

-51.97%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.31 ฿584

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$18.29 MMK 38.4K

$60.9 ฿1,942

-69.98%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿549

Cinema Ticket

$8.71 ฿278

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

$235 MMK 493.9K

$698 ฿22.2K

-66.30%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,613 MMK 11.8M

$15.7K ฿501.6K

-64.33%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.6 ฿1,838

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.24 ฿1,092

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,608

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.8 ฿2,704

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$201 MMK 422.2K

$604 ฿19.3K

-66.70%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$436 ฿13.9K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$298 MMK 626.4K

$2,057 ฿65.6K

-85.50%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,498 ฿47.8K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿135.6K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿95.3K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$198 MMK 415.3K

$529 ฿16.9K

-62.63%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

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

Last update for Mandalay: March 2, 2026

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

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