Cost of Living Comparison Between Mandeville and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Mandeville and Phuket

😐 Solo nomad: Mandeville is 3.4% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 37.8% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Mandeville is 3.2% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 45.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Mandeville
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.24 JMD 994
$4.68 ฿151
33.33%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$62.1 JMD 9,890
$46.4 ฿1,502
33.90%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.62 JMD 1,373
$8.65 ฿280
-0.35%
Cappuccino
$2.15 JMD 342
$3.09 ฿100
-30.42%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.02 JMD 162
$0.73 ฿23.53
39.73%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.75 JMD 119
$0.37 ฿11.95
102.70%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.25 JMD 357
$2.39 ฿77.4
-5.86%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.88 JMD 458
$3.62 ฿117
-20.44%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Mandeville
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$4.26 JMD 677
$2.24 ฿72.5
90.18%
White Bread (500g)
$2.06 JMD 328
$1.8 ฿58.2
14.44%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.57 JMD 249
$2.24 ฿72.3
-29.91%
Eggs
$3.59 JMD 571
$2.23 ฿72.1
60.99%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.95 JMD 1,743
$19.31 ฿625
-43.29%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.25 JMD 994
$3.77 ฿122
65.78%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$7.44 JMD 1,184
$13.05 ฿422
-42.99%
Apples (1kg)
$5.86 JMD 932
$3.28 ฿106
78.66%
Banana (1kg)
$3.15 JMD 502
$1.63 ฿52.6
93.25%
Oranges (1kg)
$4.2 JMD 669
$2.4 ฿77.7
75.00%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.04 JMD 484
$1.99 ฿64.3
52.76%
Potato (1kg)
$2.05 JMD 326
$1.53 ฿49.62
33.99%
Onion (1kg)
$1.96 JMD 312
$1.49 ฿48.11
31.54%
Lettuce (1 head)
$3.1 JMD 494
$1.02 ฿32.87
203.92%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.46 JMD 232
$0.48 ฿15.61
204.17%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$8.24 JMD 1,313
$4.32 ฿140
90.74%
Wine (Bottle)
$11.24 JMD 1,789
$21.68 ฿702
-48.15%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.79 JMD 445
$1.77 ฿57.3
57.63%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.07 JMD 489
$2.79 ฿90.4
10.04%
🚌 Getting Around
Mandeville
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$1.35 ฿43.74
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$11.76 ฿380
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.08 JMD 172
$3.15 ฿102
-65.71%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$3.23 JMD 514
$1 ฿32.3
223.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$6.35 JMD 1,011
$13.64 ฿442
-53.45%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.29 JMD 205
$1.3 ฿42.2
-0.77%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$43.5K JMD 6.9M
$27.4K ฿885.2K
59.09%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.7K JMD 5.4M
$33.9K ฿1.1M
-0.48%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Mandeville
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$92.5 JMD 14.7K
$123 ฿3,970
-24.64%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$21.99 JMD 3,500
$13.93 ฿451
57.86%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$51 JMD 8,118
$18.24 ฿590
179.55%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Mandeville
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
-
$60.8 ฿1,966
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$11 JMD 1,752
$17.11 ฿554
-35.71%
Cinema Ticket
$13.32 JMD 2,121
$9.07 ฿294
46.86%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Mandeville
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$222 JMD 35.3K
$694 ฿22.5K
-68.01%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$2,467 JMD 392.7K
$15.9K ฿514.4K
-84.48%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Mandeville
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$25.93 JMD 4,128
$57.5 ฿1,861
-54.91%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$25.98 JMD 4,135
$34.51 ฿1,117
-24.72%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$71.8 JMD 11.4K
$115 ฿3,727
-37.67%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$77.7 JMD 12.4K
$84.8 ฿2,743
-8.36%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Mandeville
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$478 JMD 76.1K
$611 ฿19.8K
-21.78%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$442 ฿14.3K
-
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$2,014 ฿65.2K
-
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$1,460 ฿47.2K
-
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,712 JMD 272.6K
$4,244 ฿137.3K
-59.65%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,886 ฿93.4K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Mandeville
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$493 JMD 78.4K
$697 ฿22.5K
-29.28%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
9.15
5.33
71.67%

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Last update for Mandeville: October 28, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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