Cost of Living Comparison Between Mangaf and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Mangaf and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Mangaf is 3.1% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 3.9% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Mangaf is 12.2% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.39 KWD 1.95

$4.68 ฿151

36.54%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$38.59 KWD 11.79

$46.4 ฿1,502

-16.83%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.77 KWD 2.68

$8.65 ฿280

1.39%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.51 KWD 0.77

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.77 KWD 1.15

Cappuccino

$5.52 KWD 1.69

$3.09 ฿100

78.64%

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

$0.33 KWD 0.1

$0.73 ฿23.53

-54.79%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.38 KWD 0.11

$0.37 ฿11.95

2.70%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.39 ฿77.4

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.62 ฿117

Milk (1 liter)

$1.57 KWD 0.48

$2.24 ฿72.5

-29.91%

White Bread (500g)

$1.26 KWD 0.39

$1.8 ฿58.2

-30.00%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.78 KWD 0.54

$2.24 ฿72.3

-20.54%

Eggs

$2.08 KWD 0.64

$2.23 ฿72.1

-6.73%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$5.11 KWD 1.56

$19.31 ฿625

-73.54%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.33 KWD 1.93

$3.77 ฿122

67.90%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.31 KWD 3.15

$13.05 ฿422

-21.00%

Apples (1kg)

$2.34 KWD 0.72

$3.28 ฿106

-28.66%

Banana (1kg)

$1.87 KWD 0.57

$1.63 ฿52.6

14.72%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.79 KWD 0.55

$2.4 ฿77.7

-25.42%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.48 KWD 0.45

$1.99 ฿64.3

-25.63%

Potato (1kg)

$1.28 KWD 0.39

$1.53 ฿49.62

-16.34%

Onion (1kg)

$1.32 KWD 0.4

$1.49 ฿48.11

-11.41%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.67 KWD 0.51

$1.02 ฿32.87

63.73%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 KWD 0.15

$0.48 ฿15.61

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$3.29 KWD 1.01

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1 KWD 0.31

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.38 KWD 0.42

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.87 KWD 0.88

$4.32 ฿140

-33.56%

Wine (Bottle)

$21.68 ฿702

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿57.3

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.79 ฿90.4

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.85 KWD 0.26

$1.35 ฿43.74

-37.04%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$44.24 KWD 13.52

$11.76 ฿380

276.19%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.36 KWD 1.03

$3.15 ฿102

6.67%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.38 KWD 0.73

$1 ฿32.3

138.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$11.25 KWD 3.44

$13.64 ฿442

-17.52%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.34 KWD 0.1

$1.3 ฿42.2

-73.85%

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

$21.3K KWD 6,518

$27.4K ฿885.2K

-22.03%

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

$19.8K KWD 6,039

$33.9K ฿1.1M

-41.72%

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

$63.6 KWD 19.42

$123 ฿3,970

-48.19%

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

$18.89 KWD 5.77

$13.93 ฿451

35.61%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$26.11 KWD 7.98

$18.24 ฿590

43.15%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$95.6 KWD 29.21

$60.8 ฿1,966

57.32%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$48.46 KWD 14.81

$17.11 ฿554

183.23%

Cinema Ticket

$11.55 KWD 3.53

$9.07 ฿294

27.34%

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

$405 KWD 124

$694 ฿22.5K

-41.70%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,466 KWD 1,976

$15.9K ฿514.4K

-59.33%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$42.8 KWD 13.08

$57.5 ฿1,861

-25.58%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$43.18 KWD 13.2

$34.51 ฿1,117

25.12%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$88.8 KWD 27.12

$115 ฿3,727

-22.93%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$82.1 KWD 25.1

$84.8 ฿2,743

-3.13%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$578 KWD 177

$611 ฿19.8K

-5.44%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$476 KWD 146

$442 ฿14.3K

7.66%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,598 KWD 488

$2,014 ฿65.2K

-20.66%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,268 KWD 387

$1,460 ฿47.2K

-13.13%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,244 ฿137.3K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,886 ฿93.4K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,798 KWD 549

$697 ฿22.5K

158.11%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.5

5.33

-15.57%

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

Last update for Mangaf: October 28, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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