Cost of Living Comparison Between Manipal and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Manipal and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Manipal is 70% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 74.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Manipal is 72.6% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 79.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$0.56 ₹47.58

$4.73 ฿153

-88.16%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$7.06 ₹604

$45.92 ฿1,486

-84.63%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$2.84 ₹243

$8.59 ฿278

-66.94%

Cappuccino

$1.35 ₹115

$2.92 ฿94.6

-53.77%

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

$0.45 ₹38.35

$0.69 ฿22.42

-34.78%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.15 ₹12.62

$0.4 ฿12.81

-62.50%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.77 ₹151

$2.41 ฿78

-26.56%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.32 ₹198

$3.8 ฿123

-38.95%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.51 ₹43.19

$2.25 ฿72.7

-77.33%

White Bread (500g)

$0.4 ₹34.14

$1.79 ฿58.1

-77.65%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.46 ₹39.14

$2.18 ฿70.6

-78.90%

Eggs

$0.82 ₹70.5

$2.29 ฿74.3

-64.19%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$2.28 ₹195

$19.52 ฿632

-88.32%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$1.98 ₹170

$3.68 ฿119

-46.20%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.18 ฿427

Apples (1kg)

$1.26 ₹107

$3.24 ฿105

-61.11%

Banana (1kg)

$0.74 ₹63.1

$1.62 ฿52.5

-54.32%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.83 ₹71.2

$2.41 ฿78

-65.56%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.48 ₹41.17

$2.03 ฿65.6

-76.35%

Potato (1kg)

$0.41 ₹35.02

$1.52 ฿49.3

-73.03%

Onion (1kg)

$0.48 ₹41.16

$1.51 ฿48.86

-68.21%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.13 ₹11

$0.97 ฿31.45

-86.60%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.34 ₹28.81

$0.52 ฿16.68

-34.62%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.38 ₹289

$4.49 ฿145

-24.72%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.51 ₹471

$21.36 ฿691

-74.20%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.83 ₹70.8

$1.78 ฿57.5

-53.37%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.98 ₹255

$2.79 ฿90.3

6.81%

Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)

$3.45 ₹295

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.24 ₹20.63

$1.36 ฿44.15

-82.35%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$8.6 ₹735

$11.51 ฿372

-25.28%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.4 ₹34.03

$3.17 ฿103

-87.38%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.26 ₹22.34

$1.04 ฿33.64

-75.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.41 ₹121

$14.03 ฿454

-89.95%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.21 ₹103

$1.32 ฿42.59

-8.33%

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

$11.8K ₹1M

$28K ฿904.8K

-57.97%

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

$21.6K ₹1.9M

$33.2K ฿1.1M

-34.83%

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

$41.21 ₹3,524

$120 ฿3,899

-65.80%

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

$3.3 ₹282

$13.55 ฿438

-75.65%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$6.89 ₹590

$18.62 ฿603

-63.00%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$19.55 ₹1,672

$61.4 ฿1,987

-68.16%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.82 ₹583

$16.68 ฿540

-59.11%

Cinema Ticket

$1.76 ₹151

$8.76 ฿283

-79.91%

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

$23.13 ₹1,979

$703 ฿22.7K

-96.71%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$997 ₹85.2K

$15.7K ฿507.5K

-93.65%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$14.17 ₹1,212

$57.9 ฿1,873

-75.52%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$21.84 ₹1,868

$35.4 ฿1,145

-38.31%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$23.24 ₹1,988

$113 ฿3,659

-79.45%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$27.01 ₹2,310

$83.2 ฿2,691

-67.52%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$104 ₹8,922

$604 ฿19.5K

-82.72%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$75.1 ₹6,419

$441 ฿14.3K

-82.99%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$235 ₹20.1K

$2,027 ฿65.6K

-88.43%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$172 ₹14.7K

$1,492 ฿48.3K

-88.50%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,042 ₹89.1K

$4,195 ฿135.7K

-75.16%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$614 ₹52.5K

$2,909 ฿94.1K

-78.88%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$763 ₹65.3K

$706 ฿22.8K

8.15%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

8.38

5.33

57.22%

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

Last update for Manipal: November 4, 2025

Last update for Phuket: November 4, 2025

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