Cost of Living Comparison Between Masaya and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Masaya and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Masaya is 2.9% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 44.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Masaya is 20.4% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 51.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.79 NIO 175

$4.71 ฿151

1.70%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$34.64 NIO 1,269

$45.87 ฿1,468

-24.48%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.12 NIO 261

$8.84 ฿283

-19.46%

Cappuccino

$2.38 NIO 87.3

$3.06 ฿98

-22.22%

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

$0.79 NIO 29.03

$0.69 ฿22.16

14.49%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.7 NIO 25.73

$0.39 ฿12.56

79.49%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.28 NIO 46.7

$2.49 ฿79.6

-48.59%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.03 NIO 74.2

$3.72 ฿119

-45.43%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.23 NIO 45.02

$2.18 ฿69.8

-43.58%

White Bread (500g)

$2.46 NIO 89.9

$1.8 ฿57.5

36.67%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.89 NIO 69

$2.23 ฿71.4

-15.25%

Eggs

$2.25 NIO 82.2

$2.23 ฿71.4

0.90%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.28 NIO 413

$19.66 ฿629

-42.62%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.65 NIO 244

$3.77 ฿121

76.39%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.03 NIO 294

$13.53 ฿433

-40.65%

Apples (1kg)

$3.85 NIO 141

$3.24 ฿104

18.83%

Banana (1kg)

$0.9 NIO 33.03

$1.62 ฿51.9

-44.44%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.76 NIO 64.6

$2.4 ฿76.8

-26.67%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.17 NIO 79.3

$2.08 ฿66.5

4.33%

Potato (1kg)

$3.97 NIO 145

$1.59 ฿50.7

149.69%

Onion (1kg)

$2.16 NIO 79.3

$1.49 ฿47.76

44.97%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.06 NIO 38.79

$1.01 ฿32.46

4.95%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.01 NIO 37.07

$0.48 ฿15.46

110.42%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.6 NIO 95.1

$4.48 ฿143

-41.96%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.47 NIO 530

$20.34 ฿651

-28.86%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.4 NIO 51.2

$1.86 ฿59.5

-24.73%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.2 NIO 80.7

$2.7 ฿86.3

-18.52%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.43 ฿45.79

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.47 ฿367

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.52 NIO 55.7

$3.04 ฿97.4

-50.00%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.04 ฿33.18

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.74 NIO 247

$13.64 ฿437

-50.59%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.3 NIO 47.64

$1.35 ฿43.31

-3.70%

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

$22.6K NIO 826K

$27.2K ฿870.3K

-17.07%

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

$26.9K NIO 984.8K

$33.5K ฿1.1M

-19.67%

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

$98.7 NIO 3,615

$122 ฿3,905

-19.13%

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

$17.21 NIO 630

$13.61 ฿435

26.45%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$36.73 NIO 1,345

$18.36 ฿588

100.05%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$59.9 ฿1,915

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.84 ฿539

Cinema Ticket

$8.23 NIO 301

$8.92 ฿285

-7.74%

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

$122 NIO 4,475

$684 ฿21.9K

-82.13%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,087 NIO 222.9K

$16.1K ฿514.8K

-62.16%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$76.3 NIO 2,795

$58.2 ฿1,862

31.18%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$73.9 NIO 2,707

$34.38 ฿1,100

114.98%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$132 NIO 4,824

$113 ฿3,631

16.08%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$108 NIO 3,970

$84.9 ฿2,716

27.72%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$621 ฿19.9K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$441 ฿14.1K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,063 ฿66K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,469 ฿47K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,286 ฿137.1K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,957 ฿94.6K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$534 ฿17.1K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

10.25

5.33

92.31%

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

Last update for Masaya: November 30, 2025

Last update for Phuket: December 1, 2025

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