Cost of Living Comparison Between May Pen and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between May Pen and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: May Pen is 30.6% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 48.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: May Pen is 48.5% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 60.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,449

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

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

$0.70 ฿21.97

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

Milk (1 liter)

$2.20 JMD 347

$2.25 ฿70.6

-2.22%

White Bread (500g)

$3.85 JMD 606

$1.87 ฿58.8

105.88%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.20 JMD 504

$2.22 ฿69.8

44.14%

Eggs

$3.45 JMD 543

$2.23 ฿70.1

54.71%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.56 JMD 1,191

$3.66 ฿115

106.56%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.90 JMD 772

$13.09 ฿411

-62.57%

Apples (1kg)

$1.60 JMD 253

$3.38 ฿106

-52.66%

Banana (1kg)

$4.92 JMD 775

$1.69 ฿53.3

191.12%

Oranges (1kg)

$6.36 JMD 1,003

$2.33 ฿73.2

172.96%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.93 JMD 304

$1.98 ฿62.4

-2.53%

Potato (1kg)

$1.90 JMD 299

$1.55 ฿48.77

22.58%

Onion (1kg)

$1.90 JMD 299

$1.51 ฿47.42

25.83%

Lettuce (1 head)

$3.17 JMD 500

$0.98 ฿30.84

223.47%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$2.80 JMD 440

$0.48 ฿15.01

483.33%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.15 JMD 339

$1.77 ฿55.8

21.47%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.83 JMD 131

$1.37 ฿43.19

-39.42%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.8

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.96

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 JMD 212

$1.34 ฿42.16

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

$27.7K ฿869.6K

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

$33.6K ฿1.1M

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

$122 ฿3,835

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

$42.86 JMD 6,754

$13.61 ฿428

214.92%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.64 JMD 6,246

$18.49 ฿581

114.39%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

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

$310 JMD 48.9K

$702 ฿22.1K

-55.82%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.8K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$15.88 JMD 2,502

$58.9 ฿1,851

-73.03%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$21.82 JMD 3,439

$34.41 ฿1,082

-36.59%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$41.41 JMD 6,524

$113 ฿3,545

-63.28%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$52.8 JMD 8,315

$84.7 ฿2,662

-37.67%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$172 JMD 27.1K

$606 ฿19.1K

-71.59%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$220 JMD 34.7K

$435 ฿13.7K

-49.38%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$558 JMD 87.9K

$2,069 ฿65.0K

-73.05%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$443 JMD 69.8K

$1,473 ฿46.3K

-69.91%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.8K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

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 May Pen: January 12, 2026

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

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