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

🙂 Solo nomad: May Pen is 36% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 48.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: May Pen is 50.9% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 58.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.68 ฿151

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.4 ฿1,502

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.65 ฿280

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿100

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

$0.73 ฿23.53

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.37 ฿11.95

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.39 ฿77.4

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.62 ฿117

Milk (1 liter)

$2.13 JMD 339

$2.24 ฿72.5

-4.91%

White Bread (500g)

$3.67 JMD 585

$1.8 ฿58.2

103.89%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.22 JMD 512

$2.24 ฿72.3

43.75%

Eggs

$3.44 JMD 548

$2.23 ฿72.1

54.26%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.31 ฿625

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.33 JMD 1,167

$3.77 ฿122

94.43%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.09 JMD 810

$13.05 ฿422

-61.00%

Apples (1kg)

$1.55 JMD 247

$3.28 ฿106

-52.74%

Banana (1kg)

$4.91 JMD 782

$1.63 ฿52.6

201.23%

Oranges (1kg)

$6.23 JMD 991

$2.4 ฿77.7

159.58%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.9 JMD 303

$1.99 ฿64.3

-4.52%

Potato (1kg)

$1.92 JMD 306

$1.53 ฿49.62

25.49%

Onion (1kg)

$1.83 JMD 291

$1.49 ฿48.11

22.82%

Lettuce (1 head)

$3.2 JMD 510

$1.02 ฿32.87

213.73%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$2.78 JMD 442

$0.48 ฿15.61

479.17%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.32 ฿140

Wine (Bottle)

$21.68 ฿702

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.18 JMD 347

$1.77 ฿57.3

23.16%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.79 ฿90.4

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.88 JMD 140

$1.35 ฿43.74

-34.81%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.76 ฿380

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.15 ฿102

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1 ฿32.3

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.64 ฿442

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 JMD 214

$1.3 ฿42.2

3.08%

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

$27.4K ฿885.2K

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

$33.9K ฿1.1M

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

$123 ฿3,970

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

$41.99 JMD 6,684

$13.93 ฿451

201.44%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.75 JMD 6,328

$18.24 ฿590

117.93%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.8 ฿1,966

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.11 ฿554

Cinema Ticket

$9.07 ฿294

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

$314 JMD 50K

$694 ฿22.5K

-54.72%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.9K ฿514.4K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$15.94 JMD 2,537

$57.5 ฿1,861

-72.28%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$22.22 JMD 3,537

$34.51 ฿1,117

-35.61%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$40.23 JMD 6,404

$115 ฿3,727

-65.07%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$53.5 JMD 8,511

$84.8 ฿2,743

-36.94%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$174 JMD 27.7K

$611 ฿19.8K

-71.57%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$221 JMD 35.3K

$442 ฿14.3K

-49.93%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$559 JMD 89K

$2,014 ฿65.2K

-72.24%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$434 JMD 69K

$1,460 ฿47.2K

-70.29%

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)

$697 ฿22.5K

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: October 29, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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