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

🙂 Solo nomad: May Pen is 41.7% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 48.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: May Pen is 40.2% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 59.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.59 ฿147

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.83 ฿1,497

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.70 ฿278

Cappuccino

$2.92 ฿93.5

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

$0.68 ฿21.86

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.66

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.51 ฿80.2

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.80 ฿122

Milk (1 liter)

$2.23 JMD 352

$2.16 ฿69.1

3.24%

White Bread (500g)

$3.84 JMD 607

$1.88 ฿60.1

104.26%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.10 JMD 490

$2.16 ฿69.0

43.52%

Eggs

$3.28 JMD 518

$2.22 ฿71.0

47.75%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.57 ฿626

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.58 JMD 1,197

$3.80 ฿122

99.47%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.98 JMD 786

$13.41 ฿429

-62.86%

Apples (1kg)

$1.55 JMD 245

$3.26 ฿104

-52.45%

Banana (1kg)

$5.13 JMD 810

$1.61 ฿51.5

218.63%

Oranges (1kg)

$6.27 JMD 991

$2.31 ฿73.8

171.43%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.86 JMD 294

$2.06 ฿65.8

-9.71%

Potato (1kg)

$1.84 JMD 291

$1.61 ฿51.3

14.29%

Onion (1kg)

$1.91 JMD 302

$1.44 ฿46.13

32.64%

Lettuce (1 head)

$3.20 JMD 506

$1.03 ฿32.91

210.68%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$2.77 JMD 438

$0.48 ฿15.34

477.08%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.50 ฿144

Wine (Bottle)

$19.18 ฿613

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.16 JMD 342

$1.82 ฿58.3

18.68%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.69 ฿86.0

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.87 JMD 138

$1.38 ฿44.04

-36.96%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.76 ฿376

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿99.3

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.00 ฿32.09

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.74 ฿439

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.37 JMD 216

$1.30 ฿41.49

5.38%

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

$27.4K ฿874.5K

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

$33.0K ฿1.1M

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

$125 ฿3,993

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

$42.21 JMD 6,670

$13.74 ฿439

207.21%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$38.52 JMD 6,087

$18.61 ฿595

106.99%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.6 ฿1,936

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.15 ฿548

Cinema Ticket

$9.01 ฿288

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

$316 JMD 49.9K

$698 ฿22.3K

-54.75%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.1K ฿515.1K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$15.94 JMD 2,519

$59.2 ฿1,893

-73.08%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$21.48 JMD 3,395

$34.86 ฿1,115

-38.38%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$41.08 JMD 6,491

$114 ฿3,651

-64.03%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$52.9 JMD 8,364

$85.8 ฿2,743

-38.31%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$172 JMD 27.2K

$619 ฿19.8K

-72.18%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$215 JMD 34.0K

$437 ฿14.0K

-50.77%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$567 JMD 89.6K

$2,075 ฿66.3K

-72.66%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$431 JMD 68.1K

$1,509 ฿48.2K

-71.44%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,764 ฿120.3K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,694 ฿86.1K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$528 ฿16.9K

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: April 13, 2026

Last update for Phuket: April 13, 2026

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