Cost of Living Comparison Between Medea and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Medea and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Medea is 44.6% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 57.8% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Medea is 45.1% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 65.4% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Medea
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$1.97 DZD 259
$4.65 ฿149
-57.63%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$23.46 DZD 3,087
$46.11 ฿1,474
-49.12%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$3.93 DZD 517
$8.74 ฿279
-55.03%
Cappuccino
$0.35 DZD 45.83
$3.04 ฿97.1
-88.49%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.43 DZD 56.6
$0.72 ฿23.03
-40.28%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.19 DZD 24.82
$0.39 ฿12.50
-51.28%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.00 DZD 263
$2.44 ฿78.0
-18.03%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.31 DZD 304
$3.79 ฿121
-39.05%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Medea
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.05 DZD 138
$2.14 ฿68.6
-50.93%
White Bread (500g)
$0.08 DZD 10.29
$1.86 ฿59.5
-95.70%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.13 DZD 148
$2.19 ฿69.9
-48.40%
Eggs
$1.50 DZD 197
$2.25 ฿71.8
-33.33%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.22 DZD 1,214
$19.73 ฿631
-53.27%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.93 DZD 648
$3.79 ฿121
30.08%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$16.33 DZD 2,148
$13.55 ฿433
20.52%
Apples (1kg)
$3.23 DZD 425
$3.25 ฿104
-0.62%
Banana (1kg)
$2.74 DZD 361
$1.67 ฿53.4
64.07%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.70 DZD 224
$2.39 ฿76.5
-28.87%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.56 DZD 74.2
$2.09 ฿66.9
-73.21%
Potato (1kg)
$0.60 DZD 79.2
$1.53 ฿48.88
-60.78%
Onion (1kg)
$0.47 DZD 61.4
$1.51 ฿48.27
-68.87%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.67 DZD 88.4
$0.99 ฿31.62
-32.32%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.28 DZD 36.36
$0.51 ฿16.46
-45.10%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.24 DZD 295
$4.27 ฿137
-47.54%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.11 DZD 936
$20.31 ฿649
-64.99%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.35 DZD 178
$1.79 ฿57.3
-24.58%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.10 DZD 277
$2.77 ฿88.5
-24.19%
🚌 Getting Around
Medea
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.25 DZD 33.01
$1.40 ฿44.89
-82.14%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$17.31 DZD 2,277
$11.70 ฿374
47.95%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.65 DZD 85.4
$3.11 ฿99.4
-79.10%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.37 DZD 48.25
$0.99 ฿31.80
-62.63%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.52 DZD 726
$13.73 ฿439
-59.80%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.37 DZD 48.27
$1.32 ฿42.17
-71.97%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$20.0K DZD 2.6M
$27.2K ฿870.7K
-26.73%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.4K DZD 4.4M
$34.1K ฿1.1M
-2.06%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Medea
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$18.48 DZD 2,432
$120 ฿3,849
-84.65%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$7.92 DZD 1,042
$13.93 ฿445
-43.14%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$17.89 DZD 2,354
$18.31 ฿585
-2.29%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Medea
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$23.70 DZD 3,118
$60.9 ฿1,948
-61.10%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$2.05 DZD 269
$17.23 ฿551
-88.10%
Cinema Ticket
$3.50 DZD 460
$8.71 ฿278
-59.82%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Medea
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$39.93 DZD 5,253
$698 ฿22.3K
-94.28%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,656 DZD 481.0K
$15.7K ฿503.0K
-76.77%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Medea
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$19.72 DZD 2,594
$57.6 ฿1,843
-65.79%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$31.56 DZD 4,152
$34.24 ฿1,095
-7.83%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$31.71 DZD 4,172
$113 ฿3,618
-71.98%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$55.6 DZD 7,318
$84.8 ฿2,711
-34.41%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Medea
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$191 DZD 25.2K
$604 ฿19.3K
-68.29%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$115 DZD 15.2K
$436 ฿13.9K
-73.55%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$278 DZD 36.5K
$2,057 ฿65.8K
-86.50%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$187 DZD 24.5K
$1,498 ฿47.9K
-87.55%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$755 DZD 99.3K
$4,252 ฿135.9K
-82.25%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$410 DZD 54.0K
$2,988 ฿95.5K
-86.27%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Medea
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$332 DZD 43.6K
$529 ฿16.9K
-37.34%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5
5.33
-6.19%

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

Last update for Medea: March 2, 2026

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

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