Cost of Living Comparison Between Miches and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Miches and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Miches is 23.1% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 39.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Miches is 14.3% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 51% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.7 DOP 422

$4.71 ฿151

42.25%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$34.61 DOP 2,179

$45.87 ฿1,468

-24.55%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.49 DOP 471

$8.84 ฿283

-15.27%

Cappuccino

$1.25 DOP 78.8

$3.06 ฿98

-59.15%

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

$0.53 DOP 33.56

$0.69 ฿22.16

-23.19%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.83 DOP 52.1

$0.39 ฿12.56

112.82%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.06 DOP 129

$2.49 ฿79.6

-17.27%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.58 DOP 162

$3.72 ฿119

-30.65%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.33 DOP 83.5

$2.18 ฿69.8

-38.99%

White Bread (500g)

$1.47 DOP 92.5

$1.8 ฿57.5

-18.33%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.53 DOP 96

$2.23 ฿71.4

-31.39%

Eggs

$1.47 DOP 92.5

$2.23 ฿71.4

-34.08%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.06 DOP 444

$19.66 ฿629

-64.09%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4 DOP 252

$3.77 ฿121

6.10%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.43 DOP 468

$13.53 ฿433

-45.08%

Apples (1kg)

$3.21 DOP 202

$3.24 ฿104

-0.93%

Banana (1kg)

$0.92 DOP 57.7

$1.62 ฿51.9

-43.21%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.78 DOP 49.32

$2.4 ฿76.8

-67.50%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.84 DOP 116

$2.08 ฿66.5

-11.54%

Potato (1kg)

$1.29 DOP 81

$1.59 ฿50.7

-18.87%

Onion (1kg)

$2.28 DOP 143

$1.49 ฿47.76

53.02%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.69 DOP 43.54

$1.01 ฿32.46

-31.68%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.66 DOP 41.29

$0.48 ฿15.46

37.50%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.44 DOP 217

$4.48 ฿143

-23.21%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.87 DOP 747

$20.34 ฿651

-41.64%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.73 DOP 172

$1.86 ฿59.5

46.77%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.5 DOP 157

$2.7 ฿86.3

-7.41%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.72 DOP 108

$1.43 ฿45.79

20.28%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$51.6 DOP 3,247

$11.47 ฿367

349.78%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.33 DOP 210

$3.04 ฿97.4

9.54%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.56 DOP 98.4

$1.04 ฿33.18

50.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.06 DOP 381

$13.64 ฿437

-55.57%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.26 DOP 79.5

$1.35 ฿43.31

-6.67%

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

$21.9K DOP 1.4M

$27.2K ฿870.3K

-19.35%

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

$29.3K DOP 1.8M

$33.5K ฿1.1M

-12.49%

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

$77.6 DOP 4,885

$122 ฿3,905

-36.39%

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

$25.86 DOP 1,627

$13.61 ฿435

90.01%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$36.2 DOP 2,278

$18.36 ฿588

97.17%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$16.92 DOP 1,065

$59.9 ฿1,915

-71.73%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.84 ฿539

Cinema Ticket

$5.2 DOP 328

$8.92 ฿285

-41.70%

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

$58.2 DOP 3,665

$684 ฿21.9K

-91.49%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,938 DOP 499.6K

$16.1K ฿514.8K

-50.65%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$23.42 DOP 1,474

$58.2 ฿1,862

-59.74%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$25.58 DOP 1,610

$34.38 ฿1,100

-25.60%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$77.3 DOP 4,865

$113 ฿3,631

-31.88%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$86.6 DOP 5,448

$84.9 ฿2,716

1.97%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$200 DOP 12.6K

$621 ฿19.9K

-67.80%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$138 DOP 8,707

$441 ฿14.1K

-68.60%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$256 DOP 16.1K

$2,063 ฿66K

-87.60%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$201 DOP 12.7K

$1,469 ฿47K

-86.30%

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 %)

5.33

125.14%

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

Last update for Miches: December 1, 2025

Last update for Phuket: December 1, 2025

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