Cost of Living Comparison Between Midlands and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Midlands and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Midlands is 10.6% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 13.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Midlands is 5% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 27.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.52 MUR 293

$4.68 ฿151

39.32%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$43.59 MUR 1,962

$46.4 ฿1,502

-6.06%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.99 MUR 315

$8.65 ฿280

-19.19%

Cappuccino

$2.64 MUR 119

$3.09 ฿100

-14.56%

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

$0.97 MUR 43.83

$0.73 ฿23.53

32.88%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.57 MUR 25.56

$0.37 ฿11.95

54.05%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.16 MUR 97.1

$2.39 ฿77.4

-9.62%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.23 MUR 145

$3.62 ฿117

-10.77%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.7 MUR 76.5

$2.24 ฿72.5

-24.11%

White Bread (500g)

$0.66 MUR 29.56

$1.8 ฿58.2

-63.33%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.31 MUR 59.1

$2.24 ฿72.3

-41.52%

Eggs

$2.24 MUR 101

$2.23 ฿72.1

0.45%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.04 MUR 542

$19.31 ฿625

-37.65%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.06 MUR 273

$3.77 ฿122

60.74%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$12.76 MUR 574

$13.05 ฿422

-2.22%

Apples (1kg)

$2 MUR 90.1

$3.28 ฿106

-39.02%

Banana (1kg)

$1.92 MUR 86.6

$1.63 ฿52.6

17.79%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.5 MUR 67.4

$2.4 ฿77.7

-37.50%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.65 MUR 119

$1.99 ฿64.3

33.17%

Potato (1kg)

$1.03 MUR 46.29

$1.53 ฿49.62

-32.68%

Onion (1kg)

$0.99 MUR 44.57

$1.49 ฿48.11

-33.56%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.81 MUR 36.23

$1.02 ฿32.87

-20.59%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.75 MUR 33.67

$0.48 ฿15.61

56.25%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.79 MUR 306

$4.32 ฿140

57.18%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.63 MUR 433

$21.68 ฿702

-55.58%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 MUR 79.8

$1.77 ฿57.3

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.18 MUR 98

$2.79 ฿90.4

-21.86%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.05 MUR 47.38

$1.35 ฿43.74

-22.22%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.76 ฿380

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.53 MUR 204

$3.15 ฿102

43.81%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.73 MUR 123

$1 ฿32.3

173.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$20.17 MUR 908

$13.64 ฿442

47.87%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.44 MUR 64.8

$1.3 ฿42.2

10.77%

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

$35.9K MUR 1.6M

$27.4K ฿885.2K

31.23%

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

$28.4K MUR 1.3M

$33.9K ฿1.1M

-16.24%

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

$50.4 MUR 2,268

$123 ฿3,970

-58.92%

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

$18.45 MUR 830

$13.93 ฿451

32.45%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$33.05 MUR 1,487

$18.24 ฿590

81.20%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$41.84 MUR 1,883

$60.8 ฿1,966

-31.13%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.11 ฿554

Cinema Ticket

$6.08 MUR 274

$9.07 ฿294

-32.97%

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

$155 MUR 6,973

$694 ฿22.5K

-77.68%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,942 MUR 177.4K

$15.9K ฿514.4K

-75.20%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$86.9 MUR 3,910

$57.5 ฿1,861

51.09%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$79.9 MUR 3,594

$34.51 ฿1,117

131.47%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$132 MUR 5,927

$115 ฿3,727

14.38%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$95.9 MUR 4,317

$84.8 ฿2,743

13.17%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$563 MUR 25.4K

$611 ฿19.8K

-7.79%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$357 MUR 16.1K

$442 ฿14.3K

-19.24%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$814 MUR 36.6K

$2,014 ฿65.2K

-59.58%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$760 MUR 34.2K

$1,460 ฿47.2K

-47.96%

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 %)

6.67

5.33

25.14%

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

Last update for Midlands: October 28, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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