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

😐 Solo nomad: Midlands is 8.8% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 14.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Midlands is 18.6% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 28.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.63 MUR 306

$4.51 ฿142

47.01%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$43.72 MUR 2,020

$46.08 ฿1,449

-5.12%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.21 MUR 333

$8.78 ฿276

-17.88%

Cappuccino

$2.57 MUR 119

$3.09 ฿97.0

-16.83%

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

$0.97 MUR 44.88

$0.70 ฿21.97

38.57%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.56 MUR 25.93

$0.40 ฿12.46

40.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.15 MUR 99.1

$2.40 ฿75.5

-10.42%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.27 MUR 151

$3.68 ฿116

-11.14%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.68 MUR 77.7

$2.25 ฿70.6

-25.33%

White Bread (500g)

$0.69 MUR 31.92

$1.87 ฿58.8

-63.10%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.32 MUR 61.2

$2.22 ฿69.8

-40.54%

Eggs

$2.27 MUR 105

$2.23 ฿70.1

1.79%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.72 MUR 542

$19.68 ฿619

-40.45%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.09 MUR 281

$3.66 ฿115

66.39%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$12.87 MUR 594

$13.09 ฿411

-1.68%

Apples (1kg)

$2.05 MUR 94.6

$3.38 ฿106

-39.35%

Banana (1kg)

$2.01 MUR 92.7

$1.69 ฿53.3

18.93%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.44 MUR 66.5

$2.33 ฿73.2

-38.20%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.65 MUR 122

$1.98 ฿62.4

33.84%

Potato (1kg)

$1.00 MUR 46.05

$1.55 ฿48.77

-35.48%

Onion (1kg)

$0.95 MUR 43.97

$1.51 ฿47.42

-37.09%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.80 MUR 36.88

$0.98 ฿30.84

-18.37%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.75 MUR 34.74

$0.48 ฿15.01

56.25%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.63 MUR 306

$4.35 ฿137

52.41%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.72 MUR 79.3

$1.77 ฿55.8

-2.82%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.18 MUR 101

$2.75 ฿86.6

-20.73%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.04 MUR 48.02

$1.37 ฿43.19

-24.09%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.51 MUR 208

$3.11 ฿97.8

45.02%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.72 MUR 126

$1.05 ฿32.96

159.05%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$19.45 MUR 898

$13.72 ฿431

41.76%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.46 MUR 67.6

$1.34 ฿42.16

8.96%

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

$35.0K MUR 1.6M

$27.7K ฿869.6K

26.67%

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

$28.3K MUR 1.3M

$33.6K ฿1.1M

-15.62%

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

$49.33 MUR 2,278

$122 ฿3,835

-59.56%

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

$18.63 MUR 861

$13.61 ฿428

36.88%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$33.38 MUR 1,542

$18.49 ฿581

80.53%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.73 MUR 1,789

$61.7 ฿1,939

-37.22%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

Cinema Ticket

$6.01 MUR 278

$9.09 ฿286

-33.88%

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

$156 MUR 7,220

$702 ฿22.1K

-77.75%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,005 MUR 185.0K

$16.0K ฿502.8K

-74.96%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$85.0 MUR 3,926

$58.9 ฿1,851

44.36%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$81.1 MUR 3,745

$34.41 ฿1,082

135.63%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$132 MUR 6,083

$113 ฿3,545

16.79%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$94.0 MUR 4,340

$84.7 ฿2,662

10.99%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$504 MUR 23.3K

$606 ฿19.1K

-16.88%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$350 MUR 16.2K

$435 ฿13.7K

-19.62%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$958 MUR 44.2K

$2,069 ฿65.0K

-53.69%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$710 MUR 32.8K

$1,473 ฿46.3K

-51.77%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.8K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

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: January 11, 2026

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

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