Cost of Living Comparison Between Molo and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Molo and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Molo is 27.3% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 58.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Molo is 32.8% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 63.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.37 KES 695

$4.68 ฿151

14.74%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$38.31 KES 4,952

$46.4 ฿1,502

-17.44%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.89 KES 890

$8.65 ฿280

-20.35%

Cappuccino

$2.4 KES 310

$3.09 ฿100

-22.33%

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

$0.71 KES 92.3

$0.73 ฿23.53

-2.74%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.54 KES 69.9

$0.37 ฿11.95

45.95%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.26 KES 292

$2.39 ฿77.4

-5.44%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.91 KES 376

$3.62 ฿117

-19.61%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.92 KES 119

$2.24 ฿72.5

-58.93%

White Bread (500g)

$0.58 KES 74.5

$1.8 ฿58.2

-67.78%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.58 KES 204

$2.24 ฿72.3

-29.46%

Eggs

$1.64 KES 212

$2.23 ฿72.1

-26.46%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.59 KES 1,497

$19.31 ฿625

-39.98%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.58 KES 851

$3.77 ฿122

74.54%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.45 KES 704

$13.05 ฿422

-58.24%

Apples (1kg)

$3.07 KES 396

$3.28 ฿106

-6.40%

Banana (1kg)

$1.04 KES 134

$1.63 ฿52.6

-36.20%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.09 KES 270

$2.4 ฿77.7

-12.92%

Tomato (1kg)

$1 KES 129

$1.99 ฿64.3

-49.75%

Potato (1kg)

$1.02 KES 132

$1.53 ฿49.62

-33.33%

Onion (1kg)

$1.15 KES 149

$1.49 ฿48.11

-22.82%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.65 KES 83.5

$1.02 ฿32.87

-36.27%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.82 KES 106

$0.48 ฿15.61

70.83%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3 KES 388

$4.32 ฿140

-30.56%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.45 KES 1,479

$21.68 ฿702

-47.19%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.27 KES 293

$1.77 ฿57.3

28.25%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.73 KES 353

$2.79 ฿90.4

-2.15%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.35 ฿43.74

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.76 ฿380

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.57 KES 203

$3.15 ฿102

-50.16%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.56 KES 201

$1 ฿32.3

56.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.98 KES 385

$13.64 ฿442

-78.15%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.56 KES 202

$1.3 ฿42.2

20.00%

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

$21.6K KES 2.8M

$27.4K ฿885.2K

-21.07%

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

$19.7K KES 2.5M

$33.9K ฿1.1M

-41.89%

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

$34.87 KES 4,507

$123 ฿3,970

-71.58%

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

$17.04 KES 2,202

$13.93 ฿451

22.33%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.68 KES 5,129

$18.24 ฿590

117.54%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.8 ฿1,966

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.11 ฿554

Cinema Ticket

$6.04 KES 780

$9.07 ฿294

-33.41%

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

$201 KES 26K

$694 ฿22.5K

-71.07%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,925 KES 1M

$15.9K ฿514.4K

-50.14%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$17.99 KES 2,325

$57.5 ฿1,861

-68.72%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$23.78 KES 3,073

$34.51 ฿1,117

-31.09%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$64.8 KES 8,370

$115 ฿3,727

-43.77%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$56.7 KES 7,328

$84.8 ฿2,743

-33.11%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$611 ฿19.8K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$442 ฿14.3K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,014 ฿65.2K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,460 ฿47.2K

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)

$382 KES 49.3K

$697 ฿22.5K

-45.23%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

14.84

5.33

178.42%

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

Last update for Molo: October 28, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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