Cost of Living Comparison Between Mugla and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Mugla and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Mugla is 0.2% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 9.3% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Mugla is 21.4% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 26% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Mugla
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$7.5 ₺295
$4.68 ฿151
60.26%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$24.94 ₺981
$46.4 ฿1,502
-46.25%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.8 ₺307
$8.65 ฿280
-9.83%
Cappuccino
$3.4 ₺134
$3.09 ฿100
10.03%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.09 ₺43
$0.73 ฿23.53
49.32%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.39 ₺15.17
$0.37 ฿11.95
5.41%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.34 ₺131
$2.39 ฿77.4
39.75%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.9 ₺153
$3.62 ฿117
7.73%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Mugla
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.91 ₺35.78
$2.24 ฿72.5
-59.38%
White Bread (500g)
$0.65 ₺25.67
$1.8 ฿58.2
-63.89%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.36 ₺93
$2.24 ฿72.3
5.36%
Eggs
$2.16 ₺85.2
$2.23 ฿72.1
-3.14%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.49 ₺374
$19.31 ฿625
-50.85%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.92 ₺233
$3.77 ฿122
57.03%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$18.41 ₺724
$13.05 ฿422
41.07%
Apples (1kg)
$1.14 ₺44.98
$3.28 ฿106
-65.24%
Banana (1kg)
$1.84 ₺72.2
$1.63 ฿52.6
12.88%
Oranges (1kg)
$1 ₺39.17
$2.4 ฿77.7
-58.33%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.32 ₺51.8
$1.99 ฿64.3
-33.67%
Potato (1kg)
$0.71 ₺27.96
$1.53 ฿49.62
-53.59%
Onion (1kg)
$0.53 ₺20.82
$1.49 ฿48.11
-64.43%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.89 ₺35.17
$1.02 ฿32.87
-12.75%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.37 ₺14.55
$0.48 ฿15.61
-22.92%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.16 ₺84.9
$4.32 ฿140
-50.00%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.1 ₺279
$21.68 ฿702
-67.25%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.06 ₺81
$1.77 ฿57.3
16.38%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.58 ₺102
$2.79 ฿90.4
-7.53%
🚌 Getting Around
Mugla
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.54 ₺21.32
$1.35 ฿43.74
-60.00%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$30.2 ₺1,188
$11.76 ฿380
156.80%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.79 ₺31.13
$3.15 ฿102
-74.92%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.58 ₺22.63
$1 ฿32.3
-42.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.67 ₺223
$13.64 ฿442
-58.43%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.18 ₺46.42
$1.3 ฿42.2
-9.23%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$48.3K ₺1.9M
$27.4K ฿885.2K
76.61%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$43.9K ₺1.7M
$33.9K ฿1.1M
29.33%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Mugla
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$47.82 ₺1,881
$123 ฿3,970
-61.02%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$5.5 ₺216
$13.93 ฿451
-60.52%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$9.16 ₺361
$18.24 ฿590
-49.78%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Mugla
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$87.6 ₺3,444
$60.8 ฿1,966
44.12%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.17 ₺675
$17.11 ฿554
0.35%
Cinema Ticket
$4.53 ₺178
$9.07 ฿294
-50.06%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Mugla
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$658 ₺25.9K
$694 ฿22.5K
-5.24%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$9,010 ₺354.4K
$15.9K ฿514.4K
-43.32%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Mugla
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$38.43 ₺1,512
$57.5 ฿1,861
-33.18%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$35.65 ₺1,402
$34.51 ฿1,117
3.30%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$85.5 ₺3,365
$115 ฿3,727
-25.72%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$43.39 ₺1,707
$84.8 ฿2,743
-48.81%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Mugla
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$562 ₺22.1K
$611 ฿19.8K
-8.02%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$451 ₺17.7K
$442 ฿14.3K
1.89%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,808 ₺71.1K
$2,014 ฿65.2K
-10.24%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$957 ₺37.6K
$1,460 ฿47.2K
-34.46%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,551 ₺61K
$4,244 ฿137.3K
-63.45%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,062 ₺41.8K
$2,886 ฿93.4K
-63.21%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Mugla
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$651 ₺25.6K
$697 ฿22.5K
-6.54%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
30.12
5.33
465.10%

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Last update for Mugla: October 28, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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