Cost of Living Comparison Between Nasinu and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Nasinu and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Nasinu is 30.3% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 56.7% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Nasinu is 31% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 59.7% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍜 Eating Out
Nasinu
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$5.26 FJD 11.86
$4.68 àž¿151
12.39%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$44.88 FJD 101
$46.4 àž¿1,502
-3.28%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.6 FJD 14.9
$8.65 àž¿280
-23.70%
Cappuccino
$3.11 FJD 7.01
$3.09 àž¿100
0.65%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.47 FJD 3.32
$0.73 àž¿23.53
101.37%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.69 FJD 1.56
$0.37 àž¿11.95
86.49%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.04 FJD 6.86
$2.39 àž¿77.4
27.20%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.48 FJD 7.86
$3.62 àž¿117
-3.87%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Nasinu
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.29 FJD 2.9
$2.24 àž¿72.5
-42.41%
White Bread (500g)
$0.53 FJD 1.19
$1.8 àž¿58.2
-70.56%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.19 FJD 2.69
$2.24 àž¿72.3
-46.88%
Eggs
$3.48 FJD 7.85
$2.23 àž¿72.1
56.05%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.4 FJD 21.2
$19.31 àž¿625
-51.32%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.37 FJD 16.62
$3.77 àž¿122
95.49%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$7.49 FJD 16.9
$13.05 àž¿422
-42.61%
Apples (1kg)
$2.53 FJD 5.71
$3.28 àž¿106
-22.87%
Banana (1kg)
$2.53 FJD 5.71
$1.63 àž¿52.6
55.21%
Oranges (1kg)
$3.57 FJD 8.06
$2.4 àž¿77.7
48.75%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.24 FJD 7.3
$1.99 àž¿64.3
62.81%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 FJD 3.45
$1.53 àž¿49.62
-
Onion (1kg)
$1.23 FJD 2.78
$1.49 àž¿48.11
-17.45%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.16 FJD 2.62
$1.02 àž¿32.87
13.73%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.82 FJD 1.85
$0.48 àž¿15.61
70.83%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$9.61 FJD 21.67
$4.32 àž¿140
122.45%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.1 FJD 18.28
$21.68 àž¿702
-62.64%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.16 FJD 4.87
$1.77 àž¿57.3
22.03%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.34 FJD 7.53
$2.79 àž¿90.4
19.71%
🚌 Getting Around
Nasinu
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$1.35 àž¿43.74
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$11.76 àž¿380
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.92 FJD 2.08
$3.15 àž¿102
-70.79%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
-
$1 àž¿32.3
-
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$9.1 FJD 20.52
$13.64 àž¿442
-33.28%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.34 FJD 3.02
$1.3 àž¿42.2
3.08%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$24.1K FJD 54.4K
$27.4K àž¿885.2K
-11.89%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$25.7K FJD 58K
$33.9K àž¿1.1M
-24.13%
🧟 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Nasinu
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$46.15 FJD 104
$123 àž¿3,970
-62.38%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.09 FJD 29.54
$13.93 àž¿451
-6.03%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$24.11 FJD 54.4
$18.24 àž¿590
32.18%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Nasinu
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
-
$60.8 àž¿1,966
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$17.11 àž¿554
-
Cinema Ticket
$4.55 FJD 10.28
$9.07 àž¿294
-49.83%
🧞 Childcare & Education
Nasinu
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$229 FJD 516
$694 àž¿22.5K
-67.08%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$14.1K FJD 31.8K
$15.9K àž¿514.4K
-11.38%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Nasinu
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$26.04 FJD 58.8
$57.5 àž¿1,861
-54.72%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$26.94 FJD 60.8
$34.51 àž¿1,117
-21.94%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$69.6 FJD 157
$115 àž¿3,727
-39.53%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$60.6 FJD 137
$84.8 àž¿2,743
-28.47%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Nasinu
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$611 àž¿19.8K
-
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$442 àž¿14.3K
-
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$2,014 àž¿65.2K
-
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$1,460 àž¿47.2K
-
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$4,244 àž¿137.3K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,886 àž¿93.4K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Nasinu
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$697 àž¿22.5K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
7.7
5.33
44.47%

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Last update for Nasinu: October 28, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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