Cost of Living Comparison Between Old Harbour and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Old Harbour and Phuket

😐 Solo nomad: Old Harbour is 8.6% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 42.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Old Harbour is 11% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 52.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.12 JMD 965

$4.51 ฿142

35.70%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$30.90 JMD 4,871

$46.08 ฿1,448

-32.94%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.08 JMD 802

$8.78 ฿276

-42.14%

Cappuccino

$4.40 JMD 693

$3.09 ฿97.0

42.39%

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

$0.97 JMD 153

$0.70 ฿21.96

38.57%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.60 JMD 95.1

$0.40 ฿12.46

50.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.56 JMD 403

$2.40 ฿75.5

6.67%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.18 JMD 501

$3.68 ฿116

-13.59%

Milk (1 liter)

$4.36 JMD 687

$2.25 ฿70.6

93.78%

White Bread (500g)

$3.62 JMD 571

$1.87 ฿58.8

93.58%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.60 JMD 253

$2.22 ฿69.8

-27.93%

Eggs

$3.44 JMD 543

$2.23 ฿70.1

54.26%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.40 JMD 536

$19.68 ฿619

-82.72%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.37 JMD 1,004

$3.66 ฿115

74.04%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.84 JMD 1,235

$13.09 ฿411

-40.11%

Apples (1kg)

$5.90 JMD 930

$3.38 ฿106

74.56%

Banana (1kg)

$3.06 JMD 482

$1.69 ฿53.2

81.07%

Oranges (1kg)

$4.25 JMD 669

$2.33 ฿73.2

82.40%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.10 JMD 331

$1.98 ฿62.4

6.06%

Potato (1kg)

$2.01 JMD 316

$1.55 ฿48.76

29.68%

Onion (1kg)

$2.00 JMD 315

$1.51 ฿47.41

32.45%

Lettuce (1 head)

$3.03 JMD 478

$0.98 ฿30.83

209.18%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.50 JMD 237

$0.48 ฿15.01

212.50%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.61 JMD 1,357

$4.35 ฿137

97.93%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.38 JMD 1,794

$20.65 ฿649

-44.89%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.82 JMD 444

$1.77 ฿55.8

59.32%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.06 JMD 482

$2.75 ฿86.6

11.27%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.18

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.13 JMD 178

$3.11 ฿97.7

-63.67%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.21 JMD 506

$1.05 ฿32.95

205.71%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.23 JMD 982

$13.72 ฿431

-54.59%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.03 JMD 162

$1.34 ฿42.14

-23.13%

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

$42.8K JMD 6.7M

$27.7K ฿869.3K

54.75%

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

$33.8K JMD 5.3M

$33.6K ฿1.1M

0.68%

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

$49.94 JMD 7,873

$122 ฿3,834

-59.06%

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

$22.50 JMD 3,547

$13.61 ฿428

65.32%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$43.74 JMD 6,896

$18.49 ฿581

136.56%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

Cinema Ticket

$13.10 JMD 2,065

$9.09 ฿286

44.11%

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

$228 JMD 36.0K

$702 ฿22.1K

-67.50%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,449 JMD 386.0K

$16.0K ฿502.6K

-84.69%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$26.15 JMD 4,123

$58.9 ฿1,851

-55.59%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$25.71 JMD 4,053

$34.41 ฿1,081

-25.28%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$70.2 JMD 11.1K

$113 ฿3,544

-37.74%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$77.4 JMD 12.2K

$84.7 ฿2,661

-8.59%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.0K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.7K

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 %)

9.15

5.33

71.67%

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

Last update for Old Harbour: January 12, 2026

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

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