Cost of Living Comparison Between Orhei and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Orhei and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Orhei is 14.7% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 45.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Orhei is 18.4% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 55% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$8.73 MDL 151

$4.65 ฿148

87.74%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$36.77 MDL 636

$46.11 ฿1,470

-20.26%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.57 MDL 131

$8.74 ฿279

-13.39%

Cappuccino

$1.85 MDL 32.04

$3.04 ฿96.9

-39.14%

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

$0.97 MDL 16.71

$0.72 ฿22.96

34.72%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.66 MDL 11.38

$0.39 ฿12.47

69.23%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.71 MDL 29.65

$2.44 ฿77.8

-29.92%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.39 MDL 41.32

$3.79 ฿121

-36.94%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.29 MDL 22.31

$2.14 ฿68.4

-39.72%

White Bread (500g)

$0.56 MDL 9.62

$1.86 ฿59.3

-69.89%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.52 MDL 26.32

$2.19 ฿69.7

-30.59%

Eggs

$2.58 MDL 44.53

$2.25 ฿71.6

14.67%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.56 MDL 183

$19.73 ฿629

-46.48%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.32 MDL 92.0

$3.79 ฿121

40.37%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.70 MDL 150

$13.55 ฿432

-35.79%

Apples (1kg)

$0.91 MDL 15.65

$3.25 ฿104

-72.00%

Banana (1kg)

$1.76 MDL 30.37

$1.67 ฿53.3

5.39%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.77 MDL 30.59

$2.39 ฿76.3

-25.94%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.16 MDL 37.31

$2.09 ฿66.7

3.35%

Potato (1kg)

$0.78 MDL 13.54

$1.53 ฿48.74

-49.02%

Onion (1kg)

$0.54 MDL 9.42

$1.51 ฿48.13

-64.24%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.37 MDL 23.61

$0.99 ฿31.53

38.38%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.82 MDL 14.23

$0.51 ฿16.41

60.78%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.23 MDL 55.9

$4.27 ฿136

-24.36%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.31 ฿647

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.25 MDL 21.69

$1.79 ฿57.1

-30.17%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.97 MDL 34.10

$2.77 ฿88.2

-28.88%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.18 MDL 3.14

$1.40 ฿44.77

-87.14%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿373

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.06 MDL 35.65

$3.11 ฿99.1

-33.76%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.25 MDL 4.31

$0.99 ฿31.71

-74.75%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.37 MDL 92.9

$13.73 ฿438

-60.89%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.43 MDL 24.80

$1.32 ฿42.05

8.33%

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

$32.5K MDL 562.2K

$27.2K ฿868.3K

19.38%

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

$31.5K MDL 544.1K

$34.1K ฿1.1M

-7.76%

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

$170 MDL 2,940

$120 ฿3,838

41.20%

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

$7.33 MDL 127

$13.93 ฿444

-47.38%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$10.68 MDL 185

$18.31 ฿584

-41.67%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.9 ฿1,942

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿549

Cinema Ticket

$7.53 MDL 130

$8.71 ฿278

-13.55%

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

$396 MDL 6,849

$698 ฿22.2K

-43.24%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,492 MDL 129.5K

$15.7K ฿501.6K

-52.38%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$65.2 MDL 1,127

$57.6 ฿1,838

13.13%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$53.2 MDL 919

$34.24 ฿1,092

55.26%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$114 MDL 1,978

$113 ฿3,608

1.08%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$122 MDL 2,115

$84.8 ฿2,704

44.26%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$604 ฿19.3K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$436 ฿13.9K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,057 ฿65.6K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,498 ฿47.8K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿135.6K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿95.3K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$529 ฿16.9K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

9.24

5.33

73.36%

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

Last update for Orhei: March 3, 2026

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

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