Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Abidjan Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Abidjan

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 12.3% cheaper than Abidjan without rent, and 9.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 9.8% cheaper than Abidjan without rent, and 9.2% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$3.50 F CFA 1,980

28.86%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,449

$52.0 F CFA 29.4K

-11.37%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$10.70 F CFA 6,046

-17.94%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$1.83 F CFA 1,036

68.85%

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

$0.70 ฿21.97

$0.82 F CFA 463

-14.63%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$0.88 F CFA 498

-54.55%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

$1.07 F CFA 606

124.30%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

$1.81 F CFA 1,023

103.31%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$2.42 F CFA 1,365

-7.02%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$0.58 F CFA 326

222.41%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$1.24 F CFA 699

79.03%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$2.22 F CFA 1,256

0.45%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$23.19 F CFA 13.1K

-15.14%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$8.40 F CFA 4,750

-56.43%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

$6.26 F CFA 3,535

109.11%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$4.01 F CFA 2,266

-15.71%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.3

$1.09 F CFA 617

55.05%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$2.27 F CFA 1,283

2.64%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$2.05 F CFA 1,159

-3.41%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.77

$1.65 F CFA 933

-6.06%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.42

$1.74 F CFA 986

-13.22%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.84

$0.87 F CFA 493

12.64%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$0.91 F CFA 516

-47.25%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$1.71 F CFA 967

154.39%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

$6.85 F CFA 3,872

201.46%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

$1.06 F CFA 597

66.98%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

$1.38 F CFA 779

99.28%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.19

$0.99 F CFA 558

38.38%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

$48.09 F CFA 27.2K

-76.38%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.8

$1.81 F CFA 1,022

71.82%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.96

$1.60 F CFA 906

-34.38%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$25.99 F CFA 14.7K

-47.21%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.16

$1.51 F CFA 851

-11.26%

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

$27.7K ฿869.6K

$32.0K F CFA 18.1M

-13.43%

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

$33.6K ฿1.1M

$30.2K F CFA 17.1M

11.23%

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

$122 ฿3,835

$182 F CFA 102.6K

-32.82%

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

$13.61 ฿428

$36.21 F CFA 20.5K

-62.41%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$46.59 F CFA 26.3K

-60.31%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

$80.2 F CFA 45.3K

-23.08%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

$21.71 F CFA 12.3K

-23.08%

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$8.76 F CFA 4,950

3.77%

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

$702 ฿22.1K

$295 F CFA 167.0K

137.77%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.8K

$3,312 F CFA 1.9M

382.81%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$89.4 F CFA 50.5K

-34.12%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,082

$57.8 F CFA 32.7K

-40.51%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,545

$85.0 F CFA 48.0K

32.74%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,662

$140 F CFA 79.3K

-39.67%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.1K

$611 F CFA 345.3K

-0.82%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

$393 F CFA 221.8K

10.88%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

$1,865 F CFA 1.1M

10.94%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

$938 F CFA 529.9K

57.08%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.8K

$2,326 F CFA 1.3M

91.12%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

$709 F CFA 400.9K

321.17%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

$223 F CFA 125.8K

146.00%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

14.75

-63.86%

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

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

Last update for Abidjan: January 10, 2026

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