Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Aden Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Aden

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 34.6% cheaper than Aden without rent, and 11.2% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 29.9% cheaper than Aden without rent, and 2.1% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Aden
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$13.29 YER 3,230
-64.79%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$35.88 YER 8,719
29.32%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$10.33 YER 2,511
-16.26%
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$4.25 YER 1,032
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$3.8 YER 923
-
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$5.03 YER 1,223
-38.57%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$2.01 YER 488
-63.68%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$0.86 YER 208
-56.98%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
-
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
-
-
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Aden
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$4.1 YER 996
-45.37%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$1.98 YER 481
-9.09%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$7.49 YER 1,820
-70.09%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$5.67 YER 1,379
-60.67%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$11.2 YER 2,721
72.41%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$16.32 YER 3,966
-76.90%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$39.42 YER 9,578
-66.89%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$9.2 YER 2,236
-64.35%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$2.61 YER 635
-37.55%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$7.98 YER 1,938
-69.92%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$3.43 YER 833
-41.98%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$3.31 YER 804
-53.78%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$3.27 YER 794
-54.43%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$0.65 YER 158
56.92%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$1.47 YER 358
-67.35%
Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)
-
$0.72 YER 174
-
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$0.68 YER 166
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$1.87 YER 455
-
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$4.99 YER 1,213
-13.43%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
-
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
-
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
-
-
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Aden
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$1.1 YER 268
22.73%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$41.13 YER 9,993
-71.41%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$2.68 YER 652
17.54%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$2.03 YER 493
-50.74%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$5.64 YER 1,369
141.84%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$3.67 YER 891
-64.58%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$16.2K YER 3.9M
68.79%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$60.8K YER 14.8M
-44.26%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Aden
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$76.8 YER 18.7K
59.72%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$9.86 YER 2,397
41.28%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$55.9 YER 13.6K
-67.39%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Aden
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$63.8 YER 15.5K
-4.83%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
$26.92 YER 6,540
-36.44%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$5.76 YER 1,400
57.47%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Aden
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$151 YER 36.7K
359.69%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$1,846 YER 448.5K
761.24%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Aden
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$97.4 YER 23.7K
-40.96%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$104 YER 25.3K
-66.90%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$159 YER 38.7K
-27.70%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$180 YER 43.8K
-52.97%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Aden
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$248 YER 60.3K
146.36%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$177 YER 43K
149.88%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$548 YER 133.2K
267.52%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$518 YER 125.9K
181.60%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$997 YER 242.3K
325.53%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$698 YER 169.6K
313.43%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Aden
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$370 YER 90K
88.15%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
12.67
-57.93%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Aden: October 27, 2025

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