Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Cancun Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Cancun

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 17.1% cheaper than Cancun without rent, and 5.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 13.6% cheaper than Cancun without rent, and 9.8% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.65 ฿147

$13.40 MX$236

-65.30%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.11 ฿1,460

$52.8 MX$932

-12.67%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.74 ฿277

$9.89 MX$175

-11.63%

Cappuccino

$3.04 ฿96.2

$3.56 MX$62.9

-14.61%

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

$0.72 ฿22.80

$1.52 MX$26.80

-52.63%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.39 ฿12.38

$0.89 MX$15.71

-56.18%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.44 ฿77.2

$2.98 MX$52.7

-18.12%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 ฿120

$4.53 MX$79.9

-16.34%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.14 ฿67.9

$1.45 MX$25.59

47.59%

White Bread (500g)

$1.86 ฿58.9

$2.62 MX$46.33

-29.01%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.19 ฿69.2

$1.86 MX$32.88

17.74%

Eggs

$2.25 ฿71.1

$2.57 MX$45.31

-12.45%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.73 ฿625

$11.40 MX$201

73.07%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.79 ฿120

$8.59 MX$152

-55.88%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.55 ฿429

$11.00 MX$194

23.18%

Apples (1kg)

$3.25 ฿103

$3.30 MX$58.2

-1.52%

Banana (1kg)

$1.67 ฿52.9

$1.55 MX$27.41

7.74%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.39 ฿75.7

$3.16 MX$55.8

-24.37%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.09 ฿66.2

$2.10 MX$37.14

-0.48%

Potato (1kg)

$1.53 ฿48.39

$2.06 MX$36.40

-25.73%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.79

$2.23 MX$39.35

-32.29%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.99 ฿31.30

$1.04 MX$18.33

-4.81%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 ฿16.30

$1.28 MX$22.60

-60.16%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.27 ฿135

$4.10 MX$72.4

4.15%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.31 ฿643

$10.54 MX$186

92.69%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ฿56.7

$1.67 MX$29.54

7.19%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.77 ฿87.6

$2.51 MX$44.31

10.36%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.40 ฿44.44

$0.64 MX$11.34

118.75%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿370

$60.9 MX$1,075

-80.78%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿98.4

$4.18 MX$73.8

-25.60%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.99 ฿31.48

$2.57 MX$45.33

-61.48%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.73 ฿435

$9.92 MX$175

38.41%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.32 ฿41.75

$1.28 MX$22.61

3.13%

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

$27.2K ฿862.0K

$30.4K MX$535.9K

-10.30%

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

$34.1K ฿1.1M

$23.6K MX$416.5K

44.58%

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

$120 ฿3,811

$112 MX$1,983

7.18%

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

$13.93 ฿441

$23.32 MX$412

-40.27%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.31 ฿579

$36.57 MX$645

-49.93%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.9 ฿1,928

$24.62 MX$435

147.48%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿545

$24.64 MX$435

-30.07%

Cinema Ticket

$8.71 ฿276

$5.91 MX$104

47.38%

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

$698 ฿22.1K

$202 MX$3,574

244.66%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.7K ฿498.0K

$5,241 MX$92.5K

200.22%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.6 ฿1,824

$53.6 MX$945

7.64%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.24 ฿1,084

$40.26 MX$711

-14.95%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,582

$83.5 MX$1,473

35.61%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.8 ฿2,684

$107 MX$1,895

-21.01%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$604 ฿19.1K

$628 MX$11.1K

-3.88%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$436 ฿13.8K

$444 MX$7,839

-1.80%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,057 ฿65.1K

$1,269 MX$22.4K

62.10%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,498 ฿47.4K

$1,009 MX$17.8K

48.43%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿134.6K

$2,252 MX$39.7K

88.85%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿94.6K

$2,293 MX$40.5K

30.28%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$529 ฿16.7K

$863 MX$15.2K

-38.70%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

11.42

-53.33%

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

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

Last update for Cancun: March 1, 2026

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