Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Dakar Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Dakar

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 14.5% cheaper than Dakar without rent, and 6.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 15.3% cheaper than Dakar without rent, and 6.4% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.65 ฿147

$5.24 F CFA 2,959

-11.26%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.54 ฿1,470

$53.5 F CFA 30.2K

-12.99%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.64 ฿273

$10.45 F CFA 5,896

-17.32%

Cappuccino

$2.93 ฿92.4

$4.42 F CFA 2,494

-33.71%

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

$0.68 ฿21.60

$0.85 F CFA 479

-20.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.36 ฿11.50

$1.10 F CFA 620

-67.27%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.43 ฿76.8

$2.60 F CFA 1,467

-6.54%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.64 ฿115

$4.44 F CFA 2,503

-18.02%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.19 ฿69.0

$2.62 F CFA 1,477

-16.41%

White Bread (500g)

$1.80 ฿56.9

$0.69 F CFA 391

160.87%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.18 ฿68.8

$1.62 F CFA 912

34.57%

Eggs

$2.29 ฿72.4

$2.80 F CFA 1,582

-18.21%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.66 ฿621

$12.85 F CFA 7,250

53.00%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.78 ฿119

$9.05 F CFA 5,108

-58.23%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿413

$10.81 F CFA 6,098

21.09%

Apples (1kg)

$3.30 ฿104

$2.73 F CFA 1,539

20.88%

Banana (1kg)

$1.71 ฿53.9

$1.96 F CFA 1,104

-12.76%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.31 ฿72.8

$2.56 F CFA 1,445

-9.77%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.99 ฿62.7

$2.08 F CFA 1,174

-4.33%

Potato (1kg)

$1.53 ฿48.36

$1.49 F CFA 839

2.68%

Onion (1kg)

$1.49 ฿46.97

$1.33 F CFA 752

12.03%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.01 ฿32.05

$1.02 F CFA 578

-0.98%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.31

$0.74 F CFA 418

-35.14%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.27 ฿135

$1.61 F CFA 906

165.22%

Wine (Bottle)

$19.82 ฿626

$15.22 F CFA 8,587

30.22%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ฿56.5

$1.18 F CFA 664

51.69%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.70 ฿85.2

$2.34 F CFA 1,319

15.38%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.24

$0.33 F CFA 188

315.15%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.39 ฿360

$79.3 F CFA 44.7K

-85.64%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.05 ฿96.3

$2.67 F CFA 1,508

14.23%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.03 ฿32.61

$2.71 F CFA 1,530

-61.99%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$14.02 ฿443

$17.91 F CFA 10.1K

-21.72%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.32

$1.73 F CFA 978

-22.54%

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

$28.2K ฿892.0K

$36.5K F CFA 20.6M

-22.60%

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

$33.2K ฿1.0M

$48.8K F CFA 27.6M

-31.95%

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

$124 ฿3,905

$140 F CFA 78.9K

-11.57%

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

$13.60 ฿429

$9.77 F CFA 5,510

39.20%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.25 ฿576

$50.5 F CFA 28.5K

-63.83%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.9 ฿1,954

$56.9 F CFA 32.1K

8.77%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.01 ฿537

$21.45 F CFA 12.1K

-20.70%

Cinema Ticket

$9.15 ฿289

$8.98 F CFA 5,067

1.89%

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

$705 ฿22.3K

$269 F CFA 151.8K

161.91%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.2K ฿510.5K

$7,325 F CFA 4.1M

120.70%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.1 ฿1,835

$67.1 F CFA 37.9K

-13.38%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.27 ฿1,082

$44.38 F CFA 25.0K

-22.78%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$115 ฿3,639

$104 F CFA 58.5K

11.23%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.9 ฿2,681

$129 F CFA 72.6K

-34.00%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$613 ฿19.4K

$933 F CFA 526.6K

-34.30%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$447 ฿14.1K

$374 F CFA 211.0K

19.63%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,070 ฿65.4K

$1,878 F CFA 1.1M

10.20%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,517 ฿47.9K

$941 F CFA 530.8K

61.30%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,169 ฿131.7K

$5,017 F CFA 2.8M

-16.90%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,017 ฿95.3K

$1,501 F CFA 847.2K

100.92%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$530 ฿16.7K

$409 F CFA 231.0K

29.54%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

8.25

-35.39%

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

Last update for Phuket: March 9, 2026

Last update for Dakar: March 8, 2026

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