Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Douglas Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Douglas

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 42% cheaper than Douglas without rent, and 51.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 41.4% cheaper than Douglas without rent, and 35.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$30.45 IMP 22.74

-85.19%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,448

$109 IMP 81.8

-57.90%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$9.75 IMP 7.28

-9.95%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$5.38 IMP 4.02

-42.57%

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

$0.70 ฿21.96

$2.86 IMP 2.14

-75.52%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$1.89 IMP 1.41

-78.84%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

$6.69 IMP 5.00

-64.13%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

$6.13 IMP 4.58

-39.97%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$1.94 IMP 1.45

15.98%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$2.01 IMP 1.50

-6.97%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$1.99 IMP 1.48

11.56%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$4.15 IMP 3.10

-46.27%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$6.70 IMP 5.01

193.73%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$8.14 IMP 6.08

-55.04%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

$12.01 IMP 8.98

8.99%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$2.35 IMP 1.76

43.83%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.2

$1.71 IMP 1.28

-1.17%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$2.71 IMP 2.02

-14.02%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$2.83 IMP 2.11

-30.04%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.76

$2.28 IMP 1.71

-32.02%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.41

$2.57 IMP 1.92

-41.25%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.83

$1.58 IMP 1.18

-37.97%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$2.07 IMP 1.54

-76.81%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$22.52 IMP 16.82

-80.68%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

$12.20 IMP 9.11

69.26%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

$3.97 IMP 2.97

-55.42%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

$3.68 IMP 2.75

-25.27%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.18

$2.98 IMP 2.22

-54.03%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

$77.3 IMP 57.7

-85.29%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.7

$5.21 IMP 3.89

-40.31%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.95

$1.46 IMP 1.09

-28.08%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$80.4 IMP 60.1

-82.93%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.14

$2.27 IMP 1.69

-40.97%

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

$27.7K ฿869.3K

$34.8K IMP 26.0K

-20.61%

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

$33.6K ฿1.1M

$34.9K IMP 26.1K

-3.73%

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

$122 ฿3,834

$304 IMP 227

-59.82%

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

$13.61 ฿428

$38.23 IMP 28.55

-64.40%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$70.4 IMP 52.6

-73.72%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

$64.6 IMP 48.27

-4.53%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

$20.08 IMP 15.00

-16.83%

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$13.80 IMP 10.31

-34.13%

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

$702 ฿22.1K

$1,286 IMP 961

-45.40%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.6K

$32.5K IMP 24.3K

-50.80%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$94.3 IMP 70.4

-37.54%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,081

$42.52 IMP 31.76

-19.07%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,544

$125 IMP 93.4

-9.81%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,661

$77.5 IMP 57.9

9.28%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.0K

$1,222 IMP 913

-50.39%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

$1,097 IMP 819

-60.31%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

$2,146 IMP 1,603

-3.59%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

$1,956 IMP 1,461

-24.72%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.7K

$4,243 IMP 3,170

4.76%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

$3,565 IMP 2,663

-16.20%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

$3,368 IMP 2,516

-83.75%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

3.66

45.63%

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

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

Last update for Douglas: January 11, 2026

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