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

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 41.2% cheaper than Douglas without rent, and 51% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 41.8% cheaper than Douglas without rent, and 34.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.65 ฿149

$30.36 IMP 22.80

-84.68%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.11 ฿1,474

$108 IMP 80.8

-57.13%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.74 ฿279

$10.05 IMP 7.54

-13.03%

Cappuccino

$3.04 ฿97.1

$5.39 IMP 4.05

-43.60%

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

$0.72 ฿23.03

$2.71 IMP 2.03

-73.43%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.39 ฿12.50

$1.90 IMP 1.43

-79.47%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.44 ฿78.0

$6.52 IMP 4.90

-62.58%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 ฿121

$6.17 IMP 4.63

-38.57%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.14 ฿68.6

$2.02 IMP 1.52

5.94%

White Bread (500g)

$1.86 ฿59.5

$2.00 IMP 1.50

-7.00%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.19 ฿69.9

$1.92 IMP 1.44

14.06%

Eggs

$2.25 ฿71.8

$4.21 IMP 3.16

-46.56%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.73 ฿631

$6.66 IMP 5.00

196.25%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.79 ฿121

$7.97 IMP 5.99

-52.45%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.55 ฿433

$11.66 IMP 8.76

16.21%

Apples (1kg)

$3.25 ฿104

$2.33 IMP 1.75

39.48%

Banana (1kg)

$1.67 ฿53.4

$1.71 IMP 1.29

-2.34%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.39 ฿76.5

$2.70 IMP 2.03

-11.48%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.09 ฿66.9

$2.82 IMP 2.12

-25.89%

Potato (1kg)

$1.53 ฿48.88

$2.32 IMP 1.74

-34.05%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿48.27

$2.53 IMP 1.90

-40.32%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.99 ฿31.62

$1.64 IMP 1.23

-39.63%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 ฿16.46

$2.04 IMP 1.53

-75.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.27 ฿137

$22.39 IMP 16.82

-80.93%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.31 ฿649

$11.84 IMP 8.89

71.54%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ฿57.3

$3.98 IMP 2.99

-55.03%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.77 ฿88.5

$3.72 IMP 2.80

-25.54%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.40 ฿44.89

$3.06 IMP 2.30

-54.25%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿374

$75.6 IMP 56.8

-84.53%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿99.4

$5.29 IMP 3.97

-41.21%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.99 ฿31.80

$1.48 IMP 1.11

-33.11%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.73 ฿439

$81.5 IMP 61.2

-83.15%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.32 ฿42.17

$2.27 IMP 1.71

-41.85%

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

$27.2K ฿870.7K

$35.2K IMP 26.5K

-22.68%

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

$34.1K ฿1.1M

$35.3K IMP 26.5K

-3.31%

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

$120 ฿3,849

$308 IMP 231

-60.85%

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

$13.93 ฿445

$38.69 IMP 29.06

-64.00%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.31 ฿585

$71.5 IMP 53.7

-74.40%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.9 ฿1,948

$65.1 IMP 48.91

-6.45%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿551

$20.29 IMP 15.24

-15.08%

Cinema Ticket

$8.71 ฿278

$13.66 IMP 10.26

-36.24%

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

$698 ฿22.3K

$1,313 IMP 986

-46.85%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.7K ฿503.0K

$31.5K IMP 23.7K

-50.08%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.6 ฿1,843

$96.2 IMP 72.2

-40.05%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.24 ฿1,095

$41.32 IMP 31.03

-17.13%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,618

$125 IMP 94.0

-9.62%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.8 ฿2,711

$77.8 IMP 58.4

9.08%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$604 ฿19.3K

$1,215 IMP 912

-50.29%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$436 ฿13.9K

$1,118 IMP 839

-60.98%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,057 ฿65.8K

$2,116 IMP 1,589

-2.80%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,498 ฿47.9K

$1,907 IMP 1,432

-21.45%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿135.9K

$4,094 IMP 3,075

3.86%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿95.5K

$3,138 IMP 2,357

-4.78%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$529 ฿16.9K

$3,164 IMP 2,376

-83.27%

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: February 28, 2026

Last update for Douglas: March 1, 2026

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