Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Gordon Town Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Gordon Town

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 6.4% cheaper than Gordon Town without rent, and 37.8% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 13.9% cheaper than Gordon Town without rent, and 70.8% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$7.42 JMD 1,169

-39.22%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,449

$63.7 JMD 10.0K

-27.64%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$8.67 JMD 1,366

1.27%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$4.27 JMD 673

-27.63%

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

$0.70 ฿21.97

$1.36 JMD 215

-48.53%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$0.70 JMD 110

-42.86%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

$2.52 JMD 398

-4.76%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

$3.11 JMD 490

18.33%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$4.41 JMD 695

-48.98%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$3.60 JMD 567

-48.06%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$1.55 JMD 244

43.23%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$3.46 JMD 546

-35.55%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$11.16 JMD 1,759

76.34%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$6.26 JMD 987

-41.53%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

$7.43 JMD 1,171

76.18%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$6.08 JMD 957

-44.41%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.3

$3.02 JMD 476

-44.04%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$4.15 JMD 655

-43.86%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$2.92 JMD 459

-32.19%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.77

$2.08 JMD 328

-25.48%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.42

$2.01 JMD 316

-24.88%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.84

$2.98 JMD 470

-67.11%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$1.51 JMD 237

-68.21%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$8.63 JMD 1,361

-49.59%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

$11.29 JMD 1,779

82.91%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

$2.80 JMD 442

-36.79%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

$3.05 JMD 481

-9.84%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.19

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.8

$1.11 JMD 175

180.18%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.96

$3.22 JMD 507

-67.39%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$6.37 JMD 1,004

115.38%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.16

$1.27 JMD 200

5.51%

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

$27.7K ฿869.6K

$43.6K JMD 6.9M

-36.59%

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

$33.6K ฿1.1M

$33.1K JMD 5.2M

1.37%

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

$122 ฿3,835

$166 JMD 26.1K

-26.48%

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

$13.61 ฿428

$21.98 JMD 3,463

-38.08%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$50.2 JMD 7,914

-63.19%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$13.41 JMD 2,113

-32.21%

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

$702 ฿22.1K

$229 JMD 36.0K

207.24%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.8K

$2,466 JMD 388.6K

548.36%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$26.40 JMD 4,160

123.03%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,082

$25.91 JMD 4,082

32.81%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,545

$71.4 JMD 11.3K

57.93%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,662

$75.2 JMD 11.9K

12.52%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.1K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.8K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

9.15

-41.75%

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

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

Last update for Gordon Town: January 13, 2026

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