Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Honiara Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Honiara

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 11.5% cheaper than Honiara without rent, and 41.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 8.7% cheaper than Honiara without rent, and 1.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.73 ฿155

$5.94 SBD 47.13

-20.37%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.92 ฿1,541

$51.2 SBD 407

-8.40%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.87 ฿291

$11.97 SBD 95.0

-25.90%

Cappuccino

$2.99 ฿98.0

$3.07 SBD 24.37

-2.61%

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

$0.73 ฿24.08

$1.38 SBD 10.93

-47.10%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.36 ฿11.97

$1.07 SBD 8.48

-66.36%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.53 ฿83.1

$1.78 SBD 14.16

42.13%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.64 ฿120

$3.63 SBD 28.86

0.28%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.16 ฿71.0

$2.53 SBD 20.11

-14.62%

White Bread (500g)

$1.84 ฿60.3

$1.49 SBD 11.83

23.49%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.25 ฿73.9

$1.54 SBD 12.22

46.10%

Eggs

$2.26 ฿74.3

$5.34 SBD 42.44

-57.68%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.36 ฿636

$3.88 SBD 30.83

398.97%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.77 ฿124

$8.30 SBD 65.9

-54.58%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.44 ฿441

$14.56 SBD 116

-7.69%

Apples (1kg)

$3.37 ฿110

$7.56 SBD 60.0

-55.42%

Banana (1kg)

$1.64 ฿53.7

$2.76 SBD 21.95

-40.58%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.38 ฿78.1

$7.46 SBD 59.2

-68.10%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.01 ฿66.1

$3.28 SBD 26.00

-38.72%

Potato (1kg)

$1.60 ฿52.5

$2.01 SBD 15.99

-20.40%

Onion (1kg)

$1.43 ฿46.94

$3.38 SBD 26.87

-57.69%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿32.18

$1.33 SBD 10.55

-26.32%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.80

$1.08 SBD 8.58

-55.56%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.41 ฿145

$3.89 SBD 30.89

13.37%

Wine (Bottle)

$19.23 ฿631

$12.53 SBD 99.5

53.47%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.78 ฿58.3

$1.88 SBD 14.89

-5.32%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.80 ฿92.0

$3.25 SBD 25.84

-13.85%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.41 ฿46.25

$0.49 SBD 3.90

187.76%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿384

$23.63 SBD 188

-50.49%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.16 ฿104

$1.18 SBD 9.36

167.80%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.99 ฿32.62

$1.22 SBD 9.67

-18.85%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.76 ฿452

$12.06 SBD 95.7

14.10%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.30 ฿42.63

$1.26 SBD 9.97

3.17%

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

$27.6K ฿905.8K

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

$33.4K ฿1.1M

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

$121 ฿3,961

$717 SBD 5,692

-83.17%

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

$13.48 ฿443

$26.79 SBD 213

-49.68%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.56 ฿609

$86.4 SBD 686

-78.51%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.5 ฿2,019

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.24 ฿566

$5.82 SBD 46.20

196.22%

Cinema Ticket

$8.91 ฿292

$3.25 SBD 25.77

174.15%

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

$685 ฿22.5K

$96.3 SBD 765

611.32%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.6K ฿511.7K

$2,753 SBD 21.9K

466.21%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.4 ฿1,918

$20.67 SBD 164

182.58%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$35.20 ฿1,156

$89.4 SBD 710

-60.61%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$115 ฿3,786

$76.3 SBD 606

51.18%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.4 ฿2,769

$75.0 SBD 596

12.47%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$623 ฿20.5K

$535 SBD 4,251

16.35%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$449 ฿14.7K

$626 SBD 4,970

-28.27%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,040 ฿67.0K

$1,216 SBD 9,654

67.79%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,489 ฿48.9K

$842 SBD 6,682

76.91%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,630 ฿119.2K

$88.2K SBD 700.3K

-95.88%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,656 ฿87.2K

$61.3K SBD 486.5K

-95.66%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$511 ฿16.8K

$596 SBD 4,729

-14.25%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

15.67

-65.99%

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

Last update for Phuket: March 30, 2026

Last update for Honiara: March 28, 2026

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