Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Ibb Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Ibb

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 9.3% cheaper than Ibb without rent, and 24.2% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 13.1% cheaper than Ibb without rent, and 45.3% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$6.83 YER 1,629

-33.97%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,449

$41.35 YER 9,861

11.44%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$12.34 YER 2,943

-28.85%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$2.03 YER 485

52.22%

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

$0.70 ฿21.97

$1.61 YER 385

-56.52%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$0.49 YER 117

-18.37%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$3.31 YER 790

-32.02%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$1.18 YER 281

58.47%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$4.66 YER 1,111

-52.36%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$6.56 YER 1,564

-66.01%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$9.41 YER 2,243

109.14%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$12.58 YER 2,999

-70.91%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

$27.62 YER 6,585

-52.61%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$5.88 YER 1,402

-42.52%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.3

$2.17 YER 518

-22.12%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$6.22 YER 1,484

-62.54%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$3.72 YER 886

-46.77%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.77

$2.33 YER 555

-33.48%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.42

$2.01 YER 478

-24.88%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.84

$0.78 YER 186

25.64%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$1.47 YER 349

-67.35%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$4.18 YER 996

4.07%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

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

$2.10 YER 502

48.10%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.96

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.16

$4.00 YER 953

-66.50%

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

$27.7K ฿869.6K

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

$33.6K ฿1.1M

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

$122 ฿3,835

$93.5 YER 22.3K

30.43%

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

$13.61 ฿428

$15.65 YER 3,732

-13.04%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$75.8 YER 18.1K

-75.59%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

$81.2 YER 19.4K

-24.02%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

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

$702 ฿22.1K

$28.73 YER 6,851

2344.87%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.8K

$3,314 YER 790.1K

382.59%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$28.70 YER 6,844

105.16%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,082

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,545

$50.3 YER 12.0K

124.22%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,662

$57.0 YER 13.6K

48.58%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.1K

$212 YER 50.6K

185.79%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

$160 YER 38.2K

171.36%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

$586 YER 139.7K

253.02%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

$397 YER 94.6K

271.36%

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

$324 YER 77.3K

68.92%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

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

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

Last update for Ibb: January 11, 2026

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