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

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 10.3% cheaper than Ibb without rent, and 29.1% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Phuket is 0.3% more expensive than Ibb without rent, and 48.6% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.65 ฿147

$7.05 YER 1,680

-34.04%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.11 ฿1,460

$41.71 YER 9,933

10.55%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.74 ฿277

$12.46 YER 2,968

-29.86%

Cappuccino

$3.04 ฿96.2

$2.00 YER 477

52.00%

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

$0.72 ฿22.80

$1.66 YER 394

-56.63%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.39 ฿12.38

$0.52 YER 124

-25.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.44 ฿77.2

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 ฿120

Milk (1 liter)

$2.14 ฿67.9

$3.30 YER 786

-35.15%

White Bread (500g)

$1.86 ฿58.9

$1.22 YER 291

52.46%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.19 ฿69.2

$4.64 YER 1,105

-52.80%

Eggs

$2.25 ฿71.1

$6.55 YER 1,561

-65.65%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.73 ฿625

$9.42 YER 2,244

109.45%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.79 ฿120

$12.41 YER 2,955

-69.46%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.55 ฿429

$27.73 YER 6,603

-51.14%

Apples (1kg)

$3.25 ฿103

$6.00 YER 1,429

-45.83%

Banana (1kg)

$1.67 ฿52.9

$2.22 YER 528

-24.77%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.39 ฿75.7

$6.19 YER 1,475

-61.39%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.09 ฿66.2

$3.73 YER 888

-43.97%

Potato (1kg)

$1.53 ฿48.39

$2.42 YER 577

-36.78%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.79

$2.03 YER 483

-25.62%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.99 ฿31.30

$0.78 YER 185

26.92%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 ฿16.30

$1.47 YER 351

-65.31%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$3.27 YER 779

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.27 ฿135

$4.16 YER 991

2.64%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.31 ฿643

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ฿56.7

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.77 ฿87.6

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.40 ฿44.44

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿370

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿98.4

$2.10 YER 501

48.10%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.99 ฿31.48

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.73 ฿435

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.32 ฿41.75

$4.01 YER 954

-67.08%

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

$27.2K ฿862.0K

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

$34.1K ฿1.1M

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

$120 ฿3,811

$91.7 YER 21.8K

31.28%

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

$13.93 ฿441

$15.22 YER 3,625

-8.48%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.31 ฿579

$75.6 YER 18.0K

-75.79%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.9 ฿1,928

$81.9 YER 19.5K

-25.62%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿545

Cinema Ticket

$8.71 ฿276

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

$698 ฿22.1K

$28.91 YER 6,885

2314.08%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.7K ฿498.0K

$3,365 YER 801.3K

367.57%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.6 ฿1,824

$28.42 YER 6,769

102.81%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.24 ฿1,084

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,582

$50.0 YER 11.9K

126.16%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.8 ฿2,684

$57.7 YER 13.7K

46.91%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$604 ฿19.1K

$220 YER 52.3K

175.07%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$436 ฿13.8K

$157 YER 37.5K

177.18%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,057 ฿65.1K

$565 YER 134.5K

264.17%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,498 ฿47.4K

$397 YER 94.5K

277.69%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿134.6K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿94.6K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$529 ฿16.7K

$323 YER 77.0K

63.70%

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: February 28, 2026

Last update for Ibb: March 2, 2026

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