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

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 18.1% cheaper than Ibb without rent, and 23.9% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 7.6% cheaper than Ibb without rent, and 46.5% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.59 ฿147

$7.03 YER 1,677

-34.71%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.83 ฿1,497

$40.84 YER 9,745

14.67%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.70 ฿278

$12.40 YER 2,959

-29.84%

Cappuccino

$2.92 ฿93.5

$2.03 YER 485

43.84%

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

$0.68 ฿21.86

$1.59 YER 380

-57.23%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.66

$0.53 YER 127

-24.53%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.51 ฿80.2

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.80 ฿122

Milk (1 liter)

$2.16 ฿69.1

$3.30 YER 787

-34.55%

White Bread (500g)

$1.88 ฿60.1

$1.22 YER 292

54.10%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.16 ฿69.0

$4.56 YER 1,087

-52.63%

Eggs

$2.22 ฿71.0

$6.48 YER 1,547

-65.74%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.57 ฿626

$9.29 YER 2,216

110.66%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.80 ฿122

$12.57 YER 3,000

-69.77%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.41 ฿429

$27.02 YER 6,448

-50.37%

Apples (1kg)

$3.26 ฿104

$5.79 YER 1,381

-43.70%

Banana (1kg)

$1.61 ฿51.5

$2.20 YER 526

-26.82%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.31 ฿73.8

$6.39 YER 1,524

-63.85%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.06 ฿65.8

$3.73 YER 891

-44.77%

Potato (1kg)

$1.61 ฿51.3

$2.32 YER 554

-30.60%

Onion (1kg)

$1.44 ฿46.13

$2.04 YER 486

-29.41%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.03 ฿32.91

$0.74 YER 176

39.19%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.34

$1.40 YER 334

-65.71%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$3.26 YER 777

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.50 ฿144

$4.14 YER 987

8.70%

Wine (Bottle)

$19.18 ฿613

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.82 ฿58.3

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.69 ฿86.0

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.38 ฿44.04

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.76 ฿376

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿99.3

$2.03 YER 483

53.20%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.00 ฿32.09

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.74 ฿439

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.30 ฿41.49

$4.04 YER 964

-67.82%

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

$27.4K ฿874.5K

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

$33.0K ฿1.1M

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

$125 ฿3,993

$91.8 YER 21.9K

35.99%

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

$13.74 ฿439

$15.58 YER 3,717

-11.81%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.61 ฿595

$76.7 YER 18.3K

-75.73%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.6 ฿1,936

$83.2 YER 19.9K

-27.22%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.15 ฿548

Cinema Ticket

$9.01 ฿288

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

$698 ฿22.3K

$28.93 YER 6,903

2311.55%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.1K ฿515.1K

$3,391 YER 809.2K

375.15%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.2 ฿1,893

$28.49 YER 6,799

107.83%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.86 ฿1,115

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$114 ฿3,651

$49.96 YER 11.9K

128.60%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$85.8 ฿2,743

$57.2 YER 13.7K

49.90%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$619 ฿19.8K

$215 YER 51.4K

187.16%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$437 ฿14.0K

$158 YER 37.8K

176.06%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,075 ฿66.3K

$576 YER 137.5K

260.27%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,509 ฿48.2K

$383 YER 91.5K

293.72%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,764 ฿120.3K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,694 ฿86.1K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$528 ฿16.9K

$355 YER 84.8K

48.73%

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: April 13, 2026

Last update for Ibb: April 14, 2026

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