Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Ife Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Ife

😐 Solo nomad: Phuket is 114.8% more expensive than Ife without rent, and 70.7% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Phuket is 99.9% more expensive than Ife without rent, and 103.1% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$2.70 ₦3,828

67.04%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,449

$35.27 ₦50.0K

30.65%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$5.46 ₦7,743

60.81%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$0.79 ₦1,122

291.14%

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

$0.70 ฿21.97

$0.50 ₦715

40.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$0.26 ₦364

53.85%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

$0.90 ₦1,276

166.67%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

$1.19 ₦1,688

209.24%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$0.68 ₦966

175.00%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$1.78 ₦2,525

24.72%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$2.36 ₦3,345

-5.51%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$4.81 ₦6,823

309.15%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$5.10 ₦7,230

-28.24%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

$4.24 ₦6,013

208.73%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$5.79 ₦8,217

-41.62%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.3

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.77

$0.90 ₦1,273

72.22%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.42

$1.15 ₦1,638

31.30%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.84

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

$7.06 ₦10.0K

192.49%

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

$0.33 ₦475

315.15%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.8

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.96

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.16

$0.40 ₦570

235.00%

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

$30.36 ₦43.1K

301.78%

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

$13.61 ฿428

$5.90 ₦8,378

130.68%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$47.20 ₦67.0K

-60.83%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

$23.79 ₦33.8K

159.31%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$4.71 ₦6,677

92.99%

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

$702 ฿22.1K

$46.73 ₦66.3K

1403.12%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.8K

$418 ₦593.8K

3721.28%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$23.72 ₦33.7K

148.23%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,082

$35.41 ₦50.2K

-2.82%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,545

$58.8 ₦83.5K

91.67%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,662

$70.6 ₦100.1K

20.00%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.1K

$574 ₦814.9K

5.52%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

$357 ₦507.0K

21.78%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

$1,165 ₦1.7M

77.59%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

$713 ₦1.0M

106.59%

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

$162 ₦230.5K

236.94%

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 Ife: January 11, 2026

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