Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Linden Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Linden

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 17.8% cheaper than Linden without rent, and 37% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 11.2% cheaper than Linden without rent, and 49.5% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$11.77 GYD 2,461

-61.68%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,448

$71.7 GYD 15.0K

-35.73%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$8.74 GYD 1,827

0.46%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$4.99 GYD 1,045

-38.08%

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

$0.70 ฿21.96

$1.20 GYD 252

-41.67%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$0.65 GYD 135

-38.46%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

$2.03 GYD 424

18.23%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

$2.45 GYD 512

50.20%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$3.51 GYD 735

-35.90%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$2.12 GYD 444

-11.79%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$1.97 GYD 413

12.69%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$4.10 GYD 858

-45.61%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$13.81 GYD 2,888

42.51%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$6.24 GYD 1,306

-41.35%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

$9.50 GYD 1,986

37.79%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$9.40 GYD 1,967

-64.04%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.2

$2.67 GYD 558

-36.70%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$3.21 GYD 672

-27.41%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$6.21 GYD 1,298

-68.12%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.76

$2.50 GYD 522

-38.00%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.41

$2.88 GYD 602

-47.57%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.83

$2.36 GYD 494

-58.47%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$1.45 GYD 303

-66.90%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$2.70 GYD 564

61.11%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

$1.66 GYD 348

6.63%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

$2.52 GYD 528

9.13%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.18

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.7

$3.05 GYD 639

1.97%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.95

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$11.92 GYD 2,493

15.10%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.14

$1.05 GYD 220

27.62%

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

$27.7K ฿869.3K

$22.6K GYD 4.7M

22.27%

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

$33.6K ฿1.1M

$17.6K GYD 3.7M

91.07%

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

$122 ฿3,834

$89.5 GYD 18.7K

36.23%

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

$13.61 ฿428

$27.29 GYD 5,707

-50.13%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$52.5 GYD 11.0K

-64.79%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

$39.03 GYD 8,164

58.06%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$6.74 GYD 1,409

34.87%

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

$702 ฿22.1K

$999 GYD 209.0K

-29.70%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.6K

$22.9K GYD 4.8M

-30.04%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$34.33 GYD 7,181

71.51%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,081

$53.7 GYD 11.2K

-35.97%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,544

$130 GYD 27.2K

-13.43%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,661

$77.5 GYD 16.2K

9.31%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.0K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.7K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

7.5

-28.93%

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

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

Last update for Linden: January 12, 2026

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