Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Mahe Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Mahe

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 32.3% cheaper than Mahe without rent, and 29.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 12.3% cheaper than Mahe without rent, and 6.8% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.65 ฿147

$15.60 SCR 225

-70.19%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.11 ฿1,460

$70.2 SCR 1,011

-34.35%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.74 ฿277

$8.13 SCR 117

7.50%

Cappuccino

$3.04 ฿96.2

$4.40 SCR 63.4

-30.91%

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

$0.72 ฿22.80

$2.29 SCR 32.93

-68.56%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.39 ฿12.38

$1.75 SCR 25.13

-77.71%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.44 ฿77.2

$8.23 SCR 118

-70.35%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 ฿120

$5.31 SCR 76.4

-28.63%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.14 ฿67.9

$1.51 SCR 21.71

41.72%

White Bread (500g)

$1.86 ฿58.9

$1.08 SCR 15.60

72.22%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.19 ฿69.2

$1.78 SCR 25.57

23.03%

Eggs

$2.25 ฿71.1

$4.08 SCR 58.7

-44.85%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.73 ฿625

$15.78 SCR 227

25.03%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.79 ฿120

$7.89 SCR 114

-51.96%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.55 ฿429

$12.34 SCR 178

9.81%

Apples (1kg)

$3.25 ฿103

$2.00 SCR 28.73

62.50%

Banana (1kg)

$1.67 ฿52.9

Oranges (1kg)

$2.39 ฿75.7

$2.23 SCR 32.04

7.17%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.09 ฿66.2

$5.29 SCR 76.1

-60.49%

Potato (1kg)

$1.53 ฿48.39

$0.98 SCR 14.10

56.12%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.79

$0.93 SCR 13.32

62.37%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.99 ฿31.30

$1.06 SCR 15.18

-6.60%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 ฿16.30

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.27 ฿135

$12.35 SCR 178

-65.43%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.31 ฿643

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ฿56.7

$2.02 SCR 29.09

-11.39%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.77 ฿87.6

$2.05 SCR 29.54

35.12%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.40 ฿44.44

$0.86 SCR 12.40

62.79%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿370

$24.12 SCR 347

-51.49%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿98.4

$10.17 SCR 146

-69.42%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.99 ฿31.48

$3.06 SCR 43.99

-67.65%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.73 ฿435

$10.56 SCR 152

30.02%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.32 ฿41.75

$1.56 SCR 22.41

-15.38%

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

$81.9 SCR 1,179

46.95%

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

$13.93 ฿441

$20.83 SCR 300

-33.13%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.31 ฿579

$158 SCR 2,278

-88.43%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.9 ฿1,928

$52.8 SCR 760

15.38%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿545

Cinema Ticket

$8.71 ฿276

$6.35 SCR 91.4

37.17%

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

$698 ฿22.1K

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.7K ฿498.0K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.6 ฿1,824

$27.21 SCR 392

111.83%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.24 ฿1,084

$11.00 SCR 158

211.27%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,582

$44.76 SCR 644

152.84%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.8 ฿2,684

$55.9 SCR 804

51.69%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$604 ฿19.1K

$832 SCR 12.0K

-27.42%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$436 ฿13.8K

$865 SCR 12.5K

-49.60%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,057 ฿65.1K

$1,738 SCR 25.0K

18.32%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,498 ฿47.4K

$1,047 SCR 15.1K

43.10%

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

$871 SCR 12.5K

-39.23%

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 Mahe: March 1, 2026

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