Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Male Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Male

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 3.6% cheaper than Male without rent, and 18.6% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Phuket is 1.9% more expensive than Male without rent, and 3.6% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.68 ฿151

$5.44 MVR 83.9

-13.97%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.4 ฿1,502

$29.57 MVR 456

56.92%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.65 ฿280

$9.77 MVR 151

-11.46%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.49 MVR 69.2

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.64 MVR 56.2

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿100

$2.89 MVR 44.62

6.92%

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

$0.73 ฿23.53

$1.33 MVR 20.52

-45.11%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.37 ฿11.95

$0.27 MVR 4.17

37.04%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.39 ฿77.4

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.62 ฿117

Milk (1 liter)

$2.24 ฿72.5

$1.84 MVR 28.36

21.74%

White Bread (500g)

$1.8 ฿58.2

$1.53 MVR 23.66

17.65%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.24 ฿72.3

$1.36 MVR 20.94

64.71%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿72.1

$1.76 MVR 27.14

26.70%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.31 ฿625

$8.14 MVR 126

137.22%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.77 ฿122

$6.06 MVR 93.4

-37.79%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.05 ฿422

$9.08 MVR 140

43.72%

Apples (1kg)

$3.28 ฿106

$4.11 MVR 63.4

-20.19%

Banana (1kg)

$1.63 ฿52.6

$3.84 MVR 59.2

-57.55%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.4 ฿77.7

$4.26 MVR 65.7

-43.66%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.99 ฿64.3

$3.26 MVR 50.3

-38.96%

Potato (1kg)

$1.53 ฿49.62

$1.55 MVR 23.94

-1.29%

Onion (1kg)

$1.49 ฿48.11

$1.19 MVR 18.29

25.21%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.02 ฿32.87

$3.24 MVR 49.89

-68.52%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.61

$0.54 MVR 8.3

-11.11%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$8.83 MVR 136

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.62 MVR 40.37

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$10.44 MVR 161

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.32 ฿140

$8.03 MVR 124

-46.20%

Wine (Bottle)

$21.68 ฿702

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿57.3

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.79 ฿90.4

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.35 ฿43.74

$0.68 MVR 10.49

98.53%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.76 ฿380

$28.68 MVR 442

-59.00%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.15 ฿102

$1.94 MVR 29.85

62.37%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1 ฿32.3

$1.97 MVR 30.4

-49.24%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.64 ฿442

$9.64 MVR 149

41.49%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.3 ฿42.2

$0.97 MVR 14.97

34.02%

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

$27.4K ฿885.2K

$31.9K MVR 491.3K

-14.14%

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

$33.9K ฿1.1M

$33.7K MVR 520.3K

0.49%

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

$123 ฿3,970

$105 MVR 1,618

16.94%

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

$13.93 ฿451

$41.21 MVR 635

-66.20%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.24 ฿590

$76.3 MVR 1,176

-76.08%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.8 ฿1,966

$82.7 MVR 1,275

-26.55%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.11 ฿554

$42.61 MVR 657

-59.85%

Cinema Ticket

$9.07 ฿294

$9.57 MVR 148

-5.22%

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

$694 ฿22.5K

$161 MVR 2,478

332.00%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.9K ฿514.4K

$3,496 MVR 53.9K

354.74%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.5 ฿1,861

$44.43 MVR 685

29.44%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.51 ฿1,117

$55.8 MVR 860

-38.14%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$115 ฿3,727

$88.2 MVR 1,360

30.57%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.8 ฿2,743

$53.9 MVR 831

57.39%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$611 ฿19.8K

$966 MVR 14.9K

-36.77%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$442 ฿14.3K

$697 MVR 10.7K

-36.56%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,014 ฿65.2K

$1,713 MVR 26.4K

17.62%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,460 ฿47.2K

$1,404 MVR 21.6K

3.97%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,244 ฿137.3K

$2,530 MVR 39K

67.74%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,886 ฿93.4K

$1,931 MVR 29.8K

49.48%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$697 ฿22.5K

$970 MVR 15K

-28.18%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

12.4

-57.02%

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

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Male: October 27, 2025

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