Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Marabella Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Marabella

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 29% cheaper than Marabella without rent, and 31.4% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 20.3% cheaper than Marabella without rent, and 41.4% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Marabella
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$10.17 TTD 68.4
-53.98%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$89.6 TTD 602
-48.24%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$7.6 TTD 51.1
13.82%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$3.63 TTD 24.39
-14.88%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$1.09 TTD 7.29
-33.03%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$0.84 TTD 5.64
-55.95%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$1.8 TTD 12.11
32.78%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$3.01 TTD 20.24
20.27%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Marabella
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$2.66 TTD 17.89
-15.79%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$2.84 TTD 19.06
-36.62%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$2.59 TTD 17.38
-13.51%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$4.92 TTD 33.09
-54.67%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$8.16 TTD 54.8
136.64%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$10.47 TTD 70.4
-63.99%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$14.11 TTD 94.8
-7.51%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$5.7 TTD 38.32
-42.46%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$2.5 TTD 16.77
-34.80%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$4.39 TTD 29.51
-45.33%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$4.65 TTD 31.25
-57.20%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$1.43 TTD 9.59
6.99%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$1.66 TTD 11.15
-10.24%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$1.97 TTD 13.23
-48.22%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$1.47 TTD 9.85
-67.35%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$5.75 TTD 38.61
-24.87%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$19.66 TTD 132
10.27%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$2.12 TTD 14.23
-16.51%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$2.73 TTD 18.37
2.20%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Marabella
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
-
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
-
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$1.02 TTD 6.84
208.82%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$1.23 TTD 8.28
-18.70%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$14.97 TTD 101
-8.88%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$1.13 TTD 7.62
15.04%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$34.2K TTD 230.1K
-20.13%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$37.6K TTD 252.7K
-9.84%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Marabella
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$80.5 TTD 541
52.34%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$47.03 TTD 316
-70.38%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$61.6 TTD 414
-70.40%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Marabella
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
-
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
-
-
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$10.28 TTD 69.1
-11.77%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Marabella
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$321 TTD 2,160
115.95%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$7,237 TTD 48.6K
119.64%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Marabella
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$59.1 TTD 397
-2.76%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$39.02 TTD 262
-11.56%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$148 TTD 995
-22.25%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$127 TTD 854
-33.27%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Marabella
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
-
-
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
-
-
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
-
-
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
-
-
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
-
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
-
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Marabella
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
-
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
5.38
-0.93%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Marabella: October 29, 2025

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