Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Mlava Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Mlava

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 0.3% cheaper than Mlava without rent, and 15% cheaper with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Phuket is 10.1% more expensive than Mlava without rent, and 23.5% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Mlava
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$10.93 zł 40.29
-57.18%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$27.04 zł 99.7
71.60%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$8.41 zł 31.02
2.85%
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$2.66 zł 9.8
16.17%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$1.98 zł 7.3
-63.13%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$1.78 zł 6.56
-79.21%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$2.65 zł 9.79
-9.81%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$4 zł 14.75
-9.50%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Mlava
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$1.01 zł 3.73
121.78%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$1.36 zł 5.01
32.35%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$1.9 zł 7.02
17.89%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$3.5 zł 12.9
-36.29%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$9.17 zł 33.81
110.58%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$6.48 zł 23.89
-41.82%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$13.21 zł 48.72
-1.21%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$1.04 zł 3.85
215.38%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$1.82 zł 6.72
-10.44%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$1.96 zł 7.22
22.45%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$2.78 zł 10.24
-28.42%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$0.98 zł 3.61
56.12%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$1.14 zł 4.21
30.70%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$1.33 zł 4.92
-23.31%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$0.67 zł 2.48
-28.36%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$5.17 zł 19.05
-16.44%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$6.8 zł 25.07
218.82%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$1.16 zł 4.26
52.59%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$1.52 zł 5.62
83.55%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Mlava
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$1.12 zł 4.12
20.54%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$32.23 zł 119
-63.51%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$2.13 zł 7.87
47.89%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$0.79 zł 2.9
26.58%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$13.34 zł 49.2
2.25%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$1.76 zł 6.48
-26.14%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$32.7K zł 120.5K
-16.29%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$30.4K zł 112.2K
11.49%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Mlava
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$314 zł 1,159
-60.96%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$6.84 zł 25.21
103.65%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$8.24 zł 30.37
121.36%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Mlava
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
$36.32 zł 134
67.26%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
$19.61 zł 72.3
-12.75%
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$5.37 zł 19.79
68.90%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Mlava
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$379 zł 1,399
83.04%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$7,812 zł 28.8K
103.48%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Mlava
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$85.4 zł 315
-32.67%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$42.85 zł 158
-19.46%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$86.2 zł 318
33.66%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$81.7 zł 301
3.71%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Mlava
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$651 zł 2,403
-6.21%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$497 zł 1,833
-11.02%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$989 zł 3,646
103.76%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$822 zł 3,033
77.47%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$2,813 zł 10.4K
50.87%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$2,393 zł 8,827
20.59%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Mlava
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$1,094 zł 4,035
-36.32%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
7.01
-23.97%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Mlava: October 28, 2025

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