Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Portmore Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Portmore

😐 Solo nomad: Phuket is 10.1% more expensive than Portmore without rent, and 13.7% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 16.8% cheaper than Portmore without rent, and 27.5% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Phuket
Portmore
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.68 ฿151
$4.68 JMD 745
-
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.4 ฿1,502
$61.6 JMD 9,800
-24.63%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.65 ฿280
$8.65 JMD 1,377
-
Cappuccino
$3.09 ฿100
$4.26 JMD 678
-27.46%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ฿23.53
$0.65 JMD 103
12.31%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ฿11.95
$0.54 JMD 85.4
-31.48%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.39 ฿77.4
$1.91 JMD 303
25.13%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.62 ฿117
$2.22 JMD 353
63.06%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Portmore
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.24 ฿72.5
$3.02 JMD 480
-25.83%
White Bread (500g)
$1.8 ฿58.2
$3.52 JMD 561
-48.86%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.24 ฿72.3
$1.02 JMD 162
119.61%
Eggs
$2.23 ฿72.1
$3.52 JMD 561
-36.65%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.31 ฿625
$11.13 JMD 1,772
73.50%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.77 ฿122
$6.22 JMD 989
-39.39%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.05 ฿422
$7.65 JMD 1,218
70.59%
Apples (1kg)
$3.28 ฿106
$5.88 JMD 936
-44.22%
Banana (1kg)
$1.63 ฿52.6
$3.11 JMD 496
-47.59%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 ฿77.7
$2.91 JMD 463
-17.53%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.99 ฿64.3
$2.92 JMD 465
-31.85%
Potato (1kg)
$1.53 ฿49.62
$2.04 JMD 325
-25.00%
Onion (1kg)
$1.49 ฿48.11
$1.99 JMD 317
-25.13%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.02 ฿32.87
$1.6 JMD 255
-36.25%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ฿15.61
$1.29 JMD 205
-62.79%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.32 ฿140
$8.91 JMD 1,419
-51.52%
Wine (Bottle)
$21.68 ฿702
$11.39 JMD 1,814
90.34%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 ฿57.3
$2.76 JMD 440
-35.87%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 ฿90.4
$2.25 JMD 358
24.00%
🚌 Getting Around
Phuket
Portmore
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.35 ฿43.74
$1.54 JMD 245
-12.34%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.76 ฿380
$63.6 JMD 10.1K
-81.51%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.15 ฿102
$0.91 JMD 145
246.15%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1 ฿32.3
$3.09 JMD 493
-67.64%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.64 ฿442
$6.39 JMD 1,017
113.46%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.3 ฿42.2
$1.04 JMD 165
25.00%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.4K ฿885.2K
$43.6K JMD 6.9M
-37.33%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K ฿1.1M
$33.8K JMD 5.4M
0.23%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Portmore
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$123 ฿3,970
$155 JMD 24.7K
-20.81%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.93 ฿451
$22.22 JMD 3,538
-37.31%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.24 ฿590
$50.3 JMD 8,007
-63.74%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Portmore
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$60.8 ฿1,966
-
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.11 ฿554
-
-
Cinema Ticket
$9.07 ฿294
$13.18 JMD 2,098
-31.18%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Phuket
Portmore
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$694 ฿22.5K
$226 JMD 36K
207.12%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.9K ฿514.4K
$2,479 JMD 394.6K
541.35%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Portmore
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.5 ฿1,861
$26.17 JMD 4,165
119.76%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.51 ฿1,117
$25.55 JMD 4,067
35.07%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$115 ฿3,727
$70 JMD 11.1K
64.49%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.8 ฿2,743
$75 JMD 11.9K
13.01%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Portmore
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$611 ฿19.8K
$316 JMD 50.3K
93.27%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$442 ฿14.3K
$218 JMD 34.6K
103.32%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,014 ฿65.2K
$668 JMD 106.3K
201.55%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,460 ฿47.2K
$587 JMD 93.4K
148.66%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,244 ฿137.3K
$7,463 JMD 1.2M
-43.13%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,886 ฿93.4K
$5,775 JMD 919.2K
-50.02%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Portmore
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$697 ฿22.5K
$1,295 JMD 206.2K
-46.21%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
9.15
-41.75%

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Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

Last update for Portmore: October 28, 2025

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