Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Sihanoukville Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Sihanoukville

😐 Solo nomad: Phuket is 21.3% more expensive than Sihanoukville without rent, and 32.6% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Phuket is 24.1% more expensive than Sihanoukville without rent, and 78.3% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$4.08 ៛16.4K

10.54%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,449

$27.99 ៛112.6K

64.63%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$7.14 ៛28.7K

22.97%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$2.51 ៛10.1K

23.11%

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

$0.70 ฿21.97

$0.79 ៛3,162

-11.39%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$0.44 ៛1,755

-9.09%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

$1.02 ៛4,118

135.29%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

$1.95 ៛7,835

88.72%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$2.17 ៛8,733

3.69%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$1.46 ៛5,886

28.08%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$0.87 ៛3,521

155.17%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$1.80 ៛7,254

23.89%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$13.03 ៛52.4K

51.04%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$4.02 ៛16.2K

-8.96%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

$9.26 ៛37.3K

41.36%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$3.44 ៛13.9K

-1.74%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.3

$1.43 ៛5,754

18.18%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$3.86 ៛15.5K

-39.64%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$1.46 ៛5,879

35.62%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.77

$1.31 ៛5,265

18.32%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.42

$1.14 ៛4,591

32.46%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.84

$1.38 ៛5,566

-28.99%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$0.70 ៛2,829

-31.43%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$1.54 ៛6,188

182.47%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

$10.80 ៛43.4K

91.20%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

$0.96 ៛3,869

84.38%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

$1.70 ៛6,858

61.76%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.19

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.8

$1.03 ៛4,164

201.94%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.96

$0.97 ៛3,910

8.25%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$4.44 ៛17.9K

209.01%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.16

$1.13 ៛4,557

18.58%

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

$27.7K ฿869.6K

$48.8K ៛196.4M

-43.32%

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

$33.6K ฿1.1M

$37.5K ៛150.8M

-10.33%

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

$122 ฿3,835

$106 ៛424.6K

15.60%

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

$13.61 ฿428

$6.49 ៛26.1K

109.71%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$18.48 ៛74.4K

0.05%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

$72.9 ៛293.2K

-15.32%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

$10.02 ៛40.3K

66.67%

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$4.52 ៛18.2K

101.11%

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

$702 ฿22.1K

$329 ៛1.3M

113.75%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.8K

$4,994 ៛20.1M

220.19%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$22.22 ៛89.4K

164.99%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,082

$20.39 ៛82.1K

68.76%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,545

$88.4 ៛355.6K

27.61%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,662

$20.30 ៛81.7K

317.04%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.1K

$405 ៛1.6M

49.57%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

$297 ៛1.2M

46.30%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

$644 ៛2.6M

221.21%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

$508 ៛2.0M

189.67%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.8K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

10.3

-48.25%

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

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

Last update for Sihanoukville: January 13, 2026

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