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

😐 Solo nomad: Phuket is 52.2% more expensive than Sihanoukville without rent, and 37.2% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Phuket is 43.8% more expensive than Sihanoukville without rent, and 78.8% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.71 ฿151

$3.95 ៛15.8K

19.24%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$45.87 ฿1,468

$27.95 ៛111.8K

64.11%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.84 ฿283

$6.94 ៛27.7K

27.38%

Cappuccino

$3.06 ฿98

$2.65 ៛10.6K

15.47%

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

$0.69 ฿22.16

$0.79 ៛3,168

-12.66%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.39 ฿12.56

$0.43 ៛1,722

-9.30%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.49 ฿79.6

$1.02 ៛4,066

144.12%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.72 ฿119

$1.95 ៛7,808

90.77%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.18 ฿69.8

$2.16 ៛8,635

0.93%

White Bread (500g)

$1.8 ฿57.5

$1.52 ៛6,097

18.42%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.23 ฿71.4

$0.93 ៛3,707

139.78%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿71.4

$1.76 ៛7,025

26.70%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.66 ฿629

$12.86 ៛51.4K

52.88%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.77 ฿121

$4.1 ៛16.4K

-8.05%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.53 ฿433

$8.76 ៛35K

54.45%

Apples (1kg)

$3.24 ฿104

$3.48 ៛13.9K

-6.90%

Banana (1kg)

$1.62 ฿51.9

$1.44 ៛5,750

12.50%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.4 ฿76.8

$3.92 ៛15.7K

-38.78%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.08 ฿66.5

$1.47 ៛5,861

41.50%

Potato (1kg)

$1.59 ฿50.7

$1.29 ៛5,173

23.26%

Onion (1kg)

$1.49 ฿47.76

$1.14 ៛4,553

30.70%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.01 ฿32.46

$1.4 ៛5,605

-27.86%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.46

$0.72 ៛2,891

-33.33%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.48 ฿143

$1.46 ៛5,834

206.85%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.34 ฿651

$10.82 ៛43.3K

87.99%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.86 ฿59.5

$0.91 ៛3,630

104.40%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.7 ฿86.3

$1.68 ៛6,724

60.71%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.43 ฿45.79

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.47 ฿367

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.04 ฿97.4

$1.07 ៛4,263

184.11%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.04 ฿33.18

$1.02 ៛4,061

1.96%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.64 ฿437

$4.47 ៛17.9K

205.15%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.35 ฿43.31

$1.12 ៛4,495

20.54%

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

$27.2K ฿870.3K

$49K ៛195.8M

-44.46%

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

$33.5K ฿1.1M

$36.4K ៛145.5M

-8.00%

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

$122 ฿3,905

$108 ៛431.6K

13.06%

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

$13.61 ฿435

$6.47 ៛25.9K

110.36%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.36 ฿588

$18.8 ៛75.2K

-2.34%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$59.9 ฿1,915

$72.4 ៛289.6K

-17.37%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.84 ฿539

$9.85 ៛39.4K

70.96%

Cinema Ticket

$8.92 ฿285

$4.4 ៛17.6K

102.73%

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

$684 ฿21.9K

$337 ៛1.3M

103.18%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.1K ฿514.8K

$5,113 ៛20.4M

214.60%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.2 ฿1,862

$22.46 ៛89.8K

158.99%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.38 ฿1,100

$19.77 ៛79K

73.90%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,631

$88.5 ៛353.9K

28.22%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.9 ฿2,716

$20.04 ៛80.2K

323.55%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$621 ฿19.9K

$405 ៛1.6M

53.39%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$441 ฿14.1K

$303 ៛1.2M

45.42%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,063 ฿66K

$654 ៛2.6M

215.64%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,469 ฿47K

$493 ៛2M

198.00%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,286 ฿137.1K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,957 ฿94.6K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$534 ฿17.1K

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: December 1, 2025

Last update for Sihanoukville: November 30, 2025

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