Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Sohar Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Sohar

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 38.3% cheaper than Sohar without rent, and 13.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 8.4% cheaper than Sohar without rent, and 20.7% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.65 ฿146

$6.60 OMR 2.54

-29.55%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.11 ฿1,450

$20.73 OMR 7.96

122.43%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.74 ฿275

$9.01 OMR 3.46

-3.00%

Cappuccino

$3.04 ฿95.5

$6.70 OMR 2.57

-54.63%

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

$0.72 ฿22.65

$0.69 OMR 0.27

4.35%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.39 ฿12.30

$0.25 OMR 0.10

56.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.44 ฿76.7

$13.11 OMR 5.03

-81.39%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 ฿119

$14.21 OMR 5.46

-73.33%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.14 ฿67.4

$2.30 OMR 0.88

-6.96%

White Bread (500g)

$1.86 ฿58.5

$1.05 OMR 0.40

77.14%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.19 ฿68.8

$3.28 OMR 1.26

-33.23%

Eggs

$2.25 ฿70.6

$2.80 OMR 1.08

-19.64%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.73 ฿620

$13.76 OMR 5.28

43.39%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.79 ฿119

$9.17 OMR 3.52

-58.67%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.55 ฿426

$14.41 OMR 5.53

-5.97%

Apples (1kg)

$3.25 ฿102

$3.20 OMR 1.23

1.56%

Banana (1kg)

$1.67 ฿52.6

$2.10 OMR 0.81

-20.48%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.39 ฿75.2

$2.58 OMR 0.99

-7.36%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.09 ฿65.8

$1.18 OMR 0.45

77.12%

Potato (1kg)

$1.53 ฿48.07

$1.80 OMR 0.69

-15.00%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.47

$1.78 OMR 0.68

-15.17%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.99 ฿31.09

$1.73 OMR 0.66

-42.77%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 ฿16.19

$0.91 OMR 0.35

-43.96%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.27 ฿134

$6.12 OMR 2.35

-30.23%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.31 ฿638

$26.46 OMR 10.16

-23.24%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ฿56.3

$3.96 OMR 1.52

-54.80%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.77 ฿87.0

$8.37 OMR 3.21

-66.91%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.40 ฿44.15

$2.65 OMR 1.02

-47.17%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿368

$51.5 OMR 19.77

-77.27%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.8

$3.23 OMR 1.24

-3.72%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.99 ฿31.27

$1.54 OMR 0.59

-35.71%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.73 ฿432

$10.59 OMR 4.07

29.65%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.32 ฿41.47

$0.64 OMR 0.24

106.25%

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

$27.2K ฿856.3K

$18.5K OMR 7,104

47.22%

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

$34.1K ฿1.1M

$20.1K OMR 7,704

70.04%

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

$120 ฿3,785

$104 OMR 39.87

15.97%

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

$13.93 ฿438

$28.83 OMR 11.07

-51.68%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.31 ฿576

$87.9 OMR 33.75

-79.17%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.9 ฿1,916

$51.1 OMR 19.60

19.35%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿542

Cinema Ticket

$8.71 ฿274

$11.55 OMR 4.44

-24.59%

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

$698 ฿21.9K

$275 OMR 106

153.96%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.7K ฿494.7K

$6,948 OMR 2,668

126.46%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.6 ฿1,812

$50.9 OMR 19.56

13.20%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.24 ฿1,077

$44.77 OMR 17.19

-23.52%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,558

$78.7 OMR 30.20

43.89%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.8 ฿2,666

$46.73 OMR 17.94

81.49%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$604 ฿19.0K

$487 OMR 187

24.00%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$436 ฿13.7K

$390 OMR 150

11.82%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,057 ฿64.7K

$767 OMR 295

168.13%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,498 ฿47.1K

$667 OMR 256

124.66%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿133.7K

$1,187 OMR 456

258.37%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

$765 OMR 294

290.65%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$529 ฿16.6K

$2,470 OMR 949

-78.58%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

5.62

-5.16%

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

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

Last update for Sohar: March 3, 2026

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