Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Ta'izz Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Ta'izz

🙂 Solo nomad: Phuket is 11.5% cheaper than Ta'izz without rent, and 53.4% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Phuket is 9.3% cheaper than Ta'izz without rent, and 49.8% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.65 ฿147

$11.44 YER 2,724

-59.35%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.11 ฿1,460

$31.41 YER 7,481

46.80%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.74 ฿277

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.19 YER 998

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.97 YER 1,183

Cappuccino

$3.04 ฿96.2

$6.04 YER 1,438

-49.67%

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

$0.72 ฿22.80

$1.53 YER 365

-52.94%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.39 ฿12.38

$0.94 YER 223

-58.51%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.44 ฿77.2

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 ฿120

Milk (1 liter)

$2.14 ฿67.9

$3.36 YER 800

-36.31%

White Bread (500g)

$1.86 ฿58.9

$1.58 YER 376

17.72%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.19 ฿69.2

$8.32 YER 1,981

-73.68%

Eggs

$2.25 ฿71.1

$7.49 YER 1,785

-69.96%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.73 ฿625

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.79 ฿120

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.55 ฿429

$41.75 YER 9,942

-67.54%

Apples (1kg)

$3.25 ฿103

$12.44 YER 2,962

-73.87%

Banana (1kg)

$1.67 ฿52.9

$4.05 YER 965

-58.77%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.39 ฿75.7

$10.15 YER 2,418

-76.45%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.09 ฿66.2

$4.01 YER 954

-47.88%

Potato (1kg)

$1.53 ฿48.39

$5.02 YER 1,197

-69.52%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.79

$4.07 YER 970

-62.90%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.99 ฿31.30

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 ฿16.30

$1.90 YER 452

-73.16%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$3.32 YER 790

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.27 ฿135

Wine (Bottle)

$20.31 ฿643

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ฿56.7

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.77 ฿87.6

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.40 ฿44.44

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿370

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿98.4

$0.84 YER 201

270.24%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.99 ฿31.48

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.73 ฿435

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.32 ฿41.75

$5.03 YER 1,199

-73.76%

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

$27.2K ฿862.0K

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

$34.1K ฿1.1M

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

$120 ฿3,811

$81.0 YER 19.3K

48.73%

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

$13.93 ฿441

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.31 ฿579

$20.80 YER 4,952

-11.97%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.9 ฿1,928

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿545

Cinema Ticket

$8.71 ฿276

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

$698 ฿22.1K

$34.76 YER 8,277

1907.80%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.7K ฿498.0K

$617 YER 146.9K

2450.20%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.6 ฿1,824

$83.1 YER 19.8K

-30.60%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.24 ฿1,084

$122 YER 29.1K

-72.02%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,582

$40.34 YER 9,606

180.54%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.8 ฿2,684

$40.91 YER 9,742

107.31%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$604 ฿19.1K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$436 ฿13.8K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,057 ฿65.1K

$363 YER 86.5K

466.44%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,498 ฿47.4K

$210 YER 49.9K

614.89%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿134.6K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿94.6K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$529 ฿16.7K

$249 YER 59.2K

112.73%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

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

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

Last update for Ta'izz: March 2, 2026

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