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Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Tarhuna Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Tarhuna

๐Ÿ˜ Solo nomad: Phuket is 126.3% more expensive than Tarhuna without rent, and 221.1% more expensive with rent.
๐Ÿ˜ Family of 3: Phuket is 143.2% more expensive than Tarhuna without rent, and 332.3% more expensive with rent.
Currency
๐Ÿฝ Eating Out
Phuket
Tarhuna
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.51 เธฟ142
$4.63 LYDย 25.16
-2.59%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.08 เธฟ1,449
$18.05 LYDย 98.0
155.29%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.78 เธฟ276
$3.63 LYDย 19.72
141.87%
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$0.53 LYDย 2.90
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$0.72 LYDย 3.90
-
Cappuccino
$3.09 เธฟ97.0
$0.51 LYDย 2.78
505.88%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.70 เธฟ21.97
$0.45 LYDย 2.43
55.56%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.40 เธฟ12.46
$0.10 LYDย 0.56
300.00%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.40 เธฟ75.5
-
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.68 เธฟ116
-
-
๐Ÿ›’ Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Tarhuna
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.25 เธฟ70.6
$0.98 LYDย 5.34
129.59%
White Bread (500g)
$1.87 เธฟ58.8
$0.23 LYDย 1.25
713.04%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.22 เธฟ69.8
$1.18 LYDย 6.41
88.14%
Eggs
$2.23 เธฟ70.1
$1.50 LYDย 8.12
48.67%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.68 เธฟ619
$4.76 LYDย 25.84
313.45%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.66 เธฟ115
$3.23 LYDย 17.54
13.31%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.09 เธฟ411
$10.21 LYDย 55.4
28.21%
Apples (1kg)
$3.38 เธฟ106
$2.11 LYDย 11.47
60.19%
Banana (1kg)
$1.69 เธฟ53.3
$1.33 LYDย 7.22
27.07%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.33 เธฟ73.2
$0.77 LYDย 4.20
202.60%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.98 เธฟ62.4
$0.53 LYDย 2.85
273.58%
Potato (1kg)
$1.55 เธฟ48.77
$0.68 LYDย 3.69
127.94%
Onion (1kg)
$1.51 เธฟ47.42
$0.54 LYDย 2.93
179.63%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.98 เธฟ30.84
$0.38 LYDย 2.08
157.89%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 เธฟ15.01
$0.20 LYDย 1.08
140.00%
Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)
-
$1.19 LYDย 6.46
-
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$0.66 LYDย 3.57
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$0.70 LYDย 3.78
-
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.35 เธฟ137
$1.87 LYDย 10.16
132.62%
Wine (Bottle)
$20.65 เธฟ649
-
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 เธฟ55.8
-
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.75 เธฟ86.6
-
-
๐ŸšŒ Getting Around
Phuket
Tarhuna
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.37 เธฟ43.19
-
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.36 เธฟ357
-
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 เธฟ97.8
$0.93 LYDย 5.06
234.41%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.05 เธฟ32.96
$0.86 LYDย 4.65
22.09%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.72 เธฟ431
$4.53 LYDย 24.61
202.87%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.34 เธฟ42.16
$0.03 LYDย 0.18
4366.67%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.7K เธฟ869.6K
$13.9K LYDย 75.7K
98.42%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.6K เธฟ1.1M
$16.5K LYDย 89.7K
103.27%
๐Ÿงพ Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Tarhuna
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$122 เธฟ3,835
$31.82 LYDย 173
283.34%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.61 เธฟ428
$8.22 LYDย 44.64
65.57%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.49 เธฟ581
$22.84 LYDย 124
-19.05%
๐ŸŽ‰ Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Tarhuna
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$61.7 เธฟ1,939
-
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$16.70 เธฟ525
-
-
Cinema Ticket
$9.09 เธฟ286
$4.65 LYDย 25.23
95.48%
๐Ÿงธ Childcare & Education
Phuket
Tarhuna
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$702 เธฟ22.1K
$52.9 LYDย 287
1228.06%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$16.0K เธฟ502.8K
$919 LYDย 4,989
1640.39%
๐Ÿ‘•๐Ÿ‘Ÿ Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Tarhuna
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$58.9 เธฟ1,851
$21.62 LYDย 117
172.34%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.41 เธฟ1,082
$35.24 LYDย 191
-2.36%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$113 เธฟ3,545
$51.2 LYDย 278
120.15%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.7 เธฟ2,662
$55.0 LYDย 299
53.90%
๐Ÿ  Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Tarhuna
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$606 เธฟ19.1K
$91.5 LYDย 497
562.46%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$435 เธฟ13.7K
$65.5 LYDย 355
564.73%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,069 เธฟ65.0K
-
-
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,473 เธฟ46.3K
-
-
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,445 เธฟ139.8K
-
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,988 เธฟ93.9K
-
-
๐Ÿ’ต Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Tarhuna
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$547 เธฟ17.2K
-
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
17.5
-69.54%

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Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

Last update for Tarhuna: January 11, 2026

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