Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Tepic Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Tepic

😐 Solo nomad: Phuket is 9.4% more expensive than Tepic without rent, and 22.9% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Phuket is 31.5% more expensive than Tepic without rent, and 47% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.65 ฿149

$8.05 MX$144

-42.24%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.11 ฿1,474

$41.75 MX$747

10.44%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.74 ฿279

$9.53 MX$171

-8.29%

Cappuccino

$3.04 ฿97.1

$3.18 MX$56.9

-4.40%

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

$0.72 ฿23.03

$2.09 MX$37.45

-65.55%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.39 ฿12.50

$1.36 MX$24.40

-71.32%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.44 ฿78.0

$2.53 MX$45.28

-3.56%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 ฿121

$3.92 MX$70.2

-3.32%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.14 ฿68.6

$1.44 MX$25.83

48.61%

White Bread (500g)

$1.86 ฿59.5

$2.40 MX$43.04

-22.50%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.19 ฿69.9

$1.09 MX$19.49

100.92%

Eggs

$2.25 ฿71.8

$2.08 MX$37.28

8.17%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.73 ฿631

$4.88 MX$87.4

304.30%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.79 ฿121

$13.18 MX$236

-71.24%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.55 ฿433

$7.06 MX$126

91.93%

Apples (1kg)

$3.25 ฿104

$2.60 MX$46.54

25.00%

Banana (1kg)

$1.67 ฿53.4

$1.54 MX$27.55

8.44%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.39 ฿76.5

$3.50 MX$62.7

-31.71%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.09 ฿66.9

$1.63 MX$29.19

28.22%

Potato (1kg)

$1.53 ฿48.88

$1.88 MX$33.72

-18.62%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿48.27

$2.08 MX$37.15

-27.40%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.99 ฿31.62

$1.44 MX$25.71

-31.25%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 ฿16.46

$1.07 MX$19.10

-52.34%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.27 ฿137

$4.26 MX$76.3

0.23%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.31 ฿649

$11.50 MX$206

76.61%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ฿57.3

$0.82 MX$14.59

118.29%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.77 ฿88.5

$1.66 MX$29.76

66.87%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.40 ฿44.89

$0.55 MX$9.77

154.55%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿374

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿99.4

$2.18 MX$38.98

42.66%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.99 ฿31.80

$0.51 MX$9.14

94.12%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.73 ฿439

$10.69 MX$191

28.44%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.32 ฿42.17

$1.32 MX$23.60

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

$27.2K ฿870.7K

$18.8K MX$336.8K

44.74%

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

$34.1K ฿1.1M

$18.6K MX$333.2K

83.26%

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

$120 ฿3,849

$42.53 MX$761

183.09%

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

$13.93 ฿445

$12.06 MX$216

15.51%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.31 ฿585

$26.14 MX$468

-29.95%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.9 ฿1,948

$36.38 MX$651

67.48%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿551

$16.01 MX$287

7.62%

Cinema Ticket

$8.71 ฿278

$4.12 MX$73.8

111.41%

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

$698 ฿22.3K

$208 MX$3,721

235.74%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.7K ฿503.0K

$3,391 MX$60.7K

363.99%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.6 ฿1,843

$43.06 MX$771

33.86%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.24 ฿1,095

$15.67 MX$281

118.51%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,618

$67.3 MX$1,204

68.23%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.8 ฿2,711

$74.7 MX$1,338

13.47%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$604 ฿19.3K

$499 MX$8,932

21.02%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$436 ฿13.9K

$392 MX$7,015

11.29%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,057 ฿65.8K

$926 MX$16.6K

122.11%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,498 ฿47.9K

$769 MX$13.8K

94.81%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿135.9K

$2,297 MX$41.1K

85.09%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿95.5K

$1,273 MX$22.8K

134.65%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$529 ฿16.9K

$703 MX$12.6K

-24.74%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

11.75

-54.64%

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

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

Last update for Tepic: March 3, 2026

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