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

😐 Solo nomad: Phuket is 26.8% more expensive than Tepic without rent, and 17.3% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Phuket is 7.4% more expensive than Tepic without rent, and 48.9% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

$8.04 MX$142

-43.91%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,449

$41.81 MX$738

10.21%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

$9.21 MX$163

-4.67%

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

$3.20 MX$56.5

-3.44%

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

$0.70 ฿21.97

$2.08 MX$36.63

-66.35%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

$1.35 MX$23.84

-70.37%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

$2.54 MX$44.86

-5.51%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

$3.93 MX$69.4

-6.36%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.25 ฿70.6

$1.46 MX$25.76

54.11%

White Bread (500g)

$1.87 ฿58.8

$2.43 MX$42.92

-23.05%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.22 ฿69.8

$1.09 MX$19.25

103.67%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

$2.07 MX$36.62

7.73%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.68 ฿619

$4.81 MX$85.0

309.15%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.66 ฿115

$12.94 MX$228

-71.72%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.09 ฿411

$6.86 MX$121

90.82%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

$2.55 MX$45.05

32.55%

Banana (1kg)

$1.69 ฿53.3

$1.52 MX$26.81

11.18%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.33 ฿73.2

$3.49 MX$61.6

-33.24%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.98 ฿62.4

$1.66 MX$29.35

19.28%

Potato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿48.77

$1.82 MX$32.14

-14.84%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.42

$1.98 MX$34.87

-23.74%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.84

$1.38 MX$24.38

-28.99%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.01

$1.03 MX$18.12

-53.40%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

$4.17 MX$73.6

4.32%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

$11.32 MX$200

82.42%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

$0.75 MX$13.30

136.00%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

$1.60 MX$28.23

71.87%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.19

$0.54 MX$9.55

153.70%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.8

$2.17 MX$38.24

43.32%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.96

$0.51 MX$8.98

105.88%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

$10.54 MX$186

30.17%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 ฿42.16

$1.25 MX$22.12

7.20%

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

$27.7K ฿869.6K

$18.9K MX$334.4K

45.97%

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

$33.6K ฿1.1M

$18.9K MX$334.0K

77.51%

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

$122 ฿3,835

$42.61 MX$752

186.27%

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

$13.61 ฿428

$12.11 MX$214

12.39%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

$26.00 MX$459

-28.88%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

$36.32 MX$641

69.85%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

$15.82 MX$279

5.56%

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

$4.14 MX$73.1

119.57%

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

$702 ฿22.1K

$206 MX$3,628

241.76%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.8K

$3,410 MX$60.2K

368.99%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.9 ฿1,851

$42.78 MX$755

37.63%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,082

$15.78 MX$278

118.06%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,545

$66.9 MX$1,181

68.50%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,662

$73.1 MX$1,290

15.81%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.1K

$515 MX$9,085

17.73%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

$402 MX$7,098

8.21%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

$945 MX$16.7K

118.94%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

$760 MX$13.4K

93.70%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.8K

$1,875 MX$33.1K

137.12%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

$1,213 MX$21.4K

146.28%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

$669 MX$11.8K

-18.18%

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: January 13, 2026

Last update for Tepic: January 12, 2026

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