Cost of Living Comparison Between Port Mathurin and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Port Mathurin and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Port Mathurin is 2.4% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 21.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Port Mathurin is 7.5% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 33.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.74 MUR 320

$4.65 ฿149

44.95%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$43.52 MUR 2,062

$46.11 ฿1,474

-5.62%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.71 MUR 318

$8.74 ฿279

-23.23%

Cappuccino

$2.64 MUR 125

$3.04 ฿97.1

-13.16%

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

$1.03 MUR 48.72

$0.72 ฿23.03

43.06%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.56 MUR 26.51

$0.39 ฿12.50

43.59%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.14 MUR 101

$2.44 ฿78.0

-12.30%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.78 MUR 132

$3.79 ฿121

-26.65%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.51 MUR 71.7

$2.14 ฿68.6

-29.44%

White Bread (500g)

$0.66 MUR 31.26

$1.86 ฿59.5

-64.52%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.32 MUR 62.4

$2.19 ฿69.9

-39.73%

Eggs

$2.36 MUR 112

$2.25 ฿71.8

4.89%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.10 MUR 479

$19.73 ฿631

-48.81%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.32 MUR 300

$3.79 ฿121

66.75%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.47 MUR 496

$13.55 ฿433

-22.73%

Apples (1kg)

$1.98 MUR 93.8

$3.25 ฿104

-39.08%

Banana (1kg)

$1.91 MUR 90.4

$1.67 ฿53.4

14.37%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.46 MUR 69.0

$2.39 ฿76.5

-38.91%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.73 MUR 129

$2.09 ฿66.9

30.62%

Potato (1kg)

$1.02 MUR 48.54

$1.53 ฿48.88

-33.33%

Onion (1kg)

$0.95 MUR 44.84

$1.51 ฿48.27

-37.09%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.80 MUR 38.09

$0.99 ฿31.62

-19.19%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.57 MUR 26.99

$0.51 ฿16.46

11.76%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.20 MUR 294

$4.27 ฿137

45.20%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.89 MUR 421

$20.31 ฿649

-56.23%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.78 MUR 84.1

$1.79 ฿57.3

-0.56%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.09 MUR 99.2

$2.77 ฿88.5

-24.55%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.04 MUR 49.52

$1.40 ฿44.89

-25.71%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿374

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.38 MUR 208

$3.11 ฿99.4

40.84%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.64 MUR 125

$0.99 ฿31.80

166.67%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$15.60 MUR 739

$13.73 ฿439

13.62%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.47 MUR 69.5

$1.32 ฿42.17

11.36%

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

$35.8K MUR 1.7M

$27.2K ฿870.7K

31.29%

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

$28.3K MUR 1.3M

$34.1K ฿1.1M

-17.04%

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

$49.63 MUR 2,352

$120 ฿3,849

-58.78%

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

$18.47 MUR 875

$13.93 ฿445

32.59%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$32.70 MUR 1,550

$18.31 ฿585

78.59%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$37.71 MUR 1,787

$60.9 ฿1,948

-38.11%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿551

Cinema Ticket

$6.13 MUR 290

$8.71 ฿278

-29.62%

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

$156 MUR 7,393

$698 ฿22.3K

-77.65%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,024 MUR 190.7K

$15.7K ฿503.0K

-74.42%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$50.3 MUR 2,384

$57.6 ฿1,843

-12.72%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$44.58 MUR 2,113

$34.24 ฿1,095

30.20%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$83.7 MUR 3,965

$113 ฿3,618

-26.07%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$77.7 MUR 3,684

$84.8 ฿2,711

-8.34%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$512 MUR 24.3K

$604 ฿19.3K

-15.20%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$348 MUR 16.5K

$436 ฿13.9K

-20.17%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$941 MUR 44.6K

$2,057 ฿65.8K

-54.24%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$732 MUR 34.7K

$1,498 ฿47.9K

-51.13%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿135.9K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿95.5K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$529 ฿16.9K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

6.25

5.33

17.26%

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

Last update for Port Mathurin: March 1, 2026

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

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