Cost of Living Comparison Between Roatan and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Roatan and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Roatan is 11.7% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 5.9% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Roatan is 6.2% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 17.1% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Roatan
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$7.65 HNL 202
$4.65 ฿147
64.52%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$40.27 HNL 1,065
$46.11 ฿1,454
-12.67%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.82 HNL 233
$8.74 ฿276
0.92%
Cappuccino
$3.74 HNL 99.0
$3.04 ฿95.8
23.03%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.19 HNL 31.34
$0.72 ฿22.72
65.28%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.74 HNL 19.65
$0.39 ฿12.34
89.74%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.23 HNL 58.9
$2.44 ฿77.0
-8.61%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.04 HNL 107
$3.79 ฿120
6.60%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Roatan
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.30 HNL 34.45
$2.14 ฿67.7
-39.25%
White Bread (500g)
$3.38 HNL 89.2
$1.86 ฿58.7
81.72%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.26 HNL 59.7
$2.19 ฿69.0
3.20%
Eggs
$1.99 HNL 52.6
$2.25 ฿70.8
-11.56%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.84 HNL 287
$19.73 ฿622
-45.06%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.79 HNL 180
$3.79 ฿119
79.16%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$17.88 HNL 473
$13.55 ฿427
31.96%
Apples (1kg)
-
$3.25 ฿102
-
Banana (1kg)
$1.08 HNL 28.57
$1.67 ฿52.7
-35.33%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.09 HNL 28.78
$2.39 ฿75.5
-54.39%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.53 HNL 14.11
$2.09 ฿66.0
-74.64%
Potato (1kg)
$1.08 HNL 28.45
$1.53 ฿48.22
-29.41%
Onion (1kg)
$1.12 HNL 29.66
$1.51 ฿47.62
-25.83%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.98 HNL 25.84
$0.99 ฿31.19
-1.01%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$3.02 HNL 79.7
$0.51 ฿16.24
492.16%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.92 HNL 77.1
$4.27 ฿135
-31.62%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.93 HNL 210
$20.31 ฿640
-60.96%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$1.79 ฿56.5
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.09 HNL 108
$2.77 ฿87.3
47.65%
🚌 Getting Around
Roatan
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$1.40 ฿44.29
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$11.70 ฿369
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.96 HNL 51.7
$3.11 ฿98.1
-36.98%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
-
$0.99 ฿31.37
-
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$10.19 HNL 269
$13.73 ฿433
-25.78%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.11 HNL 29.33
$1.32 ฿41.60
-15.91%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
-
$27.2K ฿859.0K
-
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$29.6K HNL 783.4K
$34.1K ฿1.1M
-13.15%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Roatan
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
-
$120 ฿3,797
-
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
-
$13.93 ฿439
-
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$100 HNL 2,654
$18.31 ฿577
448.17%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Roatan
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$61.1 HNL 1,616
$60.9 ฿1,922
0.30%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$17.23 ฿544
-
Cinema Ticket
-
$8.71 ฿275
-
🧸 Childcare & Education
Roatan
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$433 HNL 11.4K
$698 ฿22.0K
-37.97%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$4,186 HNL 110.7K
$15.7K ฿496.2K
-73.40%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Roatan
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$39.50 HNL 1,044
$57.6 ฿1,818
-31.47%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$19.76 HNL 522
$34.24 ฿1,080
-42.29%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$39.31 HNL 1,039
$113 ฿3,569
-65.26%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$50.5 HNL 1,335
$84.8 ฿2,675
-40.47%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Roatan
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$843 HNL 22.3K
$604 ฿19.0K
39.63%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$560 HNL 14.8K
$436 ฿13.8K
28.48%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$738 HNL 19.5K
$2,057 ฿64.9K
-64.11%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,252 HNL 33.1K
$1,498 ฿47.3K
-16.44%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,906 HNL 50.4K
$4,252 ฿134.1K
-55.18%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,354 HNL 35.8K
$2,988 ฿94.2K
-54.68%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Roatan
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$508 HNL 13.4K
$529 ฿16.7K
-3.95%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
18
5.33
237.71%

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Last update for Roatan: March 1, 2026

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

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