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

🙂 Solo nomad: Roatan is 3.2% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 7.1% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Roatan is 12.9% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 16.5% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Roatan
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$7.58 HNL 197
$4.73 ฿153
60.25%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$40.18 HNL 1,046
$45.92 ฿1,486
-12.50%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.18 HNL 239
$8.59 ฿278
6.87%
Cappuccino
$3.56 HNL 92.7
$2.92 ฿94.6
21.92%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.23 HNL 32.12
$0.69 ฿22.42
78.26%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.74 HNL 19.19
$0.4 ฿12.81
85.00%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.19 HNL 57.1
$2.41 ฿78
-9.13%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.04 HNL 105
$3.8 ฿123
6.32%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Roatan
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.33 HNL 34.72
$2.25 ฿72.7
-40.89%
White Bread (500g)
$3.33 HNL 86.6
$1.79 ฿58.1
86.03%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.25 HNL 58.6
$2.18 ฿70.6
3.21%
Eggs
$2.03 HNL 52.8
$2.29 ฿74.3
-11.35%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.88 HNL 283
$19.52 ฿632
-44.26%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.71 HNL 175
$3.68 ฿119
82.34%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$17.74 HNL 462
$13.18 ฿427
34.60%
Apples (1kg)
-
$3.24 ฿105
-
Banana (1kg)
$1.09 HNL 28.33
$1.62 ฿52.5
-32.72%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.12 HNL 29.06
$2.41 ฿78
-53.53%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.57 HNL 14.92
$2.03 ฿65.6
-71.92%
Potato (1kg)
$1.08 HNL 28.09
$1.52 ฿49.3
-28.95%
Onion (1kg)
$1.12 HNL 29.23
$1.51 ฿48.86
-25.83%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.01 HNL 26.34
$0.97 ฿31.45
4.12%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$2.93 HNL 76.2
$0.52 ฿16.68
463.46%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.07 HNL 80
$4.49 ฿145
-31.63%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.89 HNL 205
$21.36 ฿691
-63.06%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$1.78 ฿57.5
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.98 HNL 104
$2.79 ฿90.3
42.65%
🚌 Getting Around
Roatan
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$1.36 ฿44.15
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$11.51 ฿372
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$2.03 HNL 52.9
$3.17 ฿103
-35.96%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
-
$1.04 ฿33.64
-
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$9.8 HNL 255
$14.03 ฿454
-30.15%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.05 HNL 27.4
$1.32 ฿42.59
-20.45%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
-
$28K ฿904.8K
-
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$30.2K HNL 787.1K
$33.2K ฿1.1M
-8.99%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Roatan
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
-
$120 ฿3,899
-
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
-
$13.55 ฿438
-
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$101 HNL 2,641
$18.62 ฿603
444.90%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Roatan
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$58.9 HNL 1,533
$61.4 ฿1,987
-4.09%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$16.68 ฿540
-
Cinema Ticket
-
$8.76 ฿283
-
🧸 Childcare & Education
Roatan
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$418 HNL 10.9K
$703 ฿22.7K
-40.56%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$4,119 HNL 107.2K
$15.7K ฿507.5K
-73.74%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Roatan
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$39.32 HNL 1,023
$57.9 ฿1,873
-32.08%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$19.97 HNL 520
$35.4 ฿1,145
-43.59%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$39.67 HNL 1,033
$113 ฿3,659
-64.92%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$49.57 HNL 1,290
$83.2 ฿2,691
-40.38%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Roatan
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$860 HNL 22.4K
$604 ฿19.5K
42.44%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$551 HNL 14.3K
$441 ฿14.3K
24.92%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$737 HNL 19.2K
$2,027 ฿65.6K
-63.62%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,230 HNL 32K
$1,492 ฿48.3K
-17.59%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,884 HNL 49K
$4,195 ฿135.7K
-55.09%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,324 HNL 34.5K
$2,909 ฿94.1K
-54.49%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Roatan
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$508 HNL 13.2K
$706 ฿22.8K
-27.96%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
18
5.33
237.71%

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Last update for Roatan: November 5, 2025

Last update for Phuket: November 4, 2025

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