Cost of Living Comparison Between Saham and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Saham and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Saham is 6.5% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 36.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Saham is 17.2% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 51% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.09 OMR 1.95

$4.65 ฿148

9.46%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$25.52 OMR 9.80

$46.11 ฿1,463

-44.65%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.89 OMR 3.03

$8.74 ฿277

-9.73%

Cappuccino

$4.92 OMR 1.89

$3.04 ฿96.4

61.84%

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

$1.01 OMR 0.39

$0.72 ฿22.85

40.28%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.34 OMR 0.13

$0.39 ฿12.41

-12.82%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$12.47 OMR 4.79

$2.44 ฿77.4

411.07%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$11.91 OMR 4.57

$3.79 ฿120

214.25%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.91 OMR 0.73

$2.14 ฿68.0

-10.75%

White Bread (500g)

$1.24 OMR 0.48

$1.86 ฿59.0

-33.33%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.74 OMR 0.67

$2.19 ฿69.4

-20.55%

Eggs

$2.47 OMR 0.95

$2.25 ฿71.2

9.78%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.82 OMR 1.47

$19.73 ฿626

-80.64%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.97 OMR 1.91

$3.79 ฿120

31.13%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.73 OMR 3.35

$13.55 ฿430

-35.57%

Apples (1kg)

$2.61 OMR 1.00

$3.25 ฿103

-19.69%

Banana (1kg)

$1.67 OMR 0.64

$1.67 ฿53.0

Oranges (1kg)

$1.83 OMR 0.70

$2.39 ฿75.9

-23.43%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.17 OMR 0.45

$2.09 ฿66.4

-44.02%

Potato (1kg)

$0.94 OMR 0.36

$1.53 ฿48.50

-38.56%

Onion (1kg)

$1.02 OMR 0.39

$1.51 ฿47.89

-32.45%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.07 OMR 0.41

$0.99 ฿31.37

8.08%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.56 OMR 0.21

$0.51 ฿16.33

9.80%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.52 OMR 2.50

$4.27 ฿136

52.69%

Wine (Bottle)

$15.54 OMR 5.97

$20.31 ฿644

-23.49%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$4.16 OMR 1.60

$1.79 ฿56.8

132.40%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.70 OMR 2.96

$2.77 ฿87.8

177.98%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.40 ฿44.54

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿371

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.10 OMR 1.19

$3.11 ฿98.7

-0.32%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.76 OMR 0.29

$0.99 ฿31.55

-23.23%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$10.37 OMR 3.98

$13.73 ฿436

-24.47%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.61 OMR 0.23

$1.32 ฿41.84

-53.79%

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

$23.2K OMR 8,891

$27.2K ฿863.9K

-14.99%

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

$21.6K OMR 8,281

$34.1K ฿1.1M

-36.79%

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

$107 OMR 41.07

$120 ฿3,819

-11.16%

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

$41.90 OMR 16.09

$13.93 ฿442

200.79%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$69.2 OMR 26.56

$18.31 ฿581

277.77%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.9 ฿1,933

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿547

Cinema Ticket

$10.48 OMR 4.03

$8.71 ฿276

20.32%

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

$191 OMR 73.2

$698 ฿22.1K

-72.68%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$9,851 OMR 3,783

$15.7K ฿499.1K

-37.39%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$49.70 OMR 19.08

$57.6 ฿1,828

-13.78%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$39.87 OMR 15.31

$34.24 ฿1,086

16.44%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$77.8 OMR 29.88

$113 ฿3,590

-31.25%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$89.2 OMR 34.24

$84.8 ฿2,690

5.14%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$604 ฿19.2K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$436 ฿13.8K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,057 ฿65.2K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,498 ฿47.5K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿134.9K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿94.8K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$529 ฿16.8K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.15

5.33

-3.38%

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

Last update for Saham: March 3, 2026

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

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