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

🙂 Solo nomad: Saham is 7.3% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 34.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Saham is 1.5% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 51.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.23 OMR 2.01

$4.49 ฿144

16.48%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$26.36 OMR 10.15

$46.15 ฿1,480

-42.88%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.62 OMR 2.93

$8.77 ฿281

-13.11%

Cappuccino

$4.77 OMR 1.84

$2.98 ฿95.6

60.07%

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

$1.01 OMR 0.39

$0.73 ฿23.54

38.36%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.32 OMR 0.12

$0.39 ฿12.65

-17.95%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$12.48 OMR 4.81

$2.43 ฿78

413.58%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$11.58 OMR 4.46

$3.79 ฿121

205.54%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.91 OMR 0.73

$2.26 ฿72.4

-15.49%

White Bread (500g)

$1.23 OMR 0.47

$1.8 ฿57.6

-31.67%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.73 OMR 0.66

$2.25 ฿72.2

-23.11%

Eggs

$2.36 OMR 0.91

$2.34 ฿75

0.85%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.68 OMR 1.42

$19.73 ฿633

-81.35%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.03 OMR 1.93

$3.62 ฿116

38.95%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.58 OMR 3.3

$13.45 ฿431

-36.21%

Apples (1kg)

$2.6 OMR 1

$3.24 ฿104

-19.75%

Banana (1kg)

$1.66 OMR 0.64

$1.71 ฿54.8

-2.92%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.86 OMR 0.72

$2.33 ฿74.8

-20.17%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.13 OMR 0.44

$1.98 ฿63.7

-42.93%

Potato (1kg)

$0.95 OMR 0.37

$1.58 ฿50.8

-39.87%

Onion (1kg)

$1.03 OMR 0.39

$1.51 ฿48.43

-31.79%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.08 OMR 0.42

$1.01 ฿32.47

6.93%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 OMR 0.2

$0.52 ฿16.62

-1.92%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.22 OMR 2.4

$4.49 ฿144

38.53%

Wine (Bottle)

$15.8 OMR 6.08

$19.8 ฿635

-20.20%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$4.26 OMR 1.64

$1.77 ฿56.9

140.68%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.94 OMR 3.06

$2.72 ฿87.1

191.91%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.41 ฿45.23

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.71 ฿376

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.03 OMR 1.17

$3 ฿96.3

1.00%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.81 OMR 0.31

$1.01 ฿32.33

-19.80%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$10.48 OMR 4.04

$13.97 ฿448

-24.98%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.59 OMR 0.23

$1.35 ฿43.27

-56.30%

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

$23.2K OMR 8,923

$27.7K ฿889.6K

-16.45%

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

$22K OMR 8,482

$33.4K ฿1.1M

-34.05%

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

$107 OMR 41.32

$122 ฿3,902

-11.79%

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

$40.84 OMR 15.72

$13.64 ฿437

199.41%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$69.3 OMR 26.69

$18.85 ฿604

267.80%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,977

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.03 ฿546

Cinema Ticket

$10.6 OMR 4.08

$8.9 ฿285

19.10%

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

$196 OMR 75.6

$702 ฿22.5K

-72.03%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$9,965 OMR 3,837

$16K ฿512.3K

-37.62%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$50.1 OMR 19.3

$58 ฿1,859

-13.51%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$39.69 OMR 15.28

$34.63 ฿1,111

14.61%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$80.2 OMR 30.89

$115 ฿3,676

-30.01%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$89.7 OMR 34.55

$84.3 ฿2,703

6.48%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$615 ฿19.7K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$441 ฿14.2K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,039 ฿65.4K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,477 ฿47.4K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,260 ฿136.6K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,973 ฿95.3K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$665 ฿21.3K

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: November 23, 2025

Last update for Phuket: November 23, 2025

Digital Nomad Cost of Living Index

Similar cities

Mumbai (Bombay)

🇮🇳 India

Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)

🇻🇳 Vietnam

Nairobi

🇰🇪 Kenya

Jakarta

🇮🇩 Indonesia

Curitiba

🇧🇷 Brazil

Belo Horizonte

🇧🇷 Brazil

Pristina

🇽🇰 Kosovo

Nanjing

🇨🇳 China