Cost of Living Comparison Between Sale and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Sale and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Sale is 5.2% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 37.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Sale is 8.4% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 48.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.69 MAD 42.69

$4.68 ฿151

0.21%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$32.76 MAD 298

$46.4 ฿1,502

-29.40%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.54 MAD 59.5

$8.65 ฿280

-24.39%

Cappuccino

$1.98 MAD 18.05

$3.09 ฿100

-35.92%

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

$0.68 MAD 6.22

$0.73 ฿23.53

-6.85%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.4 MAD 3.64

$0.37 ฿11.95

8.11%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.46 MAD 49.65

$2.39 ฿77.4

128.45%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.06 MAD 36.94

$3.62 ฿117

12.15%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.9 MAD 8.19

$2.24 ฿72.5

-59.82%

White Bread (500g)

$0.57 MAD 5.2

$1.8 ฿58.2

-68.33%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.96 MAD 17.79

$2.24 ฿72.3

-12.50%

Eggs

$1.98 MAD 17.99

$2.23 ฿72.1

-11.21%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.85 MAD 117

$19.31 ฿625

-33.45%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.04 MAD 54.9

$3.77 ฿122

60.21%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.64 MAD 106

$13.05 ฿422

-10.80%

Apples (1kg)

$1.58 MAD 14.38

$3.28 ฿106

-51.83%

Banana (1kg)

$1.4 MAD 12.73

$1.63 ฿52.6

-14.11%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.97 MAD 8.85

$2.4 ฿77.7

-59.58%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.83 MAD 7.53

$1.99 ฿64.3

-58.29%

Potato (1kg)

$0.76 MAD 6.87

$1.53 ฿49.62

-50.33%

Onion (1kg)

$0.76 MAD 6.9

$1.49 ฿48.11

-48.99%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.42 MAD 3.84

$1.02 ฿32.87

-58.82%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.59 MAD 5.39

$0.48 ฿15.61

22.92%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.22 MAD 38.39

$4.32 ฿140

-2.31%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.59 MAD 87.2

$21.68 ฿702

-55.77%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.58 MAD 23.49

$1.77 ฿57.3

45.76%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.52 MAD 22.95

$2.79 ฿90.4

-9.68%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.57 MAD 5.17

$1.35 ฿43.74

-57.78%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$24.78 MAD 225

$11.76 ฿380

110.71%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.57 MAD 5.18

$3.15 ฿102

-81.90%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.49 MAD 4.43

$1 ฿32.3

-51.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.27 MAD 38.84

$13.64 ฿442

-68.70%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.53 MAD 13.91

$1.3 ฿42.2

17.69%

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

$36.8K MAD 334.8K

$27.4K ฿885.2K

34.59%

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

$29.6K MAD 269.4K

$33.9K ฿1.1M

-12.64%

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

$32.64 MAD 297

$123 ฿3,970

-73.39%

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

$10.92 MAD 99.3

$13.93 ฿451

-21.61%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$45.49 MAD 414

$18.24 ฿590

149.40%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$14.39 MAD 131

$60.8 ฿1,966

-76.31%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$23.33 MAD 212

$17.11 ฿554

36.35%

Cinema Ticket

$6.65 MAD 60.5

$9.07 ฿294

-26.68%

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

$110 MAD 1,005

$694 ฿22.5K

-84.09%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,261 MAD 56.9K

$15.9K ฿514.4K

-60.61%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$42.54 MAD 387

$57.5 ฿1,861

-26.03%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$50.1 MAD 455

$34.51 ฿1,117

45.06%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$109 MAD 991

$115 ฿3,727

-5.36%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$98.7 MAD 898

$84.8 ฿2,743

16.44%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$278 MAD 2,527

$611 ฿19.8K

-54.52%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$170 MAD 1,550

$442 ฿14.3K

-61.46%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$500 MAD 4,543

$2,014 ฿65.2K

-75.20%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$302 MAD 2,746

$1,460 ฿47.2K

-79.31%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,208 MAD 11K

$4,244 ฿137.3K

-71.54%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$872 MAD 7,932

$2,886 ฿93.4K

-69.78%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$412 MAD 3,743

$697 ฿22.5K

-40.92%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.81

5.33

-9.76%

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

Last update for Sale: October 28, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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