Cost of Living Comparison Between Sanaa and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Sanaa and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Sanaa is 8.3% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 28.6% cheaper with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Sanaa is 1.3% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 38.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Sanaa
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.23 YER 1,514
$4.68 ฿151
33.12%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$23.05 YER 5,601
$46.4 ฿1,502
-50.32%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.11 YER 2,458
$8.65 ฿280
16.88%
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.79 YER 436
-
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.91 YER 463
-
-
Cappuccino
$3.76 YER 914
$3.09 ฿100
21.68%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.15 YER 279
$0.73 ฿23.53
57.53%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.47 YER 113
$0.37 ฿11.95
27.03%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$2.39 ฿77.4
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$3.62 ฿117
-
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Sanaa
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.86 YER 452
$2.24 ฿72.5
-16.96%
White Bread (500g)
$1.2 YER 291
$1.8 ฿58.2
-33.33%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.46 YER 599
$2.24 ฿72.3
9.82%
Eggs
$4.1 YER 996
$2.23 ฿72.1
83.86%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.86 YER 2,396
$19.31 ฿625
-48.94%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.69 YER 1,626
$3.77 ฿122
77.45%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$19.14 YER 4,651
$13.05 ฿422
46.67%
Apples (1kg)
$4.03 YER 980
$3.28 ฿106
22.87%
Banana (1kg)
$1.41 YER 341
$1.63 ฿52.6
-13.50%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.4 YER 583
$2.4 ฿77.7
-
Tomato (1kg)
$1.7 YER 413
$1.99 ฿64.3
-14.57%
Potato (1kg)
$1.69 YER 411
$1.53 ฿49.62
10.46%
Onion (1kg)
$1.57 YER 382
$1.49 ฿48.11
5.37%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.62 YER 151
$1.02 ฿32.87
-39.22%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.74 YER 180
$0.48 ฿15.61
54.17%
Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)
$3.33 YER 808
-
-
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.63 YER 395
-
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.34 YER 812
-
-
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.97 YER 966
$4.32 ฿140
-8.10%
Wine (Bottle)
-
$21.68 ฿702
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$1.77 ฿57.3
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$2.79 ฿90.4
-
🚌 Getting Around
Sanaa
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.4 YER 97.1
$1.35 ฿43.74
-70.37%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$81.8 YER 19.9K
$11.76 ฿380
595.92%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.23 YER 1,027
$3.15 ฿102
34.29%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$4.06 YER 988
$1 ฿32.3
306.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$7.01 YER 1,703
$13.64 ฿442
-48.61%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.63 YER 639
$1.3 ฿42.2
102.31%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$16.8K YER 4.1M
$27.4K ฿885.2K
-38.75%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K YER 8.2M
$33.9K ฿1.1M
-0.02%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Sanaa
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$72.3 YER 17.6K
$123 ฿3,970
-41.06%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.71 YER 3,330
$13.93 ฿451
-1.58%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$38.75 YER 9,416
$18.24 ฿590
112.45%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Sanaa
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$66.2 YER 16.1K
$60.8 ฿1,966
9.04%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$16.77 YER 4,075
$17.11 ฿554
-1.99%
Cinema Ticket
$5.85 YER 1,421
$9.07 ฿294
-35.50%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Sanaa
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$115 YER 27.9K
$694 ฿22.5K
-83.47%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,790 YER 434.8K
$15.9K ฿514.4K
-88.74%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Sanaa
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$40.51 YER 9,844
$57.5 ฿1,861
-29.56%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$150 YER 36.4K
$34.51 ฿1,117
334.16%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$40.98 YER 9,957
$115 ฿3,727
-64.41%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$41.37 YER 10.1K
$84.8 ฿2,743
-51.20%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Sanaa
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$162 YER 39.4K
$611 ฿19.8K
-73.45%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$95.6 YER 23.2K
$442 ฿14.3K
-78.38%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$411 YER 99.9K
$2,014 ฿65.2K
-79.58%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$265 YER 64.3K
$1,460 ฿47.2K
-81.88%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,414 YER 829.5K
$4,244 ฿137.3K
-19.55%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,076 YER 261.3K
$2,886 ฿93.4K
-62.73%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Sanaa
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$226 YER 54.8K
$697 ฿22.5K
-67.60%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.25
5.33
111.07%

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Last update for Sanaa: October 28, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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