Cost of Living Comparison Between Sanya and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Sanya and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Sanya is 28.7% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 39.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Sanya is 31.3% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 51.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.4 ¥17.2

$4.68 ฿151

-48.72%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$20.72 ¥149

$46.4 ฿1,502

-55.34%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.65 ¥40.56

$8.65 ฿280

-34.68%

Cappuccino

$2.49 ¥17.86

$3.09 ฿100

-19.42%

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

$0.44 ¥3.14

$0.73 ฿23.53

-39.73%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.29 ¥2.08

$0.37 ฿11.95

-21.62%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.91 ¥13.71

$2.39 ฿77.4

-20.08%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.95 ¥14.01

$3.62 ฿117

-46.13%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.79 ¥12.81

$2.24 ฿72.5

-20.09%

White Bread (500g)

$1.36 ¥9.76

$1.8 ฿58.2

-24.44%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.45 ¥10.37

$2.24 ฿72.3

-35.27%

Eggs

$1.62 ¥11.62

$2.23 ฿72.1

-27.35%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$17 ¥122

$19.31 ฿625

-11.96%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.94 ¥28.29

$3.77 ฿122

4.51%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.4 ¥74.6

$13.05 ฿422

-20.31%

Apples (1kg)

$2.21 ¥15.82

$3.28 ฿106

-32.62%

Banana (1kg)

$1.44 ¥10.36

$1.63 ฿52.6

-11.66%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.93 ¥13.83

$2.4 ฿77.7

-19.58%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.67 ¥11.96

$1.99 ฿64.3

-16.08%

Potato (1kg)

$0.74 ¥5.34

$1.53 ฿49.62

-51.63%

Onion (1kg)

$0.79 ¥5.7

$1.49 ฿48.11

-46.98%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.45 ¥3.21

$1.02 ฿32.87

-55.88%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.62 ¥4.45

$0.48 ฿15.61

29.17%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.18 ¥22.78

$4.32 ฿140

-26.39%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.95 ¥49.85

$21.68 ฿702

-67.94%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.07 ¥7.66

$1.77 ฿57.3

-39.55%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1 ¥7.21

$2.79 ฿90.4

-64.16%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.29 ¥2.09

$1.35 ฿43.74

-78.52%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$15.73 ¥113

$11.76 ฿380

33.76%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.52 ¥10.9

$3.15 ฿102

-51.75%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.57 ¥4.07

$1 ฿32.3

-43.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.59 ¥47.28

$13.64 ฿442

-51.69%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.18 ¥8.47

$1.3 ฿42.2

-9.23%

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

$19.3K ¥138.4K

$27.4K ฿885.2K

-29.48%

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

$16.8K ¥120.7K

$33.9K ฿1.1M

-50.36%

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

$84 ¥602

$123 ฿3,970

-31.56%

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

$9.97 ¥71.5

$13.93 ฿451

-28.43%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$11.48 ¥82.3

$18.24 ฿590

-37.06%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$41.5 ¥298

$60.8 ฿1,966

-31.69%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$14.19 ¥102

$17.11 ฿554

-17.07%

Cinema Ticket

$6.22 ¥44.62

$9.07 ฿294

-31.42%

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

$337 ¥2,419

$694 ฿22.5K

-51.43%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.7K ¥119.9K

$15.9K ฿514.4K

5.19%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$44.23 ¥317

$57.5 ฿1,861

-23.09%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$30.99 ¥222

$34.51 ฿1,117

-10.20%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$48.94 ¥351

$115 ฿3,727

-57.50%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$73.1 ¥524

$84.8 ฿2,743

-13.79%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$282 ¥2,024

$611 ฿19.8K

-53.82%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$186 ¥1,331

$442 ฿14.3K

-58.03%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$585 ¥4,199

$2,014 ฿65.2K

-70.94%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$363 ¥2,602

$1,460 ฿47.2K

-75.15%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,013 ¥21.6K

$4,244 ฿137.3K

-29.00%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,297 ¥16.5K

$2,886 ฿93.4K

-20.41%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$664 ¥4,766

$697 ฿22.5K

-4.63%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.05

5.33

-5.25%

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

Last update for Sanya: October 29, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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