Cost of Living Comparison Between Shillong and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Shillong and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Shillong is 63.3% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 65.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Shillong is 66% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 72.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.38 ₹118

$4.73 ฿153

-70.82%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$10.31 ₹882

$45.92 ฿1,486

-77.55%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.75 ₹406

$8.59 ฿278

-44.70%

Cappuccino

$1.22 ₹104

$2.92 ฿94.6

-58.22%

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

$0.36 ₹30.94

$0.69 ฿22.42

-47.83%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.14 ₹11.73

$0.4 ฿12.81

-65.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.44 ₹123

$2.41 ฿78

-40.25%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.33 ₹285

$3.8 ฿123

-12.37%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.6 ₹51.2

$2.25 ฿72.7

-73.33%

White Bread (500g)

$0.34 ₹29.04

$1.79 ฿58.1

-81.01%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.52 ₹44.88

$2.18 ฿70.6

-76.15%

Eggs

$0.87 ₹74.5

$2.29 ฿74.3

-62.01%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.61 ₹394

$19.52 ฿632

-76.38%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.21 ₹274

$3.68 ฿119

-12.77%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.18 ฿427

Apples (1kg)

$1.92 ₹164

$3.24 ฿105

-40.74%

Banana (1kg)

$0.73 ₹62.5

$1.62 ฿52.5

-54.94%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.9 ₹76.9

$2.41 ฿78

-62.66%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.6 ₹51.3

$2.03 ฿65.6

-70.44%

Potato (1kg)

$0.29 ₹24.66

$1.52 ฿49.3

-80.92%

Onion (1kg)

$0.39 ₹32.96

$1.51 ฿48.86

-74.17%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.37 ₹31.34

$0.97 ฿31.45

-61.86%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.16 ₹13.78

$0.52 ฿16.68

-69.23%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.01 ₹343

$4.49 ฿145

-10.69%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.26 ₹536

$21.36 ฿691

-70.69%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.55 ₹133

$1.78 ฿57.5

-12.92%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.9 ₹248

$2.79 ฿90.3

3.94%

Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)

$4.26 ₹364

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.3 ₹25.95

$1.36 ฿44.15

-77.94%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$8.86 ₹758

$11.51 ฿372

-23.02%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.77 ₹65.7

$3.17 ฿103

-75.71%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.04 ฿33.64

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.42 ₹122

$14.03 ฿454

-89.88%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.21 ₹103

$1.32 ฿42.59

-8.33%

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

$14.2K ₹1.2M

$28K ฿904.8K

-49.12%

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

$18.3K ₹1.6M

$33.2K ฿1.1M

-44.97%

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

$40.05 ₹3,425

$120 ฿3,899

-66.76%

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

$3.33 ₹285

$13.55 ฿438

-75.42%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$5.44 ₹465

$18.62 ฿603

-70.78%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$4.53 ₹387

$61.4 ฿1,987

-92.62%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.92 ₹506

$16.68 ฿540

-64.51%

Cinema Ticket

$2.89 ₹247

$8.76 ฿283

-67.01%

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

$32.75 ₹2,801

$703 ฿22.7K

-95.34%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,911 ₹163.5K

$15.7K ฿507.5K

-87.81%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$26.08 ₹2,231

$57.9 ฿1,873

-54.95%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$35.08 ₹3,000

$35.4 ฿1,145

-0.90%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$47.09 ₹4,028

$113 ฿3,659

-58.35%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$42.65 ₹3,648

$83.2 ฿2,691

-48.71%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$247 ₹21.1K

$604 ฿19.5K

-59.09%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$160 ₹13.7K

$441 ฿14.3K

-63.70%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$451 ₹38.6K

$2,027 ฿65.6K

-77.74%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$312 ₹26.7K

$1,492 ฿48.3K

-79.07%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,057 ₹90.4K

$4,195 ฿135.7K

-74.80%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$605 ₹51.7K

$2,909 ฿94.1K

-79.21%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$554 ₹47.4K

$706 ฿22.8K

-21.53%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

7.38

5.33

38.46%

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

Last update for Shillong: November 4, 2025

Last update for Phuket: November 4, 2025

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