Cost of Living Comparison Between Shinas and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Shinas and Phuket

😐 Solo nomad: Shinas is 13.3% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 37% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Shinas is 5.8% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 52.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.12 OMR 1.96

$4.65 ฿147

10.11%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$26.22 OMR 10.07

$46.11 ฿1,460

-43.14%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.70 OMR 2.96

$8.74 ฿277

-11.90%

Cappuccino

$4.88 OMR 1.87

$3.04 ฿96.2

60.53%

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

$1.01 OMR 0.39

$0.72 ฿22.80

40.28%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.34 OMR 0.13

$0.39 ฿12.38

-12.82%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$12.59 OMR 4.84

$2.44 ฿77.2

415.98%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$11.92 OMR 4.58

$3.79 ฿120

214.51%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.90 OMR 0.73

$2.14 ฿67.9

-11.21%

White Bread (500g)

$1.17 OMR 0.45

$1.86 ฿58.9

-37.10%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.70 OMR 0.65

$2.19 ฿69.2

-22.37%

Eggs

$2.39 OMR 0.92

$2.25 ฿71.1

6.22%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.71 OMR 1.43

$19.73 ฿625

-81.20%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.08 OMR 1.95

$3.79 ฿120

34.04%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.49 OMR 3.26

$13.55 ฿429

-37.34%

Apples (1kg)

$2.59 OMR 1.00

$3.25 ฿103

-20.31%

Banana (1kg)

$1.71 OMR 0.66

$1.67 ฿52.9

2.40%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.83 OMR 0.70

$2.39 ฿75.7

-23.43%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.18 OMR 0.45

$2.09 ฿66.2

-43.54%

Potato (1kg)

$1.01 OMR 0.39

$1.53 ฿48.39

-33.99%

Onion (1kg)

$1.01 OMR 0.39

$1.51 ฿47.79

-33.11%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.04 OMR 0.40

$0.99 ฿31.30

5.05%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.52 OMR 0.20

$0.51 ฿16.30

1.96%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.30 OMR 2.42

$4.27 ฿135

47.54%

Wine (Bottle)

$15.45 OMR 5.93

$20.31 ฿643

-23.93%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$4.37 OMR 1.68

$1.79 ฿56.7

144.13%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$8.01 OMR 3.08

$2.77 ฿87.6

189.17%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.40 ฿44.44

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿370

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.17 OMR 1.22

$3.11 ฿98.4

1.93%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.76 OMR 0.29

$0.99 ฿31.48

-23.23%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$10.32 OMR 3.96

$13.73 ฿435

-24.84%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.65 OMR 0.25

$1.32 ฿41.75

-50.76%

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

$23.3K OMR 8,935

$27.2K ฿862.0K

-14.56%

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

$22.1K OMR 8,476

$34.1K ฿1.1M

-35.30%

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

$109 OMR 41.69

$120 ฿3,811

-9.82%

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

$41.57 OMR 15.96

$13.93 ฿441

198.42%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$71.1 OMR 27.30

$18.31 ฿579

288.31%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.9 ฿1,928

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿545

Cinema Ticket

$10.31 OMR 3.96

$8.71 ฿276

18.37%

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

$192 OMR 73.7

$698 ฿22.1K

-72.51%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$9,913 OMR 3,807

$15.7K ฿498.0K

-36.99%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$49.42 OMR 18.98

$57.6 ฿1,824

-14.26%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$38.69 OMR 14.86

$34.24 ฿1,084

13.00%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$77.7 OMR 29.84

$113 ฿3,582

-31.33%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$87.9 OMR 33.75

$84.8 ฿2,684

3.62%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$604 ฿19.1K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$436 ฿13.8K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,057 ฿65.1K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,498 ฿47.4K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿134.6K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿94.6K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,123 OMR 1,199

$529 ฿16.7K

490.17%

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 Shinas: March 1, 2026

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

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