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

😐 Solo nomad: Shinas is 6.3% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 34.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Shinas is 22.8% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 51.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.35 OMR 2.06

$4.51 ฿142

18.63%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$25.79 OMR 9.90

$46.08 ฿1,449

-44.03%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.81 OMR 3.00

$8.78 ฿276

-11.05%

Cappuccino

$5.03 OMR 1.93

$3.09 ฿97.0

62.78%

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

$1.01 OMR 0.39

$0.70 ฿21.97

44.29%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.32 OMR 0.12

$0.40 ฿12.46

-20.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$12.32 OMR 4.73

$2.40 ฿75.5

413.33%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$11.76 OMR 4.51

$3.68 ฿116

219.57%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.90 OMR 0.73

$2.25 ฿70.6

-15.56%

White Bread (500g)

$1.18 OMR 0.45

$1.87 ฿58.8

-36.90%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.73 OMR 0.66

$2.22 ฿69.8

-22.07%

Eggs

$2.35 OMR 0.90

$2.23 ฿70.1

5.38%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.83 OMR 1.47

$19.68 ฿619

-80.54%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.98 OMR 1.91

$3.66 ฿115

36.07%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.48 OMR 3.25

$13.09 ฿411

-35.22%

Apples (1kg)

$2.47 OMR 0.95

$3.38 ฿106

-26.92%

Banana (1kg)

$1.67 OMR 0.64

$1.69 ฿53.3

-1.18%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.86 OMR 0.72

$2.33 ฿73.2

-20.17%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.14 OMR 0.44

$1.98 ฿62.4

-42.42%

Potato (1kg)

$0.99 OMR 0.38

$1.55 ฿48.77

-36.13%

Onion (1kg)

$0.98 OMR 0.38

$1.51 ฿47.42

-35.10%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.09 OMR 0.42

$0.98 ฿30.84

11.22%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.52 OMR 0.20

$0.48 ฿15.01

8.33%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.52 OMR 2.50

$4.35 ฿137

49.89%

Wine (Bottle)

$19.87 OMR 7.63

$20.65 ฿649

-3.78%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$4.26 OMR 1.64

$1.77 ฿55.8

140.68%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.89 OMR 3.03

$2.75 ฿86.6

186.91%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.37 ฿43.19

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.18 OMR 1.22

$3.11 ฿97.8

2.25%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.81 OMR 0.31

$1.05 ฿32.96

-22.86%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$10.28 OMR 3.95

$13.72 ฿431

-25.07%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.64 OMR 0.25

$1.34 ฿42.16

-52.24%

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

$22.4K OMR 8,618

$27.7K ฿869.6K

-18.86%

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

$22.1K OMR 8,473

$33.6K ฿1.1M

-34.32%

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

$106 OMR 40.74

$122 ฿3,835

-13.01%

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

$40.95 OMR 15.72

$13.61 ฿428

200.88%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$68.9 OMR 26.46

$18.49 ฿581

272.69%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

Cinema Ticket

$10.59 OMR 4.07

$9.09 ฿286

16.50%

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

$193 OMR 74.0

$702 ฿22.1K

-72.57%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$9,765 OMR 3,750

$16.0K ฿502.8K

-38.93%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$49.81 OMR 19.13

$58.9 ฿1,851

-15.40%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$38.71 OMR 14.87

$34.41 ฿1,082

12.50%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$79.7 OMR 30.59

$113 ฿3,545

-29.35%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$87.9 OMR 33.74

$84.7 ฿2,662

3.78%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.1K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,473 ฿46.3K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.8K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,180 OMR 1,221

$547 ฿17.2K

480.87%

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: January 12, 2026

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

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