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

🙂 Solo nomad: Shinas is 10.3% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 34.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Shinas is 21.6% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 51.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.05 OMR 1.94

$4.59 ฿147

10.02%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$25.92 OMR 9.95

$46.83 ฿1,497

-44.65%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.01 OMR 3.07

$8.70 ฿278

-7.93%

Cappuccino

$4.85 OMR 1.86

$2.92 ฿93.5

66.10%

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

$1.00 OMR 0.38

$0.68 ฿21.86

47.06%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.32 OMR 0.12

$0.40 ฿12.66

-20.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$12.14 OMR 4.66

$2.51 ฿80.2

383.67%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$11.53 OMR 4.43

$3.80 ฿122

203.42%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.01 OMR 0.77

$2.16 ฿69.1

-6.94%

White Bread (500g)

$1.24 OMR 0.48

$1.88 ฿60.1

-34.04%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.65 OMR 0.63

$2.16 ฿69.0

-23.61%

Eggs

$2.42 OMR 0.93

$2.22 ฿71.0

9.01%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.84 OMR 1.47

$19.57 ฿626

-80.38%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.10 OMR 1.96

$3.80 ฿122

34.21%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.58 OMR 3.29

$13.41 ฿429

-36.02%

Apples (1kg)

$2.62 OMR 1.01

$3.26 ฿104

-19.63%

Banana (1kg)

$1.67 OMR 0.64

$1.61 ฿51.5

3.73%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.86 OMR 0.71

$2.31 ฿73.8

-19.48%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.13 OMR 0.43

$2.06 ฿65.8

-45.15%

Potato (1kg)

$0.94 OMR 0.36

$1.61 ฿51.3

-41.61%

Onion (1kg)

$0.98 OMR 0.38

$1.44 ฿46.13

-31.94%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.08 OMR 0.41

$1.03 ฿32.91

4.85%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.57 OMR 0.22

$0.48 ฿15.34

18.75%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.29 OMR 2.42

$4.50 ฿144

39.78%

Wine (Bottle)

$15.78 OMR 6.06

$19.18 ฿613

-17.73%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$4.20 OMR 1.61

$1.82 ฿58.3

130.77%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$7.97 OMR 3.06

$2.69 ฿86.0

196.28%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.38 ฿44.04

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.76 ฿376

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.07 OMR 1.18

$3.11 ฿99.3

-1.29%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.81 OMR 0.31

$1.00 ฿32.09

-19.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$10.57 OMR 4.06

$13.74 ฿439

-23.07%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.64 OMR 0.25

$1.30 ฿41.49

-50.77%

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

$22.7K OMR 8,730

$27.4K ฿874.5K

-16.89%

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

$21.8K OMR 8,357

$33.0K ฿1.1M

-34.09%

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

$109 OMR 41.82

$125 ฿3,993

-12.80%

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

$40.55 OMR 15.57

$13.74 ฿439

195.12%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$70.1 OMR 26.91

$18.61 ฿595

276.57%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.6 ฿1,936

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.15 ฿548

Cinema Ticket

$10.34 OMR 3.97

$9.01 ฿288

14.76%

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

$196 OMR 75.1

$698 ฿22.3K

-71.95%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$9,723 OMR 3,734

$16.1K ฿515.1K

-39.65%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$49.53 OMR 19.02

$59.2 ฿1,893

-16.35%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$38.80 OMR 14.90

$34.86 ฿1,115

11.30%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$80.5 OMR 30.91

$114 ฿3,651

-29.52%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$89.7 OMR 34.44

$85.8 ฿2,743

4.53%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$619 ฿19.8K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$437 ฿14.0K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,075 ฿66.3K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,509 ฿48.2K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,764 ฿120.3K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,694 ฿86.1K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,119 OMR 1,198

$528 ฿16.9K

490.25%

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: April 11, 2026

Last update for Phuket: April 13, 2026

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