Cost of Living Comparison Between Sidon and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Sidon and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Sidon is 6.5% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 17.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Sidon is 3.3% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 27.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$10.84 LBP 970.4K

$4.51 ฿142

140.35%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$59.1 LBP 5.3M

$46.08 ฿1,449

28.19%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.98 LBP 714.3K

$8.78 ฿276

-9.11%

Cappuccino

$3.26 LBP 291.6K

$3.09 ฿97.0

5.50%

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

$1.60 LBP 143.0K

$0.70 ฿21.97

128.57%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.88 LBP 78.3K

$0.40 ฿12.46

120.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.42 LBP 306.2K

$2.40 ฿75.5

42.50%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.98 LBP 445.9K

$3.68 ฿116

35.33%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.76 LBP 157.7K

$2.25 ฿70.6

-21.78%

White Bread (500g)

$0.78 LBP 69.9K

$1.87 ฿58.8

-58.29%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.82 LBP 163.3K

$2.22 ฿69.8

-18.02%

Eggs

$3.23 LBP 289.1K

$2.23 ฿70.1

44.84%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.12 LBP 995.4K

$19.68 ฿619

-43.50%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.69 LBP 867.4K

$3.66 ฿115

164.75%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.64 LBP 1.0M

$13.09 ฿411

-11.08%

Apples (1kg)

$1.73 LBP 155.2K

$3.38 ฿106

-48.82%

Banana (1kg)

$1.46 LBP 131.0K

$1.69 ฿53.3

-13.61%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.15 LBP 103.2K

$2.33 ฿73.2

-50.64%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.09 LBP 97.5K

$1.98 ฿62.4

-44.95%

Potato (1kg)

$1.02 LBP 91.0K

$1.55 ฿48.77

-34.19%

Onion (1kg)

$1.04 LBP 93.0K

$1.51 ฿47.42

-31.13%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.84 LBP 75.0K

$0.98 ฿30.84

-14.29%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.56 LBP 50.1K

$0.48 ฿15.01

16.67%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.43 LBP 217.2K

$4.35 ฿137

-44.14%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.92 LBP 977.0K

$20.65 ฿649

-47.12%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.27 LBP 113.8K

$1.77 ฿55.8

-28.25%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.21 LBP 198.2K

$2.75 ฿86.6

-19.64%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.03 LBP 182.0K

$1.37 ฿43.19

48.18%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.93 LBP 441.2K

$3.11 ฿97.8

58.52%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.27 LBP 113.5K

$1.05 ฿32.96

20.95%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$20.23 LBP 1.8M

$13.72 ฿431

47.45%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.91 LBP 81.1K

$1.34 ฿42.16

-32.09%

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

$34.7K LBP 3.1B

$27.7K ฿869.6K

25.64%

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

$27.7K LBP 2.5B

$33.6K ฿1.1M

-17.44%

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

$212 LBP 18.9M

$122 ฿3,835

73.46%

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

$37.17 LBP 3.3M

$13.61 ฿428

173.11%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$37.80 LBP 3.4M

$18.49 ฿581

104.43%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$32.87 LBP 2.9M

$61.7 ฿1,939

-46.72%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$10.07 LBP 901.5K

$16.70 ฿525

-39.70%

Cinema Ticket

$5.85 LBP 523.5K

$9.09 ฿286

-35.64%

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

$307 LBP 27.5M

$702 ฿22.1K

-56.23%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,530 LBP 405.4M

$16.0K ฿502.8K

-71.67%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$71.9 LBP 6.4M

$58.9 ฿1,851

22.13%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$45.52 LBP 4.1M

$34.41 ฿1,082

32.29%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$121 LBP 10.8M

$113 ฿3,545

7.31%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$92.9 LBP 8.3M

$84.7 ฿2,662

9.67%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$250 LBP 22.4M

$606 ฿19.1K

-58.71%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$101 LBP 9.1M

$435 ฿13.7K

-76.74%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$609 LBP 54.5M

$2,069 ฿65.0K

-70.56%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$404 LBP 36.1M

$1,473 ฿46.3K

-72.59%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$987 LBP 88.3M

$4,445 ฿139.8K

-77.80%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$841 LBP 75.2M

$2,988 ฿93.9K

-71.86%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$547 ฿17.2K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.16

5.33

109.38%

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

Last update for Sidon: January 12, 2026

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

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