Cost of Living Comparison Between Sin el Fil and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Sin el Fil and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Sin el Fil is 2.7% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 6.9% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Sin el Fil is 2.2% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 26.4% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Sin el Fil
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$10.77 LBP 964.1K
$4.68 ฿151
130.13%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$50.6 LBP 4.5M
$46.4 ฿1,502
9.03%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.97 LBP 713.5K
$8.65 ฿280
-7.86%
Cappuccino
$3.04 LBP 272.2K
$3.09 ฿100
-1.62%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.62 LBP 145.4K
$0.73 ฿23.53
121.92%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.88 LBP 78.9K
$0.37 ฿11.95
137.84%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.46 LBP 309.5K
$2.39 ฿77.4
44.77%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$5.15 LBP 460.5K
$3.62 ฿117
42.27%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Sin el Fil
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.77 LBP 158.5K
$2.24 ฿72.5
-20.98%
White Bread (500g)
$0.8 LBP 71.9K
$1.8 ฿58.2
-55.56%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.75 LBP 156.3K
$2.24 ฿72.3
-21.88%
Eggs
$3.12 LBP 279.6K
$2.23 ฿72.1
39.91%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.16 LBP 730.1K
$19.31 ฿625
-57.74%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$9.31 LBP 833.7K
$3.77 ฿122
146.95%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.51 LBP 1M
$13.05 ฿422
-11.80%
Apples (1kg)
$1.72 LBP 154K
$3.28 ฿106
-47.56%
Banana (1kg)
$1.53 LBP 136.5K
$1.63 ฿52.6
-6.13%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.14 LBP 101.7K
$2.4 ฿77.7
-52.50%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.09 LBP 98K
$1.99 ฿64.3
-45.23%
Potato (1kg)
$1.01 LBP 90.6K
$1.53 ฿49.62
-33.99%
Onion (1kg)
$1 LBP 89.6K
$1.49 ฿48.11
-32.89%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.84 LBP 74.7K
$1.02 ฿32.87
-17.65%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.57 LBP 50.6K
$0.48 ฿15.61
18.75%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.54 LBP 227.6K
$4.32 ฿140
-41.20%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.2 LBP 912.7K
$21.68 ฿702
-52.95%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.29 LBP 115.7K
$1.77 ฿57.3
-27.12%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.12 LBP 190K
$2.79 ฿90.4
-24.01%
🚌 Getting Around
Sin el Fil
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$1.35 ฿43.74
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$11.76 ฿380
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.98 LBP 445.9K
$3.15 ฿102
58.10%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.27 LBP 113.8K
$1 ฿32.3
27.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$20.02 LBP 1.8M
$13.64 ฿442
46.77%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.96 LBP 86.1K
$1.3 ฿42.2
-26.15%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$35.5K LBP 3.2B
$27.4K ฿885.2K
29.79%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$27.7K LBP 2.5B
$33.9K ฿1.1M
-18.16%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Sin el Fil
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$215 LBP 19.2M
$123 ฿3,970
75.24%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$38.06 LBP 3.4M
$13.93 ฿451
173.22%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$36.75 LBP 3.3M
$18.24 ฿590
101.48%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Sin el Fil
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$30.39 LBP 2.7M
$60.8 ฿1,966
-49.98%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$9.84 LBP 880.5K
$17.11 ฿554
-42.49%
Cinema Ticket
$8.03 LBP 718.3K
$9.07 ฿294
-11.47%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Sin el Fil
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$299 LBP 26.7M
$694 ฿22.5K
-56.99%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$4,511 LBP 403.7M
$15.9K ฿514.4K
-71.62%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Sin el Fil
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$69.8 LBP 6.2M
$57.5 ฿1,861
21.35%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$45.14 LBP 4M
$34.51 ฿1,117
30.80%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$101 LBP 9.1M
$115 ฿3,727
-12.02%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$69.2 LBP 6.2M
$84.8 ฿2,743
-18.43%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Sin el Fil
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$302 LBP 27M
$611 ฿19.8K
-50.56%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$254 LBP 22.7M
$442 ฿14.3K
-42.64%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$990 LBP 88.6M
$2,014 ฿65.2K
-50.88%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$493 LBP 44.1M
$1,460 ฿47.2K
-66.24%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$4,244 ฿137.3K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,886 ฿93.4K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Sin el Fil
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$250 LBP 22.4M
$697 ฿22.5K
-64.12%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.16
5.33
109.38%

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Last update for Sin el Fil: October 27, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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