Cost of Living Comparison Between Soroca and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Soroca and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Soroca is 28.2% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 44.9% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Soroca is 29.5% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 55.7% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Soroca
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$8.98 MDL 154
$4.65 ฿146
93.12%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$37.18 MDL 638
$46.11 ฿1,450
-19.37%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.76 MDL 133
$8.74 ฿275
-11.21%
Cappuccino
$1.86 MDL 31.83
$3.04 ฿95.5
-38.82%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.92 MDL 15.80
$0.72 ฿22.65
27.78%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.68 MDL 11.71
$0.39 ฿12.30
74.36%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.70 MDL 29.20
$2.44 ฿76.7
-30.33%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.29 MDL 39.21
$3.79 ฿119
-39.58%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Soroca
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.27 MDL 21.80
$2.14 ฿67.4
-40.65%
White Bread (500g)
$0.52 MDL 8.93
$1.86 ฿58.5
-72.04%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.52 MDL 26.12
$2.19 ฿68.8
-30.59%
Eggs
$2.49 MDL 42.67
$2.25 ฿70.6
10.67%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.18 MDL 175
$19.73 ฿620
-48.40%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.32 MDL 91.3
$3.79 ฿119
40.37%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$9.08 MDL 156
$13.55 ฿426
-32.99%
Apples (1kg)
$0.91 MDL 15.60
$3.25 ฿102
-72.00%
Banana (1kg)
$1.82 MDL 31.18
$1.67 ฿52.6
8.98%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.76 MDL 30.15
$2.39 ฿75.2
-26.36%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.07 MDL 35.51
$2.09 ฿65.8
-0.96%
Potato (1kg)
$0.82 MDL 14.05
$1.53 ฿48.07
-46.41%
Onion (1kg)
$0.55 MDL 9.37
$1.51 ฿47.47
-63.58%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.36 MDL 23.29
$0.99 ฿31.09
37.37%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.89 MDL 15.26
$0.51 ฿16.19
74.51%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.29 MDL 56.5
$4.27 ฿134
-22.95%
Wine (Bottle)
-
$20.31 ฿638
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.21 MDL 20.68
$1.79 ฿56.3
-32.40%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.93 MDL 33.05
$2.77 ฿87.0
-30.32%
🚌 Getting Around
Soroca
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.28 MDL 4.78
$1.40 ฿44.15
-80.00%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$11.70 ฿368
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$2.01 MDL 34.47
$3.11 ฿97.8
-35.37%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.25 MDL 4.26
$0.99 ฿31.27
-74.75%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.22 MDL 89.5
$13.73 ฿432
-61.98%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.43 MDL 24.61
$1.32 ฿41.47
8.33%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$32.0K MDL 549.3K
$27.2K ฿856.3K
17.59%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$31.4K MDL 538.6K
$34.1K ฿1.1M
-7.94%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Soroca
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$169 MDL 2,900
$120 ฿3,785
40.45%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$7.55 MDL 130
$13.93 ฿438
-45.80%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$11.04 MDL 189
$18.31 ฿576
-39.71%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Soroca
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
-
$60.9 ฿1,916
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$17.23 ฿542
-
Cinema Ticket
$7.48 MDL 128
$8.71 ฿274
-14.12%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Soroca
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$392 MDL 6,717
$698 ฿21.9K
-43.88%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$7,676 MDL 131.6K
$15.7K ฿494.7K
-51.21%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Soroca
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$66.1 MDL 1,133
$57.6 ฿1,812
14.59%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$54.3 MDL 931
$34.24 ฿1,077
58.62%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$114 MDL 1,953
$113 ฿3,558
0.64%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$121 MDL 2,073
$84.8 ฿2,666
42.49%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Soroca
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$604 ฿19.0K
-
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$436 ฿13.7K
-
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$2,057 ฿64.7K
-
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$1,498 ฿47.1K
-
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$4,252 ฿133.7K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,988 ฿93.9K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Soroca
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$529 ฿16.6K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
9.24
5.33
73.36%

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Last update for Soroca: March 2, 2026

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

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