Cost of Living Comparison Between Spanish Town and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Spanish Town and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Spanish Town is 16.9% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 30.6% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Spanish Town is 11.1% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 39.7% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Spanish Town
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$7.42 JMD 1,182
$4.68 ฿151
58.55%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$61.6 JMD 9,805
$46.4 ฿1,502
32.74%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.61 JMD 1,371
$8.65 ฿280
-0.46%
Cappuccino
$4.42 JMD 704
$3.09 ฿100
43.04%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.37 JMD 217
$0.73 ฿23.53
87.67%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.7 JMD 112
$0.37 ฿11.95
89.19%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.54 JMD 405
$2.39 ฿77.4
6.28%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.07 JMD 488
$3.62 ฿117
-15.19%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Spanish Town
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.83 JMD 291
$2.24 ฿72.5
-18.30%
White Bread (500g)
$2.62 JMD 417
$1.8 ฿58.2
45.56%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.45 JMD 72.4
$2.24 ฿72.3
-79.91%
Eggs
$3.22 JMD 512
$2.23 ฿72.1
44.39%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$3.21 JMD 510
$19.31 ฿625
-83.38%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$1.92 JMD 306
$3.77 ฿122
-49.07%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$2.74 JMD 437
$13.05 ฿422
-79.00%
Apples (1kg)
$2.15 JMD 342
$3.28 ฿106
-34.45%
Banana (1kg)
$1.93 JMD 308
$1.63 ฿52.6
18.40%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.52 JMD 243
$2.4 ฿77.7
-36.67%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.85 JMD 295
$1.99 ฿64.3
-7.04%
Potato (1kg)
$2.12 JMD 338
$1.53 ฿49.62
38.56%
Onion (1kg)
$2 JMD 319
$1.49 ฿48.11
34.23%
Lettuce (1 head)
$2.96 JMD 472
$1.02 ฿32.87
190.20%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.9 JMD 144
$0.48 ฿15.61
87.50%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$8.71 JMD 1,386
$4.32 ฿140
101.62%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.75 JMD 1,394
$21.68 ฿702
-59.64%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.61 JMD 257
$1.77 ฿57.3
-9.04%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.54 JMD 404
$2.79 ฿90.4
-8.96%
🚌 Getting Around
Spanish Town
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$1.35 ฿43.74
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$11.76 ฿380
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.07 JMD 171
$3.15 ฿102
-66.03%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$3.21 JMD 510
$1 ฿32.3
221.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$6.35 JMD 1,010
$13.64 ฿442
-53.45%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.28 JMD 204
$1.3 ฿42.2
-1.54%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$42.1K JMD 6.7M
$27.4K ฿885.2K
53.78%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.3K JMD 5.3M
$33.9K ฿1.1M
-1.82%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Spanish Town
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$161 JMD 25.7K
$123 ฿3,970
31.57%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$21.95 JMD 3,494
$13.93 ฿451
57.57%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$51.7 JMD 8,225
$18.24 ฿590
183.28%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Spanish Town
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
-
$60.8 ฿1,966
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$17.11 ฿554
-
Cinema Ticket
$12.96 JMD 2,062
$9.07 ฿294
42.89%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Spanish Town
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$224 JMD 35.7K
$694 ฿22.5K
-67.72%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$2,501 JMD 398.1K
$15.9K ฿514.4K
-84.27%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Spanish Town
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$25.94 JMD 4,129
$57.5 ฿1,861
-54.89%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$25.07 JMD 3,991
$34.51 ฿1,117
-27.35%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$70.7 JMD 11.2K
$115 ฿3,727
-38.64%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$77.3 JMD 12.3K
$84.8 ฿2,743
-8.84%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Spanish Town
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$154 JMD 24.5K
$611 ฿19.8K
-74.81%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$125 JMD 19.9K
$442 ฿14.3K
-71.71%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$639 JMD 101.7K
$2,014 ฿65.2K
-68.30%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$380 JMD 60.6K
$1,460 ฿47.2K
-73.93%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$4,244 ฿137.3K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,886 ฿93.4K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Spanish Town
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,163 JMD 185.2K
$697 ฿22.5K
67.01%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
9.15
5.33
71.67%

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Last update for Spanish Town: October 28, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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