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

🙂 Solo nomad: Spanish Town is 20.7% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 33% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Spanish Town is 5.7% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 41.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Spanish Town
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$7.57 JMD 1,184
$4.65 ฿148
62.80%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$61.5 JMD 9,630
$46.11 ฿1,470
33.44%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.56 JMD 1,339
$8.74 ฿279
-2.06%
Cappuccino
$4.24 JMD 663
$3.04 ฿96.9
39.47%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.36 JMD 213
$0.72 ฿22.96
88.89%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.74 JMD 116
$0.39 ฿12.47
89.74%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.54 JMD 397
$2.44 ฿77.8
4.10%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.20 JMD 500
$3.79 ฿121
-15.57%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Spanish Town
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.92 JMD 301
$2.14 ฿68.4
-10.28%
White Bread (500g)
$2.59 JMD 406
$1.86 ฿59.3
39.25%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.42 JMD 66.0
$2.19 ฿69.7
-80.82%
Eggs
$3.07 JMD 481
$2.25 ฿71.6
36.44%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$3.11 JMD 487
$19.73 ฿629
-84.24%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$1.99 JMD 311
$3.79 ฿121
-47.49%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$2.90 JMD 453
$13.55 ฿432
-78.60%
Apples (1kg)
$2.25 JMD 352
$3.25 ฿104
-30.77%
Banana (1kg)
$1.86 JMD 291
$1.67 ฿53.3
11.38%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.61 JMD 252
$2.39 ฿76.3
-32.64%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.93 JMD 302
$2.09 ฿66.7
-7.66%
Potato (1kg)
$2.09 JMD 328
$1.53 ฿48.74
36.60%
Onion (1kg)
$1.91 JMD 300
$1.51 ฿48.13
26.49%
Lettuce (1 head)
$3.04 JMD 475
$0.99 ฿31.53
207.07%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.92 JMD 144
$0.51 ฿16.41
80.39%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$9.00 JMD 1,409
$4.27 ฿136
110.77%
Wine (Bottle)
$11.49 JMD 1,798
$20.31 ฿647
-43.43%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.54 JMD 240
$1.79 ฿57.1
-13.97%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.57 JMD 403
$2.77 ฿88.2
-7.22%
🚌 Getting Around
Spanish Town
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$1.40 ฿44.77
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$11.70 ฿373
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.07 JMD 168
$3.11 ฿99.1
-65.59%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$3.15 JMD 493
$0.99 ฿31.71
218.18%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$6.35 JMD 994
$13.73 ฿438
-53.75%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.29 JMD 202
$1.32 ฿42.05
-2.27%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$43.5K JMD 6.8M
$27.2K ฿868.3K
59.72%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.3K JMD 5.2M
$34.1K ฿1.1M
-2.52%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Spanish Town
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$164 JMD 25.6K
$120 ฿3,838
36.00%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.46 JMD 3,515
$13.93 ฿444
61.23%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$51.2 JMD 8,009
$18.31 ฿584
179.46%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Spanish Town
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
-
$60.9 ฿1,942
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$17.23 ฿549
-
Cinema Ticket
$13.41 JMD 2,099
$8.71 ฿278
53.96%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Spanish Town
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$225 JMD 35.2K
$698 ฿22.2K
-67.81%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$2,441 JMD 382.0K
$15.7K ฿501.6K
-84.49%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Spanish Town
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$26.41 JMD 4,133
$57.6 ฿1,838
-54.18%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$25.36 JMD 3,969
$34.24 ฿1,092
-25.93%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$70.0 JMD 11.0K
$113 ฿3,608
-38.16%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$74.9 JMD 11.7K
$84.8 ฿2,704
-11.66%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Spanish Town
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$159 JMD 24.8K
$604 ฿19.3K
-73.74%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$126 JMD 19.6K
$436 ฿13.9K
-71.21%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$622 JMD 97.3K
$2,057 ฿65.6K
-69.77%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$371 JMD 58.0K
$1,498 ฿47.8K
-75.25%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$4,252 ฿135.6K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,988 ฿95.3K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Spanish Town
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,195 JMD 187.1K
$529 ฿16.9K
125.86%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
9.15
5.33
71.67%

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

Last update for Spanish Town: March 3, 2026

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

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