Cost of Living Comparison Between Stony Hill and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Stony Hill and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Stony Hill is 0.8% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 14.3% cheaper with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Stony Hill is 10% more expensive than Phuket without rent, and 13.3% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Stony Hill
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$7.35 JMD 1,149
$4.65 ฿147
58.06%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$62.1 JMD 9,716
$46.11 ฿1,460
34.70%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.63 JMD 1,349
$8.74 ฿277
-1.26%
Cappuccino
$4.22 JMD 660
$3.04 ฿96.2
38.82%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.33 JMD 207
$0.72 ฿22.80
84.72%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.62 JMD 96.9
$0.39 ฿12.38
58.97%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.93 JMD 302
$2.44 ฿77.2
-20.90%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.12 JMD 487
$3.79 ฿120
-17.68%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Stony Hill
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$3.06 JMD 478
$2.14 ฿67.9
42.99%
White Bread (500g)
$1.53 JMD 240
$1.86 ฿58.9
-17.74%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.61 JMD 252
$2.19 ฿69.2
-26.48%
Eggs
$3.34 JMD 523
$2.25 ฿71.1
48.44%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.86 JMD 1,699
$19.73 ฿625
-44.96%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.89 JMD 765
$3.79 ฿120
29.02%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$2.90 JMD 453
$13.55 ฿429
-78.60%
Apples (1kg)
$6.11 JMD 956
$3.25 ฿103
88.00%
Banana (1kg)
$3.16 JMD 494
$1.67 ฿52.9
89.22%
Oranges (1kg)
$4.00 JMD 625
$2.39 ฿75.7
67.36%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.53 JMD 395
$2.09 ฿66.2
21.05%
Potato (1kg)
$2.07 JMD 324
$1.53 ฿48.39
35.29%
Onion (1kg)
$1.90 JMD 297
$1.51 ฿47.79
25.83%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.53 JMD 239
$0.99 ฿31.30
54.55%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.49 JMD 233
$0.51 ฿16.30
192.16%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$8.80 JMD 1,376
$4.27 ฿135
106.09%
Wine (Bottle)
$11.66 JMD 1,824
$20.31 ฿643
-42.59%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.86 JMD 447
$1.79 ฿56.7
59.78%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.12 JMD 488
$2.77 ฿87.6
12.64%
🚌 Getting Around
Stony Hill
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$1.40 ฿44.44
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$11.70 ฿370
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.08 JMD 169
$3.11 ฿98.4
-65.27%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$3.12 JMD 489
$0.99 ฿31.48
215.15%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$6.42 JMD 1,003
$13.73 ฿435
-53.24%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.71 JMD 111
$1.32 ฿41.75
-46.21%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$31.0K JMD 4.9M
$27.2K ฿862.0K
13.90%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24.7K JMD 3.9M
$34.1K ฿1.1M
-27.60%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Stony Hill
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$46.07 JMD 7,206
$120 ฿3,811
-61.74%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$21.72 JMD 3,398
$13.93 ฿441
55.92%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$41.23 JMD 6,449
$18.31 ฿579
125.18%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Stony Hill
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$74.7 JMD 11.7K
$60.9 ฿1,928
22.52%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.66 JMD 2,919
$17.23 ฿545
8.30%
Cinema Ticket
$12.60 JMD 1,970
$8.71 ฿276
44.66%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Stony Hill
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$225 JMD 35.2K
$698 ฿22.1K
-67.80%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$2,491 JMD 389.7K
$15.7K ฿498.0K
-84.17%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Stony Hill
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$25.79 JMD 4,034
$57.6 ฿1,824
-55.26%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$25.49 JMD 3,987
$34.24 ฿1,084
-25.55%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$70.9 JMD 11.1K
$113 ฿3,582
-37.36%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$75.1 JMD 11.7K
$84.8 ฿2,684
-11.46%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Stony Hill
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$935 JMD 146.2K
$604 ฿19.1K
54.81%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$330 JMD 51.7K
$436 ฿13.8K
-24.27%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,175 JMD 340.2K
$2,057 ฿65.1K
5.74%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,913 JMD 299.2K
$1,498 ฿47.4K
27.69%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$4,252 ฿134.6K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,988 ฿94.6K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Stony Hill
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$529 ฿16.7K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
9
5.33
68.86%

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Last update for Stony Hill: February 28, 2026

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

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