Cost of Living Comparison Between Sumba and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Sumba and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Sumba is 70.8% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 82.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Sumba is 81.7% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 88.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.71 ฿151

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$45.87 ฿1,468

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.84 ฿283

Cappuccino

$3.06 ฿98

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.69 ฿22.16

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.39 ฿12.56

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.49 ฿79.6

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.72 ฿119

Milk (1 liter)

$2.38 FOK 15.3

$2.18 ฿69.8

9.17%

White Bread (500g)

$1.8 ฿57.5

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.23 ฿71.4

Eggs

$2.23 ฿71.4

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.66 ฿629

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.77 ฿121

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.53 ฿433

Apples (1kg)

$3.24 ฿104

Banana (1kg)

$1.62 ฿51.9

Oranges (1kg)

$2.4 ฿76.8

Tomato (1kg)

$2.08 ฿66.5

Potato (1kg)

$1.59 ฿50.7

Onion (1kg)

$1.49 ฿47.76

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.01 ฿32.46

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.48 ฿15.46

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$10.89 FOK 70.1

$4.48 ฿143

143.08%

Wine (Bottle)

$12.43 FOK 79.9

$20.34 ฿651

-38.89%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.41 FOK 15.49

$1.86 ฿59.5

29.57%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.9 FOK 12.22

$2.7 ฿86.3

-29.63%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.74 FOK 30.49

$1.43 ฿45.79

231.47%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.47 ฿367

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.04 ฿97.4

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.04 ฿33.18

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.64 ฿437

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.01 FOK 12.89

$1.35 ฿43.31

48.89%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$27.2K ฿870.3K

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$33.5K ฿1.1M

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$122 ฿3,905

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$13.61 ฿435

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$63.2 FOK 406

$18.36 ฿588

244.06%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.36 FOK 247

$59.9 ฿1,915

-35.91%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.84 ฿539

Cinema Ticket

$15.51 FOK 99.7

$8.92 ฿285

73.88%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$684 ฿21.9K

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.1K ฿514.8K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.2 ฿1,862

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.38 ฿1,100

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,631

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.9 ฿2,716

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$621 ฿19.9K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$441 ฿14.1K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,063 ฿66K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,469 ฿47K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,286 ฿137.1K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,957 ฿94.6K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$534 ฿17.1K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

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

Last update for Sumba: December 2, 2025

Last update for Phuket: December 1, 2025

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