Cost of Living Comparison Between Sylhet and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Sylhet and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Sylhet is 58.4% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 72.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Sylhet is 67.4% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 76.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.07 ৳253

$4.71 ฿151

-56.05%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$10.5 ৳1,282

$45.87 ฿1,468

-77.11%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.2 ৳513

$8.84 ฿283

-52.49%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.06 ৳496

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.38 ৳535

Cappuccino

$1.83 ৳223

$3.06 ฿98

-40.20%

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

$0.32 ৳39.03

$0.69 ฿22.16

-53.62%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.16 ৳19.42

$0.39 ฿12.56

-58.97%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.49 ฿79.6

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.72 ฿119

Milk (1 liter)

$0.76 ৳93.1

$2.18 ฿69.8

-65.14%

White Bread (500g)

$0.47 ৳57

$1.8 ฿57.5

-73.89%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.61 ৳75

$2.23 ฿71.4

-72.65%

Eggs

$1.26 ৳154

$2.23 ฿71.4

-43.50%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.97 ৳850

$19.66 ฿629

-64.55%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.49 ৳304

$3.77 ฿121

-33.95%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.44 ৳786

$13.53 ฿433

-52.40%

Apples (1kg)

$2.09 ৳255

$3.24 ฿104

-35.49%

Banana (1kg)

$1.01 ৳124

$1.62 ฿51.9

-37.65%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.01 ৳245

$2.4 ฿76.8

-16.25%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.51 ৳61.7

$2.08 ฿66.5

-75.48%

Potato (1kg)

$0.35 ৳43.09

$1.59 ฿50.7

-77.99%

Onion (1kg)

$0.62 ৳75.8

$1.49 ฿47.76

-58.39%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.33 ৳40.22

$1.01 ฿32.46

-67.33%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.28 ৳34.38

$0.48 ฿15.46

-41.67%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$3.88 ৳473

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.29 ৳279

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.52 ৳551

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.71 ৳330

$4.48 ฿143

-39.51%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.34 ฿651

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.86 ฿59.5

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.7 ฿86.3

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.43 ৳52.3

$1.43 ฿45.79

-69.93%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$16.43 ৳2,006

$11.47 ฿367

43.24%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.86 ৳104

$3.04 ฿97.4

-71.71%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.35 ৳42.22

$1.04 ฿33.18

-66.35%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.5 ৳183

$13.64 ฿437

-89.00%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.97 ৳119

$1.35 ฿43.31

-28.15%

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

$28.9K ৳3.5M

$27.2K ฿870.3K

6.15%

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

$24.9K ৳3M

$33.5K ฿1.1M

-25.70%

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

$30.11 ৳3,675

$122 ฿3,905

-75.33%

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

$4.72 ৳576

$13.61 ฿435

-65.32%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$13.01 ৳1,588

$18.36 ฿588

-29.14%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$9.65 ৳1,178

$59.9 ฿1,915

-83.88%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$8.31 ৳1,014

$16.84 ฿539

-50.65%

Cinema Ticket

$4 ৳489

$8.92 ฿285

-55.16%

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

$36.23 ৳4,423

$684 ฿21.9K

-94.70%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$929 ৳113.4K

$16.1K ฿514.8K

-94.23%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$13.52 ৳1,650

$58.2 ฿1,862

-76.76%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$17.16 ৳2,094

$34.38 ฿1,100

-50.09%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$38.01 ৳4,640

$113 ฿3,631

-66.50%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$35.47 ৳4,329

$84.9 ฿2,716

-58.21%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$68.4 ৳8,345

$621 ฿19.9K

-88.98%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$58.9 ৳7,189

$441 ฿14.1K

-86.63%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$161 ৳19.7K

$2,063 ฿66K

-92.17%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$111 ৳13.6K

$1,469 ฿47K

-92.44%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$592 ৳72.2K

$4,286 ฿137.1K

-86.19%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$302 ৳36.9K

$2,957 ฿94.6K

-89.79%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$230 ৳28.1K

$534 ฿17.1K

-56.90%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

8.83

5.33

65.67%

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

Last update for Sylhet: December 1, 2025

Last update for Phuket: December 1, 2025

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