Cost of Living Comparison Between Tamarin and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Tamarin and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Tamarin is 11.9% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 20.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Tamarin is 11.6% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 28.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.69 MUR 317

$4.65 ฿149

43.87%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$41.51 MUR 1,967

$46.11 ฿1,474

-9.98%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.42 MUR 257

$8.74 ฿279

-37.99%

Cappuccino

$2.56 MUR 121

$3.04 ฿97.1

-15.79%

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

$0.84 MUR 39.98

$0.72 ฿23.03

16.67%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.60 MUR 28.36

$0.39 ฿12.50

53.85%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.63 MUR 77.1

$2.44 ฿78.0

-33.20%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.79 MUR 84.9

$3.79 ฿121

-52.77%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.48 MUR 70.0

$2.14 ฿68.6

-30.84%

White Bread (500g)

$0.37 MUR 17.31

$1.86 ฿59.5

-80.11%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.26 MUR 59.9

$2.19 ฿69.9

-42.47%

Eggs

$2.11 MUR 100.0

$2.25 ฿71.8

-6.22%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$5.60 MUR 265

$19.73 ฿631

-71.62%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.38 MUR 302

$3.79 ฿121

68.34%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.07 MUR 477

$13.55 ฿433

-25.68%

Apples (1kg)

$2.07 MUR 98.1

$3.25 ฿104

-36.31%

Banana (1kg)

$1.93 MUR 91.4

$1.67 ฿53.4

15.57%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.45 MUR 68.5

$2.39 ฿76.5

-39.33%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.72 MUR 129

$2.09 ฿66.9

30.14%

Potato (1kg)

$0.95 MUR 45.21

$1.53 ฿48.88

-37.91%

Onion (1kg)

$0.94 MUR 44.40

$1.51 ฿48.27

-37.75%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.78 MUR 36.95

$0.99 ฿31.62

-21.21%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.81 MUR 38.16

$0.51 ฿16.46

58.82%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.72 MUR 318

$4.27 ฿137

57.38%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.77 MUR 416

$20.31 ฿649

-56.82%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.80 MUR 85.1

$1.79 ฿57.3

0.56%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.61 MUR 76.5

$2.77 ฿88.5

-41.88%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.18 MUR 55.9

$1.40 ฿44.89

-15.71%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.18 MUR 530

$11.70 ฿374

-4.44%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.38 MUR 208

$3.11 ฿99.4

40.84%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.74 MUR 130

$0.99 ฿31.80

176.77%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.56 MUR 311

$13.73 ฿439

-52.22%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.26 MUR 59.8

$1.32 ฿42.17

-4.55%

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

$28.6K MUR 1.4M

$27.2K ฿870.7K

5.09%

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

$27.1K MUR 1.3M

$34.1K ฿1.1M

-20.56%

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

$48.53 MUR 2,300

$120 ฿3,849

-59.69%

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

$16.18 MUR 767

$13.93 ฿445

16.15%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$30.51 MUR 1,446

$18.31 ฿585

66.63%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$50.3 MUR 2,385

$60.9 ฿1,948

-17.41%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$11.02 MUR 522

$17.23 ฿551

-36.04%

Cinema Ticket

$6.16 MUR 292

$8.71 ฿278

-29.28%

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

$153 MUR 7,248

$698 ฿22.3K

-78.09%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,222 MUR 152.7K

$15.7K ฿503.0K

-79.52%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.8 MUR 2,784

$57.6 ฿1,843

1.93%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$47.83 MUR 2,267

$34.24 ฿1,095

39.69%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$86.5 MUR 4,099

$113 ฿3,618

-23.58%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$59.2 MUR 2,808

$84.8 ฿2,711

-30.15%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$784 MUR 37.2K

$604 ฿19.3K

29.82%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$391 MUR 18.6K

$436 ฿13.9K

-10.23%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,430 MUR 67.8K

$2,057 ฿65.8K

-30.48%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$948 MUR 44.9K

$1,498 ฿47.9K

-36.71%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿135.9K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿95.5K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$867 MUR 41.1K

$529 ฿16.9K

63.75%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

12.57%

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

Last update for Tamarin: March 1, 2026

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

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