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Cost of Living Comparison Between Tarhuna and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Tarhuna and Phuket

๐Ÿ™‚ Solo nomad: Tarhuna is 55.8% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 68.9% cheaper with rent.
๐Ÿ™‚ Family of 3: Tarhuna is 58.9% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 76.9% cheaper with rent.
Currency
๐Ÿฝ Eating Out
Tarhuna
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.63 LYDย 25.16
$4.51 เธฟ142
2.66%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$18.05 LYDย 98.0
$46.08 เธฟ1,449
-60.83%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$3.63 LYDย 19.72
$8.78 เธฟ276
-58.66%
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$0.53 LYDย 2.90
-
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.72 LYDย 3.90
-
-
Cappuccino
$0.51 LYDย 2.78
$3.09 เธฟ97.0
-83.50%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.45 LYDย 2.43
$0.70 เธฟ21.97
-35.71%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.10 LYDย 0.56
$0.40 เธฟ12.46
-75.00%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$2.40 เธฟ75.5
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$3.68 เธฟ116
-
๐Ÿ›’ Groceries & Markets
Tarhuna
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.98 LYDย 5.34
$2.25 เธฟ70.6
-56.44%
White Bread (500g)
$0.23 LYDย 1.25
$1.87 เธฟ58.8
-87.70%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.18 LYDย 6.41
$2.22 เธฟ69.8
-46.85%
Eggs
$1.50 LYDย 8.12
$2.23 เธฟ70.1
-32.74%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$4.76 LYDย 25.84
$19.68 เธฟ619
-75.81%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.23 LYDย 17.54
$3.66 เธฟ115
-11.75%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.21 LYDย 55.4
$13.09 เธฟ411
-22.00%
Apples (1kg)
$2.11 LYDย 11.47
$3.38 เธฟ106
-37.57%
Banana (1kg)
$1.33 LYDย 7.22
$1.69 เธฟ53.3
-21.30%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.77 LYDย 4.20
$2.33 เธฟ73.2
-66.95%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.53 LYDย 2.85
$1.98 เธฟ62.4
-73.23%
Potato (1kg)
$0.68 LYDย 3.69
$1.55 เธฟ48.77
-56.13%
Onion (1kg)
$0.54 LYDย 2.93
$1.51 เธฟ47.42
-64.24%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.38 LYDย 2.08
$0.98 เธฟ30.84
-61.22%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.20 LYDย 1.08
$0.48 เธฟ15.01
-58.33%
Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)
$1.19 LYDย 6.46
-
-
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$0.66 LYDย 3.57
-
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.70 LYDย 3.78
-
-
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$1.87 LYDย 10.16
$4.35 เธฟ137
-57.01%
Wine (Bottle)
-
$20.65 เธฟ649
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$1.77 เธฟ55.8
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$2.75 เธฟ86.6
-
๐ŸšŒ Getting Around
Tarhuna
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$1.37 เธฟ43.19
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$11.36 เธฟ357
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.93 LYDย 5.06
$3.11 เธฟ97.8
-70.10%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.86 LYDย 4.65
$1.05 เธฟ32.96
-18.10%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$4.53 LYDย 24.61
$13.72 เธฟ431
-66.98%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.03 LYDย 0.18
$1.34 เธฟ42.16
-97.76%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$13.9K LYDย 75.7K
$27.7K เธฟ869.6K
-49.60%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$16.5K LYDย 89.7K
$33.6K เธฟ1.1M
-50.80%
๐Ÿงพ Monthly Utilities & Internet
Tarhuna
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$31.82 LYDย 173
$122 เธฟ3,835
-73.91%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$8.22 LYDย 44.64
$13.61 เธฟ428
-39.60%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$22.84 LYDย 124
$18.49 เธฟ581
23.53%
๐ŸŽ‰ Sport & Entertainment
Tarhuna
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
-
$61.7 เธฟ1,939
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$16.70 เธฟ525
-
Cinema Ticket
$4.65 LYDย 25.23
$9.09 เธฟ286
-48.84%
๐Ÿงธ Childcare & Education
Tarhuna
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$52.9 LYDย 287
$702 เธฟ22.1K
-92.47%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$919 LYDย 4,989
$16.0K เธฟ502.8K
-94.25%
๐Ÿ‘•๐Ÿ‘Ÿ Clothing & Footwear
Tarhuna
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$21.62 LYDย 117
$58.9 เธฟ1,851
-63.28%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$35.24 LYDย 191
$34.41 เธฟ1,082
2.41%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$51.2 LYDย 278
$113 เธฟ3,545
-54.58%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$55.0 LYDย 299
$84.7 เธฟ2,662
-35.02%
๐Ÿ  Accommodation & Living
Tarhuna
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$91.5 LYDย 497
$606 เธฟ19.1K
-84.90%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$65.5 LYDย 355
$435 เธฟ13.7K
-84.96%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$2,069 เธฟ65.0K
-
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$1,473 เธฟ46.3K
-
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$4,445 เธฟ139.8K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
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$2,988 เธฟ93.9K
-
๐Ÿ’ต Salaries & Financials
Tarhuna
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$547 เธฟ17.2K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
17.5
5.33
228.33%

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Last update for Tarhuna: January 11, 2026

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

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