Cost of Living Comparison Between Tema and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Tema and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Tema is 27.4% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 50.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Tema is 24.4% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 58.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.28 GHS 78.5

$4.65 ฿148

56.56%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$28.15 GHS 304

$46.11 ฿1,470

-38.95%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.11 GHS 87.5

$8.74 ฿279

-7.21%

Cappuccino

$1.44 GHS 15.55

$3.04 ฿96.9

-52.63%

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

$1.00 GHS 10.75

$0.72 ฿22.96

38.89%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.33 GHS 3.56

$0.39 ฿12.47

-15.38%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.77 GHS 19.12

$2.44 ฿77.8

-27.46%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.73 GHS 29.47

$3.79 ฿121

-27.97%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.93 GHS 31.59

$2.14 ฿68.4

36.92%

White Bread (500g)

$1.62 GHS 17.46

$1.86 ฿59.3

-12.90%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.54 GHS 16.64

$2.19 ฿69.7

-29.68%

Eggs

$2.25 GHS 24.29

$2.25 ฿71.6

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.75 GHS 40.47

$19.73 ฿629

-80.99%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.61 GHS 28.19

$3.79 ฿121

-31.13%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$2.51 GHS 27.10

$13.55 ฿432

-81.48%

Apples (1kg)

$2.71 GHS 29.19

$3.25 ฿104

-16.62%

Banana (1kg)

$2.09 GHS 22.54

$1.67 ฿53.3

25.15%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.09 GHS 22.56

$2.39 ฿76.3

-12.55%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.95 GHS 31.88

$2.09 ฿66.7

41.15%

Potato (1kg)

$1.86 GHS 20.10

$1.53 ฿48.74

21.57%

Onion (1kg)

$1.90 GHS 20.55

$1.51 ฿48.13

25.83%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.60 GHS 6.49

$0.99 ฿31.53

-39.39%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.82 GHS 8.87

$0.51 ฿16.41

60.78%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.27 ฿136

Wine (Bottle)

$8.31 GHS 89.7

$20.31 ฿647

-59.08%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.84 GHS 9.05

$1.79 ฿57.1

-53.07%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.77 ฿88.2

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.09 GHS 22.53

$1.40 ฿44.77

49.29%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$39.44 GHS 426

$11.70 ฿373

237.09%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.41 GHS 15.22

$3.11 ฿99.1

-54.66%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.72 GHS 7.82

$0.99 ฿31.71

-27.27%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.73 ฿438

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.22 GHS 13.18

$1.32 ฿42.05

-7.58%

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

$27.2K ฿868.3K

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

$34.1K ฿1.1M

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

$30.29 GHS 327

$120 ฿3,838

-74.84%

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

$12.19 GHS 132

$13.93 ฿444

-12.49%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$64.0 GHS 691

$18.31 ฿584

249.54%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$19.50 GHS 210

$60.9 ฿1,942

-68.00%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿549

Cinema Ticket

$8.71 ฿278

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

$83.0 GHS 896

$698 ฿22.2K

-88.11%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.7K ฿501.6K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$24.51 GHS 265

$57.6 ฿1,838

-57.48%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$24.26 GHS 262

$34.24 ฿1,092

-29.15%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$45.82 GHS 494

$113 ฿3,608

-59.51%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$61.3 GHS 662

$84.8 ฿2,704

-27.67%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$119 GHS 1,284

$604 ฿19.3K

-80.29%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$66.6 GHS 719

$436 ฿13.9K

-84.72%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,057 ฿65.6K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$138 GHS 1,491

$1,498 ฿47.8K

-90.77%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$9,953 GHS 107.4K

$4,252 ฿135.6K

134.05%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,055 GHS 65.3K

$2,988 ฿95.3K

102.65%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$464 GHS 5,005

$529 ฿16.9K

-12.36%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

32.5

5.33

509.76%

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

Last update for Tema: March 3, 2026

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

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