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

🙂 Solo nomad: Tema is 26.3% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 49.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Tema is 38.7% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 57.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.59 GHS 77.6

$4.68 ฿151

62.18%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$28.14 GHS 288

$46.4 ฿1,502

-39.35%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.14 GHS 83.2

$8.65 ฿280

-5.90%

Cappuccino

$1.45 GHS 14.77

$3.09 ฿100

-53.07%

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

$1.04 GHS 10.58

$0.73 ฿23.53

42.47%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.31 GHS 3.16

$0.37 ฿11.95

-16.22%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.78 GHS 18.17

$2.39 ฿77.4

-25.52%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.63 GHS 26.93

$3.62 ฿117

-27.35%

Milk (1 liter)

$3.06 GHS 31.32

$2.24 ฿72.5

36.61%

White Bread (500g)

$1.61 GHS 16.5

$1.8 ฿58.2

-10.56%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.48 GHS 15.14

$2.24 ฿72.3

-33.93%

Eggs

$2.15 GHS 21.93

$2.23 ฿72.1

-3.59%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.78 GHS 38.65

$19.31 ฿625

-80.42%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.61 GHS 26.64

$3.77 ฿122

-30.77%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$2.51 GHS 25.64

$13.05 ฿422

-80.77%

Apples (1kg)

$2.81 GHS 28.75

$3.28 ฿106

-14.33%

Banana (1kg)

$2.03 GHS 20.71

$1.63 ฿52.6

24.54%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.11 GHS 21.52

$2.4 ฿77.7

-12.08%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.85 GHS 29.1

$1.99 ฿64.3

43.22%

Potato (1kg)

$1.84 GHS 18.8

$1.53 ฿49.62

20.26%

Onion (1kg)

$1.99 GHS 20.37

$1.49 ฿48.11

33.56%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.6 GHS 6.09

$1.02 ฿32.87

-41.18%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.82 GHS 8.41

$0.48 ฿15.61

70.83%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.32 ฿140

Wine (Bottle)

$8.47 GHS 86.5

$21.68 ฿702

-60.93%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.9 GHS 9.22

$1.77 ฿57.3

-49.15%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.79 ฿90.4

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.03 GHS 20.77

$1.35 ฿43.74

50.37%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40 GHS 409

$11.76 ฿380

240.14%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.35 GHS 13.81

$3.15 ฿102

-57.14%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.77 GHS 7.89

$1 ฿32.3

-23.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.64 ฿442

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.24 GHS 12.63

$1.3 ฿42.2

-4.62%

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

$27.4K ฿885.2K

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

$33.9K ฿1.1M

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

$30.3 GHS 310

$123 ฿3,970

-75.30%

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

$12.36 GHS 126

$13.93 ฿451

-11.27%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$65.1 GHS 665

$18.24 ฿590

256.69%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$19.3 GHS 197

$60.8 ฿1,966

-68.23%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.11 ฿554

Cinema Ticket

$9.07 ฿294

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

$84.5 GHS 863

$694 ฿22.5K

-87.83%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.9K ฿514.4K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$24.96 GHS 255

$57.5 ฿1,861

-56.60%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$25.06 GHS 256

$34.51 ฿1,117

-27.38%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$45.51 GHS 465

$115 ฿3,727

-60.48%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$61.3 GHS 626

$84.8 ฿2,743

-27.69%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$119 GHS 1,217

$611 ฿19.8K

-80.51%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$66.2 GHS 676

$442 ฿14.3K

-85.03%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,014 ฿65.2K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$137 GHS 1,403

$1,460 ฿47.2K

-90.60%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$9,903 GHS 101.2K

$4,244 ฿137.3K

133.34%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$5,881 GHS 60.1K

$2,886 ฿93.4K

103.77%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$464 GHS 4,739

$697 ฿22.5K

-33.44%

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: October 29, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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