Cost of Living Comparison Between Ungheni and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Ungheni and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Ungheni is 38.7% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 25.2% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Ungheni is 48.5% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 25.4% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Ungheni
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$7.43 MDL 127
$4.65 ฿146
59.78%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$30.23 MDL 518
$46.11 ฿1,450
-34.44%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.81 MDL 99.6
$8.74 ฿275
-33.52%
Cappuccino
$1.44 MDL 24.70
$3.04 ฿95.5
-52.63%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.75 MDL 12.83
$0.72 ฿22.65
4.17%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.43 MDL 7.31
$0.39 ฿12.30
10.26%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.37 MDL 23.42
$2.44 ฿76.7
-43.85%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.44 MDL 24.63
$3.79 ฿119
-62.01%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Ungheni
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.24 MDL 21.19
$2.14 ฿67.4
-42.06%
White Bread (500g)
$0.45 MDL 7.70
$1.86 ฿58.5
-75.81%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.98 MDL 16.82
$2.19 ฿68.8
-55.25%
Eggs
$2.25 MDL 38.60
$2.25 ฿70.6
-
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.65 MDL 131
$19.73 ฿620
-61.23%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.86 MDL 66.1
$3.79 ฿119
1.85%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$6.89 MDL 118
$13.55 ฿426
-49.15%
Apples (1kg)
$0.51 MDL 8.74
$3.25 ฿102
-84.31%
Banana (1kg)
$1.48 MDL 25.45
$1.67 ฿52.6
-11.38%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.73 MDL 29.68
$2.39 ฿75.2
-27.62%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.28 MDL 22.01
$2.09 ฿65.8
-38.76%
Potato (1kg)
$0.50 MDL 8.64
$1.53 ฿48.07
-67.32%
Onion (1kg)
$0.34 MDL 5.81
$1.51 ฿47.47
-77.48%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.35 MDL 23.17
$0.99 ฿31.09
36.36%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.49 MDL 8.34
$0.51 ฿16.19
-3.92%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.99 MDL 51.3
$4.27 ฿134
-29.98%
Wine (Bottle)
$4.35 MDL 74.5
$20.31 ฿638
-78.58%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.16 MDL 19.86
$1.79 ฿56.3
-35.20%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.34 MDL 22.97
$2.77 ฿87.0
-51.62%
🚌 Getting Around
Ungheni
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.33 MDL 5.71
$1.40 ฿44.15
-76.43%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$11.70 ฿368
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.78 MDL 30.57
$3.11 ฿97.8
-42.77%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.27 MDL 4.64
$0.99 ฿31.27
-72.73%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$4.66 MDL 79.9
$13.73 ฿432
-66.06%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.23 MDL 21.17
$1.32 ฿41.47
-6.82%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$32.1K MDL 550.6K
$27.2K ฿856.3K
17.88%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$31.3K MDL 536.6K
$34.1K ฿1.1M
-8.28%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Ungheni
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$162 MDL 2,774
$120 ฿3,785
34.33%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$7.55 MDL 129
$13.93 ฿438
-45.80%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$10.71 MDL 184
$18.31 ฿576
-41.51%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Ungheni
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$20.07 MDL 344
$60.9 ฿1,916
-67.06%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$17.23 ฿542
-
Cinema Ticket
$3.98 MDL 68.2
$8.71 ฿274
-54.31%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Ungheni
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$393 MDL 6,746
$698 ฿21.9K
-43.64%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$7,509 MDL 128.8K
$15.7K ฿494.7K
-52.28%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Ungheni
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$43.06 MDL 738
$57.6 ฿1,812
-25.29%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$21.54 MDL 369
$34.24 ฿1,077
-37.09%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$39.72 MDL 681
$113 ฿3,558
-64.90%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$110 MDL 1,881
$84.8 ฿2,666
29.32%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Ungheni
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$955 MDL 16.4K
$604 ฿19.0K
58.22%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$362 MDL 6,203
$436 ฿13.7K
-17.07%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,486 MDL 25.5K
$2,057 ฿64.7K
-27.75%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,248 MDL 21.4K
$1,498 ฿47.1K
-16.70%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,339 MDL 40.1K
$4,252 ฿133.7K
-44.99%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,712 MDL 29.4K
$2,988 ฿93.9K
-42.71%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Ungheni
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$529 ฿16.6K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
8
5.33
50.09%

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Last update for Ungheni: March 2, 2026

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

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