Cost of Living Comparison Between Antsirabe and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Antsirabe and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Antsirabe is 70% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 75.4% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Antsirabe is 73.9% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 79.3% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Antsirabe
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$0.97 MGA 4,325
$4.68 ฿151
-79.27%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$14.39 MGA 64.1K
$46.4 ฿1,502
-68.99%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.5 MGA 20K
$8.65 ฿280
-47.98%
Cappuccino
$1.3 MGA 5,772
$3.09 ฿100
-57.93%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.84 MGA 3,753
$0.73 ฿23.53
15.07%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.53 MGA 2,374
$0.37 ฿11.95
43.24%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.51 MGA 6,729
$2.39 ฿77.4
-36.82%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$3.62 ฿117
-
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Antsirabe
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.38 MGA 1,698
$2.24 ฿72.5
-83.04%
White Bread (500g)
$0.42 MGA 1,887
$1.8 ฿58.2
-76.67%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.62 MGA 2,743
$2.24 ฿72.3
-72.32%
Eggs
$0.77 MGA 3,409
$2.23 ฿72.1
-65.47%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.99 MGA 35.6K
$19.31 ฿625
-58.62%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.78 MGA 16.9K
$3.77 ฿122
0.27%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$3.94 MGA 17.6K
$13.05 ฿422
-69.81%
Apples (1kg)
$0.65 MGA 2,894
$3.28 ฿106
-80.18%
Banana (1kg)
$0.26 MGA 1,143
$1.63 ฿52.6
-84.05%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.65 MGA 2,900
$2.4 ฿77.7
-72.92%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.34 MGA 1,524
$1.99 ฿64.3
-82.91%
Potato (1kg)
$0.23 MGA 1,028
$1.53 ฿49.62
-84.97%
Onion (1kg)
$0.45 MGA 2,022
$1.49 ฿48.11
-69.80%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.08 MGA 365
$1.02 ฿32.87
-92.16%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.42 MGA 1,864
$0.48 ฿15.61
-12.50%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
-
$4.32 ฿140
-
Wine (Bottle)
$4.8 MGA 21.4K
$21.68 ฿702
-77.86%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$1.77 ฿57.3
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$2.79 ฿90.4
-
🚌 Getting Around
Antsirabe
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.1 MGA 452
$1.35 ฿43.74
-92.59%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$11.76 ฿380
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
-
$3.15 ฿102
-
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
-
$1 ฿32.3
-
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
-
$13.64 ฿442
-
Gasoline (1 liter)
-
$1.3 ฿42.2
-
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
-
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Antsirabe
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$37.3 MGA 166.1K
$123 ฿3,970
-69.60%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
-
$13.93 ฿451
-
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$61.2 MGA 272.6K
$18.24 ฿590
235.58%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Antsirabe
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$16.98 MGA 75.6K
$60.8 ฿1,966
-72.05%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$17.11 ฿554
-
Cinema Ticket
-
$9.07 ฿294
-
🧸 Childcare & Education
Antsirabe
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
-
$694 ฿22.5K
-
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
-
$15.9K ฿514.4K
-
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Antsirabe
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
-
$57.5 ฿1,861
-
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
-
$34.51 ฿1,117
-
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
-
$115 ฿3,727
-
Men's Leather Business Shoes
-
$84.8 ฿2,743
-
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Antsirabe
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$65.4 MGA 291.1K
$611 ฿19.8K
-89.30%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$43.57 MGA 194.1K
$442 ฿14.3K
-90.15%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$225 MGA 1M
$2,014 ฿65.2K
-88.85%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$156 MGA 696K
$1,460 ฿47.2K
-89.29%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$4,244 ฿137.3K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,886 ฿93.4K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Antsirabe
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$697 ฿22.5K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
0
5.33
-

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Last update for Antsirabe: October 28, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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