Cost of Living Comparison Between Ialoveni and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Ialoveni and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Ialoveni is 26.3% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 38.2% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Ialoveni is 36.6% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 46.7% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Ialoveni
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$8.83 MDL 149
$4.68 ฿151
88.68%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$24.52 MDL 415
$46.4 ฿1,502
-47.16%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.55 MDL 128
$8.65 ฿280
-12.72%
Cappuccino
$1.82 MDL 30.88
$3.09 ฿100
-41.10%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.98 MDL 16.56
$0.73 ฿23.53
34.25%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.68 MDL 11.53
$0.37 ฿11.95
83.78%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.8 MDL 30.43
$2.39 ฿77.4
-24.69%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.28 MDL 38.56
$3.62 ฿117
-37.02%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Ialoveni
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.24 MDL 21.05
$2.24 ฿72.5
-44.64%
White Bread (500g)
$0.56 MDL 9.49
$1.8 ฿58.2
-68.89%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.72 MDL 12.22
$2.24 ฿72.3
-67.86%
Eggs
$2.61 MDL 44.13
$2.23 ฿72.1
17.04%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$5.35 MDL 90.5
$19.31 ฿625
-72.29%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.61 MDL 95
$3.77 ฿122
48.81%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$4.92 MDL 83.3
$13.05 ฿422
-62.30%
Apples (1kg)
$0.89 MDL 15.06
$3.28 ฿106
-72.87%
Banana (1kg)
$1.82 MDL 30.86
$1.63 ฿52.6
11.66%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.78 MDL 30.19
$2.4 ฿77.7
-25.83%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.1 MDL 35.54
$1.99 ฿64.3
5.53%
Potato (1kg)
$0.84 MDL 14.21
$1.53 ฿49.62
-45.10%
Onion (1kg)
$0.59 MDL 10.04
$1.49 ฿48.11
-60.40%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.32 MDL 22.33
$1.02 ฿32.87
29.41%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.84 MDL 14.29
$0.48 ฿15.61
75.00%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.17 MDL 53.7
$4.32 ฿140
-26.62%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.41 MDL 91.6
$21.68 ฿702
-75.05%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.26 MDL 21.32
$1.77 ฿57.3
-28.81%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.96 MDL 33.26
$2.79 ฿90.4
-29.75%
🚌 Getting Around
Ialoveni
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.34 MDL 5.7
$1.35 ฿43.74
-74.81%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$6.95 MDL 118
$11.76 ฿380
-40.90%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$2.02 MDL 34.28
$3.15 ฿102
-35.87%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.27 MDL 4.61
$1 ฿32.3
-73.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.16 MDL 87.4
$13.64 ฿442
-62.17%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.37 MDL 23.17
$1.3 ฿42.2
5.38%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$32.7K MDL 554.4K
$27.4K ฿885.2K
19.72%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$31.3K MDL 529.8K
$33.9K ฿1.1M
-7.71%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Ialoveni
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$174 MDL 2,953
$123 ฿3,970
42.19%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$7.39 MDL 125
$13.93 ฿451
-46.95%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$10.7 MDL 181
$18.24 ฿590
-41.34%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Ialoveni
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$29.46 MDL 499
$60.8 ฿1,966
-51.51%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$11.84 MDL 200
$17.11 ฿554
-30.80%
Cinema Ticket
$5.9 MDL 99.9
$9.07 ฿294
-34.95%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Ialoveni
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$396 MDL 6,696
$694 ฿22.5K
-43.03%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$7,755 MDL 131.3K
$15.9K ฿514.4K
-51.21%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Ialoveni
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$47.14 MDL 798
$57.5 ฿1,861
-18.03%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$29.39 MDL 498
$34.51 ฿1,117
-14.84%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$87.9 MDL 1,488
$115 ฿3,727
-23.66%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$98.2 MDL 1,662
$84.8 ฿2,743
15.80%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Ialoveni
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$175 MDL 2,959
$611 ฿19.8K
-71.40%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$115 MDL 1,953
$442 ฿14.3K
-73.91%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$382 MDL 6,474
$2,014 ฿65.2K
-81.02%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$384 MDL 6,498
$1,460 ฿47.2K
-73.70%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$4,244 ฿137.3K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,886 ฿93.4K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Ialoveni
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$611 MDL 10.3K
$697 ฿22.5K
-12.29%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
9.24
5.33
73.36%

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Last update for Ialoveni: October 28, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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