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

🙂 Solo nomad: Ialoveni is 34.4% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 39.5% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Ialoveni is 30.6% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 47.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Ialoveni
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$8.70 MDL 150
$4.65 ฿148
87.10%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$24.58 MDL 425
$46.11 ฿1,470
-46.69%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.64 MDL 132
$8.74 ฿279
-12.59%
Cappuccino
$1.88 MDL 32.43
$3.04 ฿96.9
-38.16%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.91 MDL 15.74
$0.72 ฿22.96
26.39%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.65 MDL 11.29
$0.39 ฿12.47
66.67%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.77 MDL 30.52
$2.44 ฿77.8
-27.46%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.41 MDL 41.63
$3.79 ฿121
-36.41%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Ialoveni
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.22 MDL 21.15
$2.14 ฿68.4
-42.99%
White Bread (500g)
$0.55 MDL 9.55
$1.86 ฿59.3
-70.43%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.73 MDL 12.69
$2.19 ฿69.7
-66.67%
Eggs
$2.54 MDL 43.86
$2.25 ฿71.6
12.89%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$5.18 MDL 89.5
$19.73 ฿629
-73.75%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.32 MDL 92.0
$3.79 ฿121
40.37%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$4.93 MDL 85.2
$13.55 ฿432
-63.62%
Apples (1kg)
$0.84 MDL 14.49
$3.25 ฿104
-74.15%
Banana (1kg)
$1.75 MDL 30.25
$1.67 ฿53.3
4.79%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.77 MDL 30.53
$2.39 ฿76.3
-25.94%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.18 MDL 37.73
$2.09 ฿66.7
4.31%
Potato (1kg)
$0.82 MDL 14.11
$1.53 ฿48.74
-46.41%
Onion (1kg)
$0.58 MDL 10.11
$1.51 ฿48.13
-61.59%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.29 MDL 22.37
$0.99 ฿31.53
30.30%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.82 MDL 14.22
$0.51 ฿16.41
60.78%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.13 MDL 54.1
$4.27 ฿136
-26.70%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.11 MDL 88.3
$20.31 ฿647
-74.84%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.23 MDL 21.24
$1.79 ฿57.1
-31.28%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.92 MDL 33.14
$2.77 ฿88.2
-30.69%
🚌 Getting Around
Ialoveni
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.37 MDL 6.35
$1.40 ฿44.77
-73.57%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$6.86 MDL 119
$11.70 ฿373
-41.37%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$2.02 MDL 34.85
$3.11 ฿99.1
-35.05%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.27 MDL 4.67
$0.99 ฿31.71
-72.73%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.13 MDL 88.7
$13.73 ฿438
-62.64%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.38 MDL 23.85
$1.32 ฿42.05
4.55%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$32.1K MDL 555.0K
$27.2K ฿868.3K
17.86%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$30.9K MDL 533.5K
$34.1K ฿1.1M
-9.55%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Ialoveni
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$172 MDL 2,970
$120 ฿3,838
42.69%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$7.64 MDL 132
$13.93 ฿444
-45.15%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$10.72 MDL 185
$18.31 ฿584
-41.45%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Ialoveni
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$29.42 MDL 509
$60.9 ฿1,942
-51.72%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$11.56 MDL 200
$17.23 ฿549
-32.91%
Cinema Ticket
$5.97 MDL 103
$8.71 ฿278
-31.46%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Ialoveni
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$395 MDL 6,835
$698 ฿22.2K
-43.36%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$7,582 MDL 131.1K
$15.7K ฿501.6K
-51.81%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Ialoveni
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$46.69 MDL 807
$57.6 ฿1,838
-19.00%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$28.82 MDL 498
$34.24 ฿1,092
-15.83%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$86.5 MDL 1,495
$113 ฿3,608
-23.58%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$99.5 MDL 1,721
$84.8 ฿2,704
17.34%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Ialoveni
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$175 MDL 3,023
$604 ฿19.3K
-71.04%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$118 MDL 2,043
$436 ฿13.9K
-72.90%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$382 MDL 6,612
$2,057 ฿65.6K
-81.41%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$387 MDL 6,695
$1,498 ฿47.8K
-74.16%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$4,252 ฿135.6K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,988 ฿95.3K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Ialoveni
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$608 MDL 10.5K
$529 ฿16.9K
14.87%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
9.24
5.33
73.36%

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Last update for Ialoveni: March 1, 2026

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

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