Cost of Living Comparison Between Mahajanga and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Mahajanga and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Mahajanga is 63.9% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 70.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Mahajanga is 66.3% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 67.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.97 MGA 8,775

$4.68 ฿151

-57.91%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$17.73 MGA 78.9K

$46.4 ฿1,502

-61.79%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.65 ฿280

Cappuccino

$0.7 MGA 3,100

$3.09 ฿100

-77.35%

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

$0.85 MGA 3,805

$0.73 ฿23.53

16.44%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.93 MGA 4,155

$0.37 ฿11.95

151.35%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.98 MGA 4,358

$2.39 ฿77.4

-59.00%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.5 MGA 6,697

$3.62 ฿117

-58.56%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.09 MGA 4,842

$2.24 ฿72.5

-51.34%

White Bread (500g)

$0.58 MGA 2,593

$1.8 ฿58.2

-67.78%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.56 MGA 2,481

$2.24 ฿72.3

-75.00%

Eggs

$1.93 MGA 8,592

$2.23 ฿72.1

-13.45%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.71 MGA 29.9K

$19.31 ฿625

-65.25%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.23 MGA 23.3K

$3.77 ฿122

38.73%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$3.36 MGA 15K

$13.05 ฿422

-74.25%

Apples (1kg)

$0.94 MGA 4,205

$3.28 ฿106

-71.34%

Banana (1kg)

$0.55 MGA 2,449

$1.63 ฿52.6

-66.26%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.72 MGA 3,205

$2.4 ฿77.7

-70.00%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.51 MGA 2,260

$1.99 ฿64.3

-74.37%

Potato (1kg)

$0.49 MGA 2,189

$1.53 ฿49.62

-67.97%

Onion (1kg)

$0.45 MGA 1,996

$1.49 ฿48.11

-69.80%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.42 MGA 1,877

$1.02 ฿32.87

-58.82%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.62 MGA 2,763

$0.48 ฿15.61

29.17%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.14 MGA 5,077

$4.32 ฿140

-73.61%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.55 MGA 24.7K

$21.68 ฿702

-74.40%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.78 MGA 3,455

$1.77 ฿57.3

-55.93%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.97 MGA 4,337

$2.79 ฿90.4

-65.23%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.15 MGA 663

$1.35 ฿43.74

-88.89%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$9 MGA 40.1K

$11.76 ฿380

-23.47%

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)

$1.09 MGA 4,851

$1.3 ฿42.2

-16.15%

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)

$44.45 MGA 198K

$123 ฿3,970

-63.77%

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

$6.52 MGA 29K

$13.93 ฿451

-53.19%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$22.45 MGA 100K

$18.24 ฿590

23.08%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$17.73 MGA 78.9K

$60.8 ฿1,966

-70.81%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.11 ฿554

Cinema Ticket

$9.07 ฿294

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

$694 ฿22.5K

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.9K ฿514.4K

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

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$336 MGA 1.5M

$611 ฿19.8K

-45.01%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$109 MGA 485.3K

$442 ฿14.3K

-75.36%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$660 MGA 2.9M

$2,014 ฿65.2K

-67.22%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$443 MGA 2M

$1,460 ฿47.2K

-69.66%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,244 ฿137.3K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,886 ฿93.4K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$697 ฿22.5K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Mahajanga: October 27, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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