Cost of Living Comparison Between Maroua and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Maroua and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Maroua is 67.3% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 72.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Maroua is 75.9% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 79.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.65 ฿149

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.11 ฿1,474

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.74 ฿279

Cappuccino

$3.04 ฿97.1

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

$0.72 ฿23.03

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.39 ฿12.50

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.44 ฿78.0

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 ฿121

Milk (1 liter)

$1.80 FCFA 1,023

$2.14 ฿68.6

-15.89%

White Bread (500g)

$0.90 FCFA 514

$1.86 ฿59.5

-51.61%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.07 FCFA 1,743

$2.19 ฿69.9

40.18%

Eggs

$2.83 FCFA 1,606

$2.25 ฿71.8

25.78%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$5.15 FCFA 2,928

$19.73 ฿631

-73.90%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.13 FCFA 2,916

$3.79 ฿121

35.36%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$3.47 FCFA 1,971

$13.55 ฿433

-74.39%

Apples (1kg)

$1.81 FCFA 1,028

$3.25 ฿104

-44.31%

Banana (1kg)

$0.85 FCFA 485

$1.67 ฿53.4

-49.10%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.91 FCFA 518

$2.39 ฿76.5

-61.92%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.81 FCFA 1,027

$2.09 ฿66.9

-13.40%

Potato (1kg)

$2.58 FCFA 1,466

$1.53 ฿48.88

68.63%

Onion (1kg)

$1.73 FCFA 983

$1.51 ฿48.27

14.57%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.99 ฿31.62

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.89 FCFA 507

$0.51 ฿16.46

74.51%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.27 ฿137

Wine (Bottle)

$11.71 FCFA 6,654

$20.31 ฿649

-42.34%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.89 FCFA 508

$1.79 ฿57.3

-50.28%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.80 FCFA 1,021

$2.77 ฿88.5

-35.02%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.40 ฿44.89

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿374

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿99.4

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.99 ฿31.80

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.73 ฿439

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.32 ฿42.17

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$27.2K ฿870.7K

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$34.1K ฿1.1M

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$53.2 FCFA 30.2K

$120 ฿3,849

-55.86%

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

$9.07 FCFA 5,154

$13.93 ฿445

-34.89%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.31 ฿585

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$17.33 FCFA 9,848

$60.9 ฿1,948

-71.56%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$1.73 FCFA 980

$17.23 ฿551

-89.96%

Cinema Ticket

$8.71 ฿278

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

$698 ฿22.3K

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.7K ฿503.0K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.6 ฿1,843

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.24 ฿1,095

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,618

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.8 ฿2,711

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$604 ฿19.3K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$89.0 FCFA 50.6K

$436 ฿13.9K

-79.59%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,057 ฿65.8K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$158 FCFA 89.8K

$1,498 ฿47.9K

-89.45%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿135.9K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿95.5K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$529 ฿16.9K

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 Maroua: March 1, 2026

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

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