Cost of Living Comparison Between Mbeya and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Mbeya and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Mbeya is 54.2% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 64.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Mbeya is 52.6% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 72.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ฿142

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$23.23 TZS 57.4K

$46.08 ฿1,448

-49.59%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.52 TZS 18.6K

$8.78 ฿276

-14.35%

Cappuccino

$1.58 TZS 3,902

$3.09 ฿97.0

-48.87%

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

$0.37 TZS 922

$0.70 ฿21.96

-47.14%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.38 TZS 930

$0.40 ฿12.46

-5.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.76 TZS 1,868

$2.40 ฿75.5

-68.33%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

Milk (1 liter)

$0.56 TZS 1,376

$2.25 ฿70.6

-75.11%

White Bread (500g)

$0.99 TZS 2,458

$1.87 ฿58.8

-47.06%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.01 TZS 2,509

$2.22 ฿69.8

-54.50%

Eggs

$2.38 TZS 5,879

$2.23 ฿70.1

6.73%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.94 TZS 9,750

$19.68 ฿619

-79.98%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.89 TZS 9,620

$3.66 ฿115

6.28%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$3.52 TZS 8,702

$13.09 ฿411

-73.11%

Apples (1kg)

$1.15 TZS 2,840

$3.38 ฿106

-65.98%

Banana (1kg)

$0.74 TZS 1,838

$1.69 ฿53.2

-56.21%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.00 TZS 2,482

$2.33 ฿73.2

-57.08%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.80 TZS 1,986

$1.98 ฿62.4

-59.60%

Potato (1kg)

$0.95 TZS 2,359

$1.55 ฿48.76

-38.71%

Onion (1kg)

$0.74 TZS 1,834

$1.51 ฿47.41

-50.99%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.59 TZS 1,463

$0.98 ฿30.83

-39.80%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.81 TZS 1,993

$0.48 ฿15.01

68.75%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.14 TZS 2,821

$4.35 ฿137

-73.79%

Wine (Bottle)

$4.10 TZS 10.1K

$20.65 ฿649

-80.15%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.80 TZS 1,970

$1.77 ฿55.8

-54.80%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.13 TZS 2,804

$2.75 ฿86.6

-58.91%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.38 TZS 936

$1.37 ฿43.18

-72.26%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.13 TZS 2,796

$3.11 ฿97.7

-63.67%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.68 TZS 4,161

$1.05 ฿32.95

60.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.66 TZS 6,588

$13.72 ฿431

-80.61%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.20 TZS 2,977

$1.34 ฿42.14

-10.45%

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

$27.7K ฿869.3K

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

$33.6K ฿1.1M

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

$24.92 TZS 61.6K

$122 ฿3,834

-79.57%

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

$19.28 TZS 47.7K

$13.61 ฿428

41.66%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$46.47 TZS 114.9K

$18.49 ฿581

151.33%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$38.51 TZS 95.3K

$61.7 ฿1,939

-37.57%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

Cinema Ticket

$9.80 TZS 24.2K

$9.09 ฿286

7.81%

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

$194 TZS 479.5K

$702 ฿22.1K

-72.40%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,172 TZS 2.9M

$16.0K ฿502.6K

-92.67%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$11.57 TZS 28.6K

$58.9 ฿1,851

-80.35%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$9.57 TZS 23.7K

$34.41 ฿1,081

-72.19%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$19.18 TZS 47.4K

$113 ฿3,544

-82.99%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$26.73 TZS 66.1K

$84.7 ฿2,661

-68.43%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$117 TZS 288.7K

$606 ฿19.0K

-80.74%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$78.2 TZS 193.3K

$435 ฿13.7K

-82.04%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$191 TZS 472.2K

$2,069 ฿65.0K

-90.77%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$118 TZS 292.2K

$1,473 ฿46.3K

-91.98%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.7K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$202 TZS 500.2K

$547 ฿17.2K

-63.06%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

143.90%

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

Last update for Mbeya: January 10, 2026

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

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