Cost of Living Comparison Between Moshi and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Moshi and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Moshi is 81.2% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 79.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Moshi is 80.4% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 82% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.02 TZS 7,455

$4.51 ฿142

-33.04%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.08 ฿1,449

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.78 ฿276

Cappuccino

$3.09 ฿97.0

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

$0.70 ฿21.97

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ฿12.46

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.40 ฿75.5

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.68 ฿116

Milk (1 liter)

$0.61 TZS 1,499

$2.25 ฿70.6

-72.89%

White Bread (500g)

$0.79 TZS 1,947

$1.87 ฿58.8

-57.75%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.31 TZS 3,239

$2.22 ฿69.8

-40.99%

Eggs

$2.23 ฿70.1

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.47 TZS 21.0K

$19.68 ฿619

-56.96%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.95 TZS 9,768

$3.66 ฿115

7.92%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$3.11 TZS 7,686

$13.09 ฿411

-76.24%

Apples (1kg)

$3.38 ฿106

Banana (1kg)

$0.38 TZS 936

$1.69 ฿53.3

-77.51%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.59 TZS 3,923

$2.33 ฿73.2

-31.76%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.78 TZS 1,933

$1.98 ฿62.4

-60.61%

Potato (1kg)

$0.81 TZS 1,992

$1.55 ฿48.77

-47.74%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿47.42

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿30.84

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.41 TZS 1,007

$0.48 ฿15.01

-14.58%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.35 ฿137

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.8

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿86.6

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.38 TZS 930

$1.37 ฿43.19

-72.26%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.36 ฿357

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿97.8

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 ฿32.96

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.72 ฿431

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.27 TZS 3,152

$1.34 ฿42.16

-5.22%

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

$27.7K ฿869.6K

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)

$118 TZS 291.2K

$122 ฿3,835

-3.43%

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

$3.97 TZS 9,825

$13.61 ฿428

-70.83%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.49 ฿581

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$61.7 ฿1,939

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

Cinema Ticket

$9.09 ฿286

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

$702 ฿22.1K

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.0K ฿502.8K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$19.24 TZS 47.6K

$58.9 ฿1,851

-67.32%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.41 ฿1,082

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,545

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.7 ฿2,662

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$606 ฿19.1K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$435 ฿13.7K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 ฿65.0K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$194 TZS 479.4K

$1,473 ฿46.3K

-86.83%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,445 ฿139.8K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿93.9K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$102 TZS 251.8K

$547 ฿17.2K

-81.40%

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 Moshi: January 11, 2026

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

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