Cost of Living Comparison Between Tete and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Tete and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Tete is 76.6% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 86.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Tete is 80.2% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 88.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.62 MZN 292

$4.68 ฿151

-1.28%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.4 ฿1,502

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.65 ฿280

Cappuccino

$1.6 MZN 101

$3.09 ฿100

-48.22%

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

$0.79 MZN 50.2

$0.73 ฿23.53

8.22%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.41 MZN 25.88

$0.37 ฿11.95

10.81%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.81 MZN 51.1

$2.39 ฿77.4

-66.11%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.27 MZN 80.4

$3.62 ฿117

-64.92%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.59 MZN 100

$2.24 ฿72.5

-29.02%

White Bread (500g)

$0.71 MZN 45.15

$1.8 ฿58.2

-60.56%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.3 MZN 146

$2.24 ฿72.3

2.68%

Eggs

$3.17 MZN 201

$2.23 ฿72.1

42.15%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.31 ฿625

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.11 MZN 197

$3.77 ฿122

-17.51%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.05 ฿422

Apples (1kg)

$1.6 MZN 101

$3.28 ฿106

-51.22%

Banana (1kg)

$1.63 ฿52.6

Oranges (1kg)

$2.4 ฿77.7

Tomato (1kg)

$1.57 MZN 99.5

$1.99 ฿64.3

-21.11%

Potato (1kg)

$1.6 MZN 102

$1.53 ฿49.62

4.58%

Onion (1kg)

$1.54 MZN 97.4

$1.49 ฿48.11

3.36%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.02 ฿32.87

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.82 MZN 51.7

$0.48 ฿15.61

70.83%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.32 ฿140

Wine (Bottle)

$21.68 ฿702

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.06 MZN 67.1

$1.77 ฿57.3

-40.11%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.54 MZN 97.3

$2.79 ฿90.4

-44.80%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.35 ฿43.74

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.76 ฿380

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)

$1.3 ฿42.2

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)

$123 ฿3,970

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

$13.93 ฿451

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.24 ฿590

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.8 ฿1,966

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)

$611 ฿19.8K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$442 ฿14.3K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,014 ฿65.2K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,460 ฿47.2K

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 Tete: October 26, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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