Cost of Living Comparison Between Toamasina and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Toamasina and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Toamasina is 39.5% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 65% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Toamasina is 46.4% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 70.5% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Toamasina
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$2.59 MGA 11.5K
$4.68 ฿151
-44.66%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$15.73 MGA 70K
$46.4 ฿1,502
-66.10%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.33 MGA 19.3K
$8.65 ฿280
-49.94%
Cappuccino
$1.15 MGA 5,119
$3.09 ฿100
-62.78%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.68 MGA 3,040
$0.73 ฿23.53
-6.85%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.75 MGA 3,340
$0.37 ฿11.95
102.70%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$0.8 MGA 3,573
$2.39 ฿77.4
-66.53%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.09 MGA 4,848
$3.62 ฿117
-69.89%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Toamasina
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.93 MGA 4,150
$2.24 ฿72.5
-58.48%
White Bread (500g)
$0.7 MGA 3,100
$1.8 ฿58.2
-61.11%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.64 MGA 2,856
$2.24 ฿72.3
-71.43%
Eggs
$1.9 MGA 8,472
$2.23 ฿72.1
-14.80%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.37 MGA 46.2K
$19.31 ฿625
-46.30%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.7 MGA 29.9K
$3.77 ฿122
77.72%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$4.98 MGA 22.2K
$13.05 ฿422
-61.84%
Apples (1kg)
$1.41 MGA 6,294
$3.28 ฿106
-57.01%
Banana (1kg)
$0.84 MGA 3,758
$1.63 ฿52.6
-48.47%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.29 MGA 5,767
$2.4 ฿77.7
-46.25%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.76 MGA 3,378
$1.99 ฿64.3
-61.81%
Potato (1kg)
$0.51 MGA 2,271
$1.53 ฿49.62
-66.67%
Onion (1kg)
$0.74 MGA 3,304
$1.49 ฿48.11
-50.34%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.32 MGA 1,407
$1.02 ฿32.87
-68.63%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.49 MGA 2,203
$0.48 ฿15.61
2.08%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$1.73 MGA 7,688
$4.32 ฿140
-59.95%
Wine (Bottle)
-
$21.68 ฿702
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$0.85 MGA 3,788
$1.77 ฿57.3
-51.98%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.08 MGA 4,814
$2.79 ฿90.4
-61.29%
🚌 Getting Around
Toamasina
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.31 MGA 1,402
$1.35 ฿43.74
-77.04%
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)
$1.11 MGA 4,928
$1.3 ฿42.2
-14.62%
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
-
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Toamasina
Phuket
Difference
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)
$18.8 MGA 83.7K
$13.93 ฿451
34.96%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$65.6 MGA 291.9K
$18.24 ฿590
259.38%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Toamasina
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$22.43 MGA 99.9K
$60.8 ฿1,966
-63.08%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$17.11 ฿554
-
Cinema Ticket
$6.78 MGA 30.2K
$9.07 ฿294
-25.25%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Toamasina
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
-
$694 ฿22.5K
-
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
-
$15.9K ฿514.4K
-
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Toamasina
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$9.05 MGA 40.3K
$57.5 ฿1,861
-84.26%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$6.72 MGA 29.9K
$34.51 ฿1,117
-80.53%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$56 MGA 249.3K
$115 ฿3,727
-51.39%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$36.72 MGA 163.5K
$84.8 ฿2,743
-56.68%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Toamasina
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$135 MGA 603.3K
$611 ฿19.8K
-77.83%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$54.9 MGA 244.6K
$442 ฿14.3K
-87.58%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$447 MGA 2M
$2,014 ฿65.2K
-77.79%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$133 MGA 593.1K
$1,460 ฿47.2K
-90.88%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$4,244 ฿137.3K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,886 ฿93.4K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Toamasina
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$137 MGA 609.5K
$697 ฿22.5K
-80.35%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
0
5.33
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Last update for Toamasina: October 27, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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