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

🙂 Solo nomad: Toamasina is 45% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 65.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Toamasina is 57.6% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 71.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.59 MGA 12.0K

$4.51 ฿142

-42.57%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$15.41 MGA 71.3K

$46.08 ฿1,449

-66.56%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.43 MGA 20.5K

$8.78 ฿276

-49.54%

Cappuccino

$1.20 MGA 5,552

$3.09 ฿97.0

-61.17%

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

$0.72 MGA 3,313

$0.70 ฿21.97

2.86%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.69 MGA 3,187

$0.40 ฿12.46

72.50%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.76 MGA 3,502

$2.40 ฿75.5

-68.33%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.14 MGA 5,262

$3.68 ฿116

-69.02%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.97 MGA 4,508

$2.25 ฿70.6

-56.89%

White Bread (500g)

$0.65 MGA 2,985

$1.87 ฿58.8

-65.24%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.65 MGA 3,010

$2.22 ฿69.8

-70.72%

Eggs

$1.90 MGA 8,793

$2.23 ฿70.1

-14.80%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.48 MGA 48.5K

$19.68 ฿619

-46.75%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.51 MGA 30.1K

$3.66 ฿115

77.87%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.01 MGA 23.2K

$13.09 ฿411

-61.73%

Apples (1kg)

$1.46 MGA 6,754

$3.38 ฿106

-56.80%

Banana (1kg)

$0.80 MGA 3,687

$1.69 ฿53.3

-52.66%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.34 MGA 6,218

$2.33 ฿73.2

-42.49%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.75 MGA 3,474

$1.98 ฿62.4

-62.12%

Potato (1kg)

$0.49 MGA 2,257

$1.55 ฿48.77

-68.39%

Onion (1kg)

$0.74 MGA 3,427

$1.51 ฿47.42

-50.99%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.34 MGA 1,590

$0.98 ฿30.84

-65.31%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.46 MGA 2,112

$0.48 ฿15.01

-4.17%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.79 MGA 8,274

$4.35 ฿137

-58.85%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.65 ฿649

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.84 MGA 3,876

$1.77 ฿55.8

-52.54%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.09 MGA 5,027

$2.75 ฿86.6

-60.36%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.32 MGA 1,461

$1.37 ฿43.19

-76.64%

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)

$1.08 MGA 4,973

$1.34 ฿42.16

-19.40%

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)

$122 ฿3,835

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

$18.70 MGA 86.5K

$13.61 ฿428

37.40%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$67.6 MGA 312.5K

$18.49 ฿581

265.39%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$22.56 MGA 104.3K

$61.7 ฿1,939

-63.43%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.70 ฿525

Cinema Ticket

$6.64 MGA 30.7K

$9.09 ฿286

-26.95%

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)

$8.84 MGA 40.9K

$58.9 ฿1,851

-84.99%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$6.71 MGA 31.1K

$34.41 ฿1,082

-80.50%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$54.9 MGA 253.7K

$113 ฿3,545

-51.35%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$36.57 MGA 169.1K

$84.7 ฿2,662

-56.80%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$133 MGA 615.7K

$606 ฿19.1K

-78.03%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$54.5 MGA 252.0K

$435 ฿13.7K

-87.48%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$450 MGA 2.1M

$2,069 ฿65.0K

-78.24%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$135 MGA 623.3K

$1,473 ฿46.3K

-90.85%

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)

$129 MGA 598.2K

$547 ฿17.2K

-76.38%

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 Toamasina: January 11, 2026

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

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