Cost of Living Comparison Between Toliara and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Toliara and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Toliara is 71.4% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 86.1% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Toliara is 82.1% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 89.3% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Toliara
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$1.8 MGA 7,995
$4.68 ฿151
-61.54%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
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$46.4 ฿1,502
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Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
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$8.65 ฿280
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Cappuccino
$0.76 MGA 3,377
$3.09 ฿100
-75.40%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.69 MGA 3,065
$0.73 ฿23.53
-5.48%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$0.37 ฿11.95
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Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
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$2.39 ฿77.4
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
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$3.62 ฿117
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🛒 Groceries & Markets
Toliara
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.37 MGA 6,105
$2.24 ฿72.5
-38.84%
White Bread (500g)
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$1.8 ฿58.2
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Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.38 MGA 1,682
$2.24 ฿72.3
-83.04%
Eggs
$2.15 MGA 9,570
$2.23 ฿72.1
-3.59%
Local Cheese (1kg)
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$19.31 ฿625
-
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.6 MGA 20.5K
$3.77 ฿122
22.02%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$4.95 MGA 22.1K
$13.05 ฿422
-62.07%
Apples (1kg)
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$3.28 ฿106
-
Banana (1kg)
$0.64 MGA 2,839
$1.63 ฿52.6
-60.74%
Oranges (1kg)
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$2.4 ฿77.7
-
Tomato (1kg)
$1.7 MGA 7,570
$1.99 ฿64.3
-14.57%
Potato (1kg)
$0.52 MGA 2,306
$1.53 ฿49.62
-66.01%
Onion (1kg)
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$1.49 ฿48.11
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Lettuce (1 head)
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$1.02 ฿32.87
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Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.65 MGA 2,898
$0.48 ฿15.61
35.42%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$1.81 MGA 8,069
$4.32 ฿140
-58.10%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.44 MGA 24.2K
$21.68 ฿702
-74.91%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$0.64 MGA 2,859
$1.77 ฿57.3
-63.84%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$2.79 ฿90.4
-
🚌 Getting Around
Toliara
Phuket
Difference
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)
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$1.3 ฿42.2
-
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
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$27.4K ฿885.2K
-
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
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$33.9K ฿1.1M
-
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Toliara
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)
$16.68 MGA 74.3K
$13.93 ฿451
19.74%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$33.47 MGA 149.1K
$18.24 ฿590
83.50%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Toliara
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
-
$60.8 ฿1,966
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
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$17.11 ฿554
-
Cinema Ticket
-
$9.07 ฿294
-
🧸 Childcare & Education
Toliara
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
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$694 ฿22.5K
-
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
-
$15.9K ฿514.4K
-
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Toliara
Phuket
Difference
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
-
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Toliara
Phuket
Difference
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)
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$2,014 ฿65.2K
-
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
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$1,460 ฿47.2K
-
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
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$4,244 ฿137.3K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
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$2,886 ฿93.4K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Toliara
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
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$697 ฿22.5K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
0
5.33
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Last update for Toliara: October 28, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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