Cost of Living Comparison Between Xai-Xai and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Xai-Xai and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Xai-Xai is 5.1% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 44.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Xai-Xai is 23.1% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 53.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$9.41 MZN 599

$4.65 ฿148

102.37%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$50.3 MZN 3,200

$46.11 ฿1,463

9.09%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.74 MZN 556

$8.74 ฿277

Cappuccino

$2.15 MZN 137

$3.04 ฿96.4

-29.28%

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

$0.82 MZN 52.1

$0.72 ฿22.85

13.89%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.54 MZN 34.09

$0.39 ฿12.41

38.46%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.41 MZN 89.5

$2.44 ฿77.4

-42.21%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.60 MZN 102

$3.79 ฿120

-57.78%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.57 MZN 99.8

$2.14 ฿68.0

-26.64%

White Bread (500g)

$1.08 MZN 68.9

$1.86 ฿59.0

-41.94%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.68 MZN 107

$2.19 ฿69.4

-23.29%

Eggs

$2.37 MZN 151

$2.25 ฿71.2

5.33%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.22 MZN 968

$19.73 ฿626

-22.86%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.22 MZN 332

$3.79 ฿120

37.73%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.14 MZN 327

$13.55 ฿430

-62.07%

Apples (1kg)

$1.91 MZN 122

$3.25 ฿103

-41.23%

Banana (1kg)

$0.88 MZN 55.8

$1.67 ฿53.0

-47.31%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.39 MZN 88.5

$2.39 ฿75.9

-41.84%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.00 MZN 63.4

$2.09 ฿66.4

-52.15%

Potato (1kg)

$0.97 MZN 61.9

$1.53 ฿48.50

-36.60%

Onion (1kg)

$0.70 MZN 44.80

$1.51 ฿47.89

-53.64%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 MZN 62.3

$0.99 ฿31.37

-1.01%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.80 MZN 50.7

$0.51 ฿16.33

56.86%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.63 MZN 167

$4.27 ฿136

-38.41%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.08 MZN 578

$20.31 ฿644

-55.29%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.03 MZN 65.8

$1.79 ฿56.8

-42.46%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.42 MZN 90.6

$2.77 ฿87.8

-48.74%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.40 ฿44.54

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿371

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.57 MZN 100

$3.11 ฿98.7

-49.52%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.02 MZN 192

$0.99 ฿31.55

205.05%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$24.47 MZN 1,557

$13.73 ฿436

78.22%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.37 MZN 87.4

$1.32 ฿41.84

3.79%

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

$34.7K MZN 2.2M

$27.2K ฿863.9K

27.56%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$19.6K MZN 1.2M

$34.1K ฿1.1M

-42.43%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$89.6 MZN 5,700

$120 ฿3,819

-25.57%

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

$14.29 MZN 909

$13.93 ฿442

2.58%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$106 MZN 6,750

$18.31 ฿581

479.57%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.9 ฿1,933

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿547

Cinema Ticket

$7.77 MZN 495

$8.71 ฿276

-10.79%

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

$179 MZN 11.4K

$698 ฿22.1K

-74.29%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,808 MZN 369.5K

$15.7K ฿499.1K

-63.09%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$48.88 MZN 3,110

$57.6 ฿1,828

-15.20%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$61.8 MZN 3,932

$34.24 ฿1,086

80.55%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$83.2 MZN 5,290

$113 ฿3,590

-26.52%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$78.4 MZN 4,984

$84.8 ฿2,690

-7.62%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$604 ฿19.2K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$436 ฿13.8K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,057 ฿65.2K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,498 ฿47.5K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿134.9K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿94.8K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$529 ฿16.8K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

24.33

5.33

356.47%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Xai-Xai: March 3, 2026

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

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