Cost of Living Comparison Between Albay and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Albay and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Albay is 39.5% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 38.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Albay is 37.9% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 50.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.59 ₱200

$4.68 ฿151

-23.29%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$17.9 ₱997

$46.4 ฿1,502

-61.42%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.37 ₱188

$8.65 ฿280

-61.04%

Cappuccino

$2.43 ₱136

$3.09 ฿100

-21.36%

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

$0.84 ₱46.55

$0.73 ฿23.53

15.07%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.4 ₱22.2

$0.37 ฿11.95

8.11%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.35 ₱74.9

$2.39 ฿77.4

-43.51%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.1 ₱117

$3.62 ฿117

-41.99%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.89 ₱105

$2.24 ฿72.5

-15.63%

White Bread (500g)

$1.22 ₱68.1

$1.8 ฿58.2

-32.22%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.99 ₱55.2

$2.24 ฿72.3

-55.80%

Eggs

$2.1 ₱117

$2.23 ฿72.1

-5.83%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.91 ₱441

$19.31 ฿625

-59.04%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.36 ₱243

$3.77 ฿122

15.65%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.81 ₱435

$13.05 ฿422

-40.15%

Apples (1kg)

$2.84 ₱158

$3.28 ฿106

-13.41%

Banana (1kg)

$1.59 ₱88.8

$1.63 ฿52.6

-2.45%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.6 ₱145

$2.4 ฿77.7

8.33%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.6 ₱88.9

$1.99 ฿64.3

-19.60%

Potato (1kg)

$2.22 ₱124

$1.53 ฿49.62

45.10%

Onion (1kg)

$2.62 ₱146

$1.49 ฿48.11

75.84%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.11 ₱61.6

$1.02 ฿32.87

8.82%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.77 ₱43.09

$0.48 ฿15.61

60.42%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.87 ₱160

$4.32 ฿140

-33.56%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.44 ₱359

$21.68 ฿702

-70.30%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.2 ₱67

$1.77 ฿57.3

-32.20%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.99 ₱111

$2.79 ฿90.4

-28.67%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.28 ₱15.72

$1.35 ฿43.74

-79.26%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.76 ฿380

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.84 ₱46.61

$3.15 ฿102

-73.33%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.22 ₱12.23

$1 ฿32.3

-78.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.11 ₱118

$13.64 ฿442

-84.53%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.09 ₱60.8

$1.3 ฿42.2

-16.15%

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

$26.7K ₱1.5M

$27.4K ฿885.2K

-2.55%

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

$20.8K ₱1.2M

$33.9K ฿1.1M

-38.63%

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

$113 ₱6,300

$123 ฿3,970

-7.76%

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

$32.39 ₱1,803

$13.93 ฿451

132.52%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$27.33 ₱1,522

$18.24 ฿590

49.84%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$33.75 ₱1,879

$60.8 ฿1,966

-44.44%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.11 ฿554

Cinema Ticket

$5.84 ₱325

$9.07 ฿294

-35.61%

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

$150 ₱8,354

$694 ฿22.5K

-78.39%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,283 ₱238.5K

$15.9K ฿514.4K

-73.06%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$45.56 ₱2,537

$57.5 ฿1,861

-20.78%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$26.52 ₱1,477

$34.51 ฿1,117

-23.15%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$75.3 ₱4,192

$115 ฿3,727

-34.63%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$54.1 ₱3,014

$84.8 ฿2,743

-36.14%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$264 ₱14.7K

$611 ฿19.8K

-56.86%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$175 ₱9,716

$442 ฿14.3K

-60.54%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$580 ₱32.3K

$2,014 ฿65.2K

-71.21%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$402 ₱22.4K

$1,460 ฿47.2K

-72.46%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,355 ₱131.1K

$4,244 ฿137.3K

-44.51%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,886 ฿93.4K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$178 ₱9,914

$697 ฿22.5K

-74.44%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

6.67

5.33

25.14%

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

Last update for Albay: October 27, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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