Cost of Living Comparison Between Bacong and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Bacong and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Bacong is 24% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 45.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Bacong is 41.9% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 53.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.67 ₱156

$4.71 ฿151

-43.31%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$21.66 ₱1,264

$45.87 ฿1,468

-52.78%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.62 ₱211

$8.84 ฿283

-59.05%

Cappuccino

$2.07 ₱121

$3.06 ฿98

-32.35%

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

$0.57 ₱33.25

$0.69 ฿22.16

-17.39%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.3 ₱17.48

$0.39 ฿12.56

-23.08%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.93 ₱54.4

$2.49 ฿79.6

-62.65%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.73 ₱101

$3.72 ฿119

-53.49%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.87 ₱109

$2.18 ฿69.8

-14.22%

White Bread (500g)

$1.23 ₱71.6

$1.8 ฿57.5

-31.67%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.87 ₱50.6

$2.23 ฿71.4

-60.99%

Eggs

$2.27 ₱132

$2.23 ฿71.4

1.79%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$5.99 ₱349

$19.66 ฿629

-69.53%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.28 ₱250

$3.77 ฿121

13.53%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.72 ₱392

$13.53 ฿433

-50.33%

Apples (1kg)

$3.62 ₱211

$3.24 ฿104

11.73%

Banana (1kg)

$1.15 ₱67.4

$1.62 ฿51.9

-29.01%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.42 ₱200

$2.4 ฿76.8

42.50%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.54 ₱90.1

$2.08 ฿66.5

-25.96%

Potato (1kg)

$2.59 ₱151

$1.59 ฿50.7

62.89%

Onion (1kg)

$3.11 ₱181

$1.49 ฿47.76

108.72%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.62 ₱94.4

$1.01 ฿32.46

60.40%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.88 ₱51.2

$0.48 ฿15.46

83.33%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.16 ₱184

$4.48 ฿143

-29.46%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.83 ₱340

$20.34 ฿651

-71.34%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.34 ₱77.9

$1.86 ฿59.5

-27.96%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.41 ₱82.2

$2.7 ฿86.3

-47.78%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.28 ₱16.51

$1.43 ฿45.79

-80.42%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.47 ฿367

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.73 ₱42.75

$3.04 ฿97.4

-75.99%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.23 ₱13.36

$1.04 ฿33.18

-77.88%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.63 ₱154

$13.64 ฿437

-80.72%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.04 ₱60.7

$1.35 ฿43.31

-22.96%

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

$23.9K ₱1.4M

$27.2K ฿870.3K

-11.94%

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

$19.5K ₱1.1M

$33.5K ฿1.1M

-41.80%

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

$56.1 ₱3,272

$122 ฿3,905

-54.05%

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

$30.82 ₱1,799

$13.61 ฿435

126.45%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$30.68 ₱1,790

$18.36 ฿588

67.10%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$33.39 ₱1,949

$59.9 ฿1,915

-44.21%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.84 ฿539

Cinema Ticket

$5.46 ₱319

$8.92 ฿285

-38.79%

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

$35.62 ₱2,079

$684 ฿21.9K

-94.79%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,237 ₱247.3K

$16.1K ฿514.8K

-73.66%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$45.15 ₱2,635

$58.2 ฿1,862

-22.38%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$23.32 ₱1,361

$34.38 ฿1,100

-32.17%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$62.2 ₱3,632

$113 ฿3,631

-45.14%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$26.16 ₱1,527

$84.9 ฿2,716

-69.18%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$166 ₱9,674

$621 ฿19.9K

-73.29%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$174 ₱10.1K

$441 ฿14.1K

-60.60%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$583 ₱34K

$2,063 ฿66K

-71.75%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$393 ₱22.9K

$1,469 ฿47K

-73.26%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,246 ₱131.1K

$4,286 ฿137.1K

-47.60%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,957 ฿94.6K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$534 ฿17.1K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

50.09%

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

Last update for Bacong: December 1, 2025

Last update for Phuket: December 1, 2025

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