Cost of Living Comparison Between Bago and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Bago and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Bago is 37% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 39.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Bago is 34.5% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 50.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.56 ₱208

$4.71 ฿151

-24.42%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$17.56 ₱1,025

$45.87 ฿1,468

-61.72%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.39 ₱198

$8.84 ฿283

-61.65%

Cappuccino

$2.44 ₱143

$3.06 ฿98

-20.26%

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

$0.78 ₱45.43

$0.69 ฿22.16

13.04%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.36 ₱21.21

$0.39 ฿12.56

-7.69%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.3 ₱75.7

$2.49 ฿79.6

-47.79%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.07 ₱121

$3.72 ฿119

-44.35%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.86 ₱109

$2.18 ฿69.8

-14.68%

White Bread (500g)

$1.26 ₱73.8

$1.8 ฿57.5

-30.00%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.94 ₱54.7

$2.23 ฿71.4

-57.85%

Eggs

$2.02 ₱118

$2.23 ฿71.4

-9.42%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.82 ₱457

$19.66 ฿629

-60.22%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.37 ₱255

$3.77 ฿121

15.92%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.83 ₱457

$13.53 ฿433

-42.13%

Apples (1kg)

$2.96 ₱173

$3.24 ฿104

-8.64%

Banana (1kg)

$1.54 ₱90.2

$1.62 ฿51.9

-4.94%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.67 ₱156

$2.4 ฿76.8

11.25%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.57 ₱91.6

$2.08 ฿66.5

-24.52%

Potato (1kg)

$2.2 ₱129

$1.59 ฿50.7

38.36%

Onion (1kg)

$2.51 ₱147

$1.49 ฿47.76

68.46%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.11 ₱64.8

$1.01 ฿32.46

9.90%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.77 ₱45.18

$0.48 ฿15.46

60.42%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.86 ₱167

$4.48 ฿143

-36.16%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.18 ₱477

$20.34 ฿651

-59.78%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.21 ₱70.9

$1.86 ฿59.5

-34.95%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.95 ₱114

$2.7 ฿86.3

-27.78%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.28 ₱16.39

$1.43 ฿45.79

-80.42%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.47 ฿367

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.78 ₱45.8

$3.04 ฿97.4

-74.34%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.24 ₱14.04

$1.04 ฿33.18

-76.92%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.12 ₱124

$13.64 ฿437

-84.46%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.1 ₱64.3

$1.35 ฿43.31

-18.52%

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

$26.4K ₱1.5M

$27.2K ฿870.3K

-3.01%

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

$20.2K ₱1.2M

$33.5K ฿1.1M

-39.72%

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

$111 ₱6,492

$122 ฿3,905

-8.85%

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

$33.06 ₱1,929

$13.61 ฿435

142.91%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$27.97 ₱1,633

$18.36 ฿588

52.34%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$33.75 ₱1,970

$59.9 ฿1,915

-43.61%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.84 ฿539

Cinema Ticket

$5.82 ₱340

$8.92 ฿285

-34.75%

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

$151 ₱8,837

$684 ฿21.9K

-77.86%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,232 ₱247K

$16.1K ฿514.8K

-73.69%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$45.52 ₱2,657

$58.2 ฿1,862

-21.75%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.1 ₱1,581

$34.38 ฿1,100

-21.18%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$75.1 ₱4,382

$113 ฿3,631

-33.83%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$53.4 ₱3,116

$84.9 ฿2,716

-37.10%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$271 ₱15.8K

$621 ฿19.9K

-56.40%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$175 ₱10.2K

$441 ฿14.1K

-60.24%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$577 ₱33.7K

$2,063 ฿66K

-72.02%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$391 ₱22.8K

$1,469 ฿47K

-73.38%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,647 ₱154.5K

$4,286 ฿137.1K

-38.24%

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 %)

6.67

5.33

25.14%

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

Last update for Bago: December 2, 2025

Last update for Phuket: December 1, 2025

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