Cost of Living Comparison Between Bataan and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Bataan and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Bataan is 37.9% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 51.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Bataan is 33.3% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 58.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.43 ₱83.6

$4.71 ฿151

-69.64%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$17.61 ₱1,028

$45.87 ฿1,468

-61.61%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$2.98 ₱174

$8.84 ฿283

-66.29%

Cappuccino

$1.55 ₱90.3

$3.06 ฿98

-49.35%

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

$0.87 ₱50.8

$0.69 ฿22.16

26.09%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.26 ₱15.05

$0.39 ฿12.56

-33.33%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.47 ₱85.9

$2.49 ฿79.6

-40.96%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.62 ₱153

$3.72 ฿119

-29.57%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.82 ₱106

$2.18 ฿69.8

-16.51%

White Bread (500g)

$1.38 ₱80.6

$1.8 ฿57.5

-23.33%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.93 ₱54

$2.23 ฿71.4

-58.30%

Eggs

$2.09 ₱122

$2.23 ฿71.4

-6.28%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.81 ₱456

$19.66 ฿629

-60.27%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.18 ₱244

$3.77 ฿121

10.88%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.58 ₱618

$13.53 ฿433

-21.80%

Apples (1kg)

$3 ₱175

$3.24 ฿104

-7.41%

Banana (1kg)

$2.18 ₱127

$1.62 ฿51.9

34.57%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.48 ₱203

$2.4 ฿76.8

45.00%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.4 ₱81.9

$2.08 ฿66.5

-32.69%

Potato (1kg)

$1.45 ₱84.4

$1.59 ฿50.7

-8.81%

Onion (1kg)

$2.64 ₱154

$1.49 ฿47.76

77.18%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.08 ₱62.8

$1.01 ฿32.46

6.93%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.55 ₱32.18

$0.48 ฿15.46

14.58%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.54 ₱148

$4.48 ฿143

-43.30%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.81 ₱397

$20.34 ฿651

-66.52%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.13 ₱65.7

$1.86 ฿59.5

-39.25%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.53 ₱148

$2.7 ฿86.3

-6.30%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.28 ₱16.36

$1.43 ฿45.79

-80.42%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$4.3 ₱251

$11.47 ฿367

-62.51%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.79 ₱45.98

$3.04 ฿97.4

-74.01%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.22 ₱12.83

$1.04 ฿33.18

-78.85%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.16 ₱126

$13.64 ฿437

-84.16%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.16 ₱67.5

$1.35 ฿43.31

-14.07%

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

$28.4K ₱1.7M

$27.2K ฿870.3K

4.36%

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

$28K ₱1.6M

$33.5K ฿1.1M

-16.34%

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

$53.9 ₱3,146

$122 ฿3,905

-55.83%

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

$23.12 ₱1,349

$13.61 ฿435

69.88%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$25.49 ₱1,488

$18.36 ฿588

38.83%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$34.53 ₱2,016

$59.9 ฿1,915

-42.31%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.84 ฿539

Cinema Ticket

$6.29 ₱367

$8.92 ฿285

-29.48%

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

$75 ₱4,374

$684 ฿21.9K

-89.04%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,253 ₱248.2K

$16.1K ฿514.8K

-73.56%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$46.33 ₱2,704

$58.2 ฿1,862

-20.35%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$33.81 ₱1,973

$34.38 ฿1,100

-1.66%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$69 ₱4,026

$113 ฿3,631

-39.20%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$116 ₱6,756

$84.9 ฿2,716

36.37%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$96.7 ₱5,645

$621 ฿19.9K

-84.41%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$58.4 ₱3,406

$441 ฿14.1K

-86.75%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$308 ₱18K

$2,063 ฿66K

-85.09%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$175 ₱10.2K

$1,469 ฿47K

-88.12%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,562 ₱149.5K

$4,286 ฿137.1K

-40.22%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,957 ฿94.6K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$415 ₱24.2K

$534 ฿17.1K

-22.31%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

6.17

5.33

15.76%

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

Last update for Bataan: November 30, 2025

Last update for Phuket: December 1, 2025

Digital Nomad Cost of Living Index

Similar cities

Bangalore

🇮🇳 India

Denpasar, Bali

🇮🇩 Indonesia

Pune

🇮🇳 India

Gurgaon

🇮🇳 India

Chongqing

🇨🇳 China

Sfax

🇹🇳 Tunisia

Antananarivo

🇲🇬 Madagascar

Goa

🇮🇳 India