Cost of Living Comparison Between Binan City and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Binan City and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Binan City is 28.6% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 29.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Binan City is 22.2% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 46.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.82 ₱285

$4.65 ฿148

3.66%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$21.35 ₱1,262

$46.11 ฿1,470

-53.70%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.05 ₱180

$8.74 ฿279

-65.10%

Cappuccino

$2.95 ₱174

$3.04 ฿96.9

-2.96%

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

$0.93 ₱54.7

$0.72 ฿22.96

29.17%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.37 ₱22.10

$0.39 ฿12.47

-5.13%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.21 ₱71.7

$2.44 ฿77.8

-50.41%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.61 ₱154

$3.79 ฿121

-31.13%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.07 ₱122

$2.14 ฿68.4

-3.27%

White Bread (500g)

$1.26 ₱74.6

$1.86 ฿59.3

-32.26%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.11 ₱65.7

$2.19 ฿69.7

-49.32%

Eggs

$1.93 ₱114

$2.25 ฿71.6

-14.22%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.89 ₱407

$19.73 ฿629

-65.08%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.40 ₱260

$3.79 ฿121

16.09%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.76 ₱459

$13.55 ฿432

-42.73%

Apples (1kg)

$4.47 ₱264

$3.25 ฿104

37.54%

Banana (1kg)

$1.55 ₱91.5

$1.67 ฿53.3

-7.19%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.71 ₱160

$2.39 ฿76.3

13.39%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.69 ₱99.8

$2.09 ฿66.7

-19.14%

Potato (1kg)

$2.89 ₱171

$1.53 ฿48.74

88.89%

Onion (1kg)

$2.79 ₱165

$1.51 ฿48.13

84.77%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.63 ₱96.3

$0.99 ฿31.53

64.65%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.94 ₱55.8

$0.51 ฿16.41

84.31%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.23 ₱191

$4.27 ฿136

-24.36%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.73 ₱398

$20.31 ฿647

-66.86%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.20 ₱70.8

$1.79 ฿57.1

-32.96%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.94 ₱115

$2.77 ฿88.2

-29.96%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.26 ₱15.28

$1.40 ฿44.77

-81.43%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿373

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.76 ₱44.96

$3.11 ฿99.1

-75.56%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.24 ₱14.20

$0.99 ฿31.71

-75.76%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.62 ₱214

$13.73 ฿438

-73.63%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.09 ₱64.5

$1.32 ฿42.05

-17.42%

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

$26.2K ₱1.5M

$27.2K ฿868.3K

-3.90%

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

$20.1K ₱1.2M

$34.1K ฿1.1M

-41.14%

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

$164 ₱9,681

$120 ฿3,838

36.05%

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

$32.87 ₱1,942

$13.93 ฿444

135.97%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$35.17 ₱2,078

$18.31 ฿584

92.08%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$33.63 ₱1,988

$60.9 ฿1,942

-44.81%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿549

Cinema Ticket

$7.28 ₱430

$8.71 ฿278

-16.42%

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

$82.7 ₱4,886

$698 ฿22.2K

-88.15%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,185 ₱424.6K

$15.7K ฿501.6K

-54.34%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$32.44 ₱1,917

$57.6 ฿1,838

-43.72%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$29.22 ₱1,727

$34.24 ฿1,092

-14.66%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$84.8 ₱5,012

$113 ฿3,608

-25.06%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$95.8 ₱5,663

$84.8 ฿2,704

12.98%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$268 ₱15.8K

$604 ฿19.3K

-55.67%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$175 ₱10.4K

$436 ฿13.9K

-59.83%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$583 ₱34.5K

$2,057 ฿65.6K

-71.64%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$388 ₱23.0K

$1,498 ฿47.8K

-74.07%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿135.6K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿95.3K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$529 ฿16.9K

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 Binan City: March 1, 2026

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

City Median Internet Speeds Comparison (Updated December 2025)

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