Cost of Living Comparison Between Bohol and Chiang Mai Cost of Living Comparison Between Bohol and Chiang Mai

🙂 Solo nomad: Bohol is 6.8% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 17.6% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Bohol is 2.8% more expensive than Chiang Mai without rent, and 16.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.57 ₱212

$1.97 ฿62.0

81.22%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$35.78 ₱2,126

$18.68 ฿587

91.54%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.31 ₱256

$7.92 ฿249

-45.58%

Cappuccino

$3.27 ₱194

$2.02 ฿63.7

61.88%

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

$0.84 ₱49.64

$0.84 ฿26.45

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.37 ₱21.99

$0.35 ฿11.07

5.71%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.31 ₱78.0

$2.22 ฿69.9

-40.99%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.11 ₱125

$3.59 ฿113

-41.23%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.83 ₱109

$1.67 ฿52.4

9.58%

White Bread (500g)

$1.22 ₱72.2

$1.62 ฿51.1

-24.69%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.95 ₱56.6

$1.20 ฿37.83

-20.83%

Eggs

$2.00 ₱119

$1.93 ฿60.8

3.63%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.92 ₱471

$16.00 ฿503

-50.50%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.20 ₱250

$3.16 ฿99.2

32.91%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.62 ₱513

$10.93 ฿344

-21.13%

Apples (1kg)

$2.94 ₱174

$2.67 ฿83.8

10.11%

Banana (1kg)

$1.54 ₱91.8

$1.18 ฿36.99

30.51%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.69 ₱160

$1.64 ฿51.5

64.02%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.54 ₱91.8

$1.59 ฿49.83

-3.14%

Potato (1kg)

$2.09 ₱124

$1.32 ฿41.64

58.33%

Onion (1kg)

$2.63 ₱156

$1.19 ฿37.49

121.01%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.12 ₱66.3

$0.71 ฿22.20

57.75%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.72 ₱42.77

$0.56 ฿17.75

28.57%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.35 ₱140

$4.64 ฿146

-49.35%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.80 ₱404

$18.96 ฿596

-64.14%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.19 ₱70.9

$1.77 ฿55.7

-32.77%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.99 ₱118

$3.20 ฿101

-37.81%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.26 ₱15.38

$0.90 ฿28.32

-71.11%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$19.24 ฿605

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.79 ₱46.87

$1.36 ฿42.78

-41.91%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.24 ₱14.33

$1.35 ฿42.37

-82.22%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.16 ₱128

$8.15 ฿256

-73.50%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.29 ₱76.9

$1.22 ฿38.43

5.74%

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

$26.3K ₱1.6M

$21.4K ฿671.8K

22.86%

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

$20.3K ₱1.2M

$21.7K ฿683.8K

-6.55%

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

$112 ₱6,628

$70.3 ฿2,210

58.65%

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

$33.18 ₱1,972

$13.91 ฿437

138.53%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$27.84 ₱1,655

$18.00 ฿566

54.67%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$18.70 ₱1,111

$41.78 ฿1,314

-55.24%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$4.32 ₱257

$6.80 ฿214

-36.47%

Cinema Ticket

$5.92 ₱352

$5.72 ฿180

3.50%

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

$151 ₱8,976

$308 ฿9,693

-51.01%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,289 ₱254.9K

$14.8K ฿465.7K

-71.05%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$45.02 ₱2,675

$55.9 ฿1,756

-19.39%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$26.53 ₱1,577

$26.71 ฿840

-0.67%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$74.1 ₱4,402

$84.5 ฿2,658

-12.38%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$52.4 ₱3,114

$70.8 ฿2,227

-26.02%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$140 ₱8,318

$431 ฿13.5K

-67.49%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$106 ₱6,325

$237 ฿7,439

-55.02%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$535 ₱31.8K

$811 ฿25.5K

-33.97%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$221 ₱13.1K

$501 ฿15.7K

-55.89%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,878 ₱111.6K

$2,202 ฿69.2K

-14.71%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$899 ₱53.4K

$1,600 ฿50.3K

-43.82%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$684 ฿21.5K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

6.67

33.40%

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

Last update for Bohol: January 11, 2026

Last update for Chiang Mai: January 13, 2026

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