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

🙂 Solo nomad: Butuan is 28.7% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 16.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Butuan is 13.6% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 17.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.47 ₱249

$2.02 ฿65.3

121.29%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$15.97 ₱889

$18.78 ฿608

-14.96%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$2.33 ₱130

$7.67 ฿248

-69.62%

Cappuccino

$1.7 ₱94.4

$1.98 ฿64.2

-14.14%

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

$0.33 ₱18.16

$0.82 ฿26.64

-59.76%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.31 ₱17.47

$0.33 ฿10.58

-6.06%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.23 ₱68.7

$2.12 ฿68.6

-41.98%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.74 ₱96.7

$3.73 ฿121

-53.35%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.7 ₱94.4

$1.64 ฿53.2

3.66%

White Bread (500g)

$1.07 ₱59.6

$1.57 ฿50.9

-31.85%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.99 ₱55.3

$1.19 ฿38.62

-16.81%

Eggs

$1.99 ₱111

$1.98 ฿64.1

0.51%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$5.79 ₱322

$15.99 ฿517

-63.79%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.76 ₱209

$3.12 ฿101

20.51%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.3 ₱406

$11.16 ฿361

-34.59%

Apples (1kg)

$1.39 ₱77.2

$2.76 ฿89.2

-49.64%

Banana (1kg)

$0.55 ₱30.78

$1.22 ฿39.5

-54.92%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.91 ₱50.9

$1.71 ฿55.4

-46.78%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.39 ₱77.5

$1.55 ฿50.2

-10.32%

Potato (1kg)

$2.18 ₱121

$1.34 ฿43.21

62.69%

Onion (1kg)

$3.2 ₱178

$1.21 ฿39.23

164.46%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.32 ₱73.3

$0.72 ฿23.2

83.33%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.53 ₱29.32

$0.53 ฿17.05

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.44 ₱136

$4.72 ฿153

-48.31%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.54 ₱308

$18.39 ฿595

-69.87%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.71 ₱39.36

$1.79 ฿57.9

-60.34%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.87 ₱48.66

$3.21 ฿104

-72.90%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.28 ₱15.72

$0.94 ฿30.44

-70.21%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$18.9 ฿612

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.76 ₱42.41

$1.42 ฿46.08

-46.48%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.25 ₱14.01

$1.35 ฿43.53

-81.48%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.15 ₱120

$7.85 ฿254

-72.61%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.14 ₱63.3

$1.25 ฿40.4

-8.80%

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

$21.9K ₱1.2M

$21.2K ฿684.9K

3.35%

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

$20.9K ₱1.2M

$21.8K ฿706.8K

-4.18%

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

$105 ₱5,839

$70.6 ฿2,285

48.52%

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

$34 ₱1,893

$13.72 ฿444

147.81%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$35.56 ₱1,980

$17.56 ฿568

102.51%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$34.01 ₱1,894

$41.64 ฿1,347

-18.32%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.9 ฿223

Cinema Ticket

$4.55 ₱253

$5.8 ฿188

-21.55%

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

$70.1 ₱3,901

$308 ฿9,963

-77.24%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,800 ₱100.2K

$14.7K ฿475.8K

-87.76%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$45.11 ₱2,512

$55.4 ฿1,793

-18.57%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$10.08 ₱561

$26.4 ฿854

-61.82%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$69.5 ₱3,871

$85.1 ฿2,755

-18.34%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$69.2 ₱3,855

$71.8 ฿2,323

-3.55%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$270 ₱15K

$434 ฿14K

-37.89%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$176 ₱9,823

$235 ฿7,610

-24.98%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$583 ₱32.4K

$821 ฿26.6K

-29.02%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$389 ₱21.7K

$498 ฿16.1K

-21.83%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,640 ₱147K

$2,180 ฿70.6K

21.10%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,543 ฿49.9K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$107 ₱5,950

$703 ฿22.8K

-84.81%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

9.56

91.20%

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

Last update for Butuan: October 29, 2025

Last update for Chiang Mai: October 29, 2025

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