Cost of Living Comparison Between Butuan and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Butuan and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Butuan is 40.2% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 43.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Butuan is 35% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 54.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.31 ₱251

$4.71 ฿151

-8.49%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$15.89 ₱928

$45.87 ฿1,468

-65.36%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$2.44 ₱143

$8.84 ฿283

-72.40%

Cappuccino

$1.6 ₱93.6

$3.06 ฿98

-47.71%

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

$0.35 ₱20.58

$0.69 ฿22.16

-49.28%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.31 ₱18.24

$0.39 ฿12.56

-20.51%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.22 ₱71.2

$2.49 ฿79.6

-51.00%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.79 ₱104

$3.72 ฿119

-51.88%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.71 ₱99.8

$2.18 ฿69.8

-21.56%

White Bread (500g)

$1.07 ₱62.6

$1.8 ฿57.5

-40.56%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.98 ₱57.5

$2.23 ฿71.4

-56.05%

Eggs

$2.08 ₱121

$2.23 ฿71.4

-6.73%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$5.83 ₱340

$19.66 ฿629

-70.35%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.69 ₱215

$3.77 ฿121

-2.12%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.25 ₱423

$13.53 ฿433

-46.42%

Apples (1kg)

$1.44 ₱84.2

$3.24 ฿104

-55.56%

Banana (1kg)

$0.56 ₱32.44

$1.62 ฿51.9

-65.43%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.86 ₱50.4

$2.4 ฿76.8

-64.17%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.42 ₱82.6

$2.08 ฿66.5

-31.73%

Potato (1kg)

$2.18 ₱127

$1.59 ฿50.7

37.11%

Onion (1kg)

$3.16 ₱184

$1.49 ฿47.76

112.08%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.32 ₱77

$1.01 ฿32.46

30.69%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.53 ₱30.98

$0.48 ฿15.46

10.42%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.47 ₱144

$4.48 ฿143

-44.87%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.35 ₱312

$20.34 ฿651

-73.70%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.72 ₱42.12

$1.86 ฿59.5

-61.29%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.86 ₱50.4

$2.7 ฿86.3

-68.15%

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)

$0.74 ₱43.36

$3.04 ฿97.4

-75.66%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.23 ₱13.37

$1.04 ฿33.18

-77.88%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.17 ₱127

$13.64 ฿437

-84.09%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.1 ₱64.1

$1.35 ฿43.31

-18.52%

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

$22.2K ₱1.3M

$27.2K ฿870.3K

-18.32%

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

$20.5K ₱1.2M

$33.5K ฿1.1M

-38.71%

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

$106 ₱6,198

$122 ฿3,905

-12.98%

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

$34.17 ₱1,994

$13.61 ฿435

151.07%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$36.68 ₱2,141

$18.36 ฿588

99.78%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$33.69 ₱1,967

$59.9 ฿1,915

-43.71%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.84 ฿539

Cinema Ticket

$4.41 ₱257

$8.92 ฿285

-50.56%

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

$72.1 ₱4,207

$684 ฿21.9K

-89.46%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,753 ₱102.3K

$16.1K ฿514.8K

-89.10%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$46.44 ₱2,710

$58.2 ฿1,862

-20.17%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$10.09 ₱589

$34.38 ฿1,100

-70.65%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$69.7 ₱4,069

$113 ฿3,631

-38.56%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$68 ₱3,967

$84.9 ฿2,716

-19.92%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$266 ₱15.5K

$621 ฿19.9K

-57.18%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$173 ₱10.1K

$441 ฿14.1K

-60.67%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$587 ₱34.3K

$2,063 ฿66K

-71.54%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$390 ₱22.7K

$1,469 ฿47K

-73.48%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,106 ₱122.9K

$4,286 ฿137.1K

-50.86%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,957 ฿94.6K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$110 ₱6,395

$534 ฿17.1K

-79.48%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

9.56

5.33

79.36%

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

Last update for Butuan: November 30, 2025

Last update for Phuket: December 1, 2025

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