Cost of Living Comparison Between Cabanatuan and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Cabanatuan and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Cabanatuan is 46% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 57.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Cabanatuan is 46.1% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 53.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.32 ₱252

$4.71 ฿151

-8.28%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$35.04 ₱2,045

$45.87 ฿1,468

-23.61%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.49 ₱204

$8.84 ฿283

-60.52%

Cappuccino

$2.95 ₱172

$3.06 ฿98

-3.59%

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

$0.8 ₱46.83

$0.69 ฿22.16

15.94%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.49 ₱28.61

$0.39 ฿12.56

25.64%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.44 ₱84.3

$2.49 ฿79.6

-42.17%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.73 ₱159

$3.72 ฿119

-26.61%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.05 ₱120

$2.18 ฿69.8

-5.96%

White Bread (500g)

$1.58 ₱92.1

$1.8 ฿57.5

-12.22%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.99 ₱57.6

$2.23 ฿71.4

-55.61%

Eggs

$2.05 ₱119

$2.23 ฿71.4

-8.07%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.57 ₱208

$19.66 ฿629

-81.84%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.05 ₱178

$3.77 ฿121

-19.10%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.69 ₱391

$13.53 ฿433

-50.55%

Apples (1kg)

$4.24 ₱247

$3.24 ฿104

30.86%

Banana (1kg)

$1.21 ₱70.4

$1.62 ฿51.9

-25.31%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.99 ₱116

$2.4 ฿76.8

-17.08%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.81 ₱47.31

$2.08 ฿66.5

-61.06%

Potato (1kg)

$1.47 ₱85.6

$1.59 ฿50.7

-7.55%

Onion (1kg)

$1.39 ₱81.3

$1.49 ฿47.76

-6.71%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.03 ₱60.4

$1.01 ฿32.46

1.98%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.84 ₱49.31

$0.48 ฿15.46

75.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.92 ₱171

$4.48 ฿143

-34.82%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.9 ₱345

$20.34 ฿651

-70.99%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.75 ₱43.85

$1.86 ฿59.5

-59.68%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.75 ₱102

$2.7 ฿86.3

-35.19%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.26 ₱15.15

$1.43 ฿45.79

-81.82%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.47 ฿367

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.69 ₱40.36

$3.04 ฿97.4

-77.30%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.24 ₱14.08

$1.04 ฿33.18

-76.92%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$0.87 ₱50.6

$13.64 ฿437

-93.62%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.12 ₱65.3

$1.35 ฿43.31

-17.04%

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

$28.4K ₱1.7M

$27.2K ฿870.3K

4.60%

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

$18.1K ₱1.1M

$33.5K ฿1.1M

-46.00%

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

$58.2 ₱3,398

$122 ฿3,905

-52.28%

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

$21.35 ₱1,246

$13.61 ฿435

56.87%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$24.34 ₱1,420

$18.36 ฿588

32.57%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$12.4 ₱724

$59.9 ฿1,915

-79.28%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$2.7 ₱158

$16.84 ฿539

-83.97%

Cinema Ticket

$7.07 ₱412

$8.92 ฿285

-20.74%

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

$153 ₱8,948

$684 ฿21.9K

-77.58%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,242 ₱247.6K

$16.1K ฿514.8K

-73.63%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$27.1 ₱1,582

$58.2 ฿1,862

-53.41%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$33.44 ₱1,952

$34.38 ฿1,100

-2.73%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$61.7 ₱3,603

$113 ฿3,631

-45.59%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$46.15 ₱2,693

$84.9 ฿2,716

-45.63%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$261 ₱15.2K

$621 ฿19.9K

-57.98%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$44.51 ₱2,598

$441 ฿14.1K

-89.90%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$598 ₱34.9K

$2,063 ฿66K

-71.04%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$394 ₱23K

$1,469 ฿47K

-73.19%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,286 ฿137.1K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$241 ₱14.1K

$2,957 ฿94.6K

-91.85%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$216 ₱12.6K

$534 ฿17.1K

-59.60%

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 Cabanatuan: November 30, 2025

Last update for Phuket: December 1, 2025

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