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

🙂 Solo nomad: Cavite is 24.9% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 32.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Cavite is 28.7% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 24.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.64 ₱147

$2.02 ฿65.3

30.69%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$13.19 ₱734

$18.78 ฿608

-29.77%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$2.6 ₱145

$7.67 ฿248

-66.10%

Cappuccino

$1.89 ₱105

$1.98 ฿64.2

-4.55%

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

$0.64 ₱35.55

$0.82 ฿26.64

-21.95%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.34 ₱18.67

$0.33 ฿10.58

3.03%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.27 ₱71

$2.12 ฿68.6

-40.09%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.72 ₱95.8

$3.73 ฿121

-53.89%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.7 ₱94.5

$1.64 ฿53.2

3.66%

White Bread (500g)

$1.23 ₱68.5

$1.57 ฿50.9

-21.66%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.05 ₱58.2

$1.19 ฿38.62

-11.76%

Eggs

$2.27 ₱126

$1.98 ฿64.1

14.65%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.29 ₱406

$15.99 ฿517

-54.41%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.74 ₱208

$3.12 ฿101

19.87%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.21 ₱402

$11.16 ฿361

-35.39%

Apples (1kg)

$2.6 ₱145

$2.76 ฿89.2

-5.80%

Banana (1kg)

$1.29 ₱71.9

$1.22 ฿39.5

5.74%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.27 ₱127

$1.71 ฿55.4

32.75%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.18 ₱65.4

$1.55 ฿50.2

-23.87%

Potato (1kg)

$1.83 ₱102

$1.34 ฿43.21

36.57%

Onion (1kg)

$1.67 ₱93

$1.21 ฿39.23

38.02%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.6 ₱33.43

$0.72 ฿23.2

-16.67%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.61 ₱33.74

$0.53 ฿17.05

15.09%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.27 ₱126

$4.72 ฿153

-51.91%

Wine (Bottle)

$4.97 ₱276

$18.39 ฿595

-72.97%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.02 ₱56.7

$1.79 ฿57.9

-43.02%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.4 ₱77.9

$3.21 ฿104

-56.39%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.28 ₱15.72

$0.94 ฿30.44

-70.21%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$3.09 ₱172

$18.9 ฿612

-83.65%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.69 ₱38.56

$1.42 ฿46.08

-51.41%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.22 ₱12.17

$1.35 ฿43.53

-83.70%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.32 ₱129

$7.85 ฿254

-70.45%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.15 ₱64

$1.25 ฿40.4

-8.00%

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

$32.3K ₱1.8M

$21.2K ฿684.9K

52.59%

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

$20.7K ₱1.2M

$21.8K ฿706.8K

-5.22%

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

$49.93 ₱2,780

$70.6 ฿2,285

-29.29%

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

$18 ₱1,002

$13.72 ฿444

31.20%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$25.98 ₱1,446

$17.56 ฿568

47.95%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$34.54 ₱1,923

$41.64 ฿1,347

-17.05%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.9 ฿223

Cinema Ticket

$5.84 ₱325

$5.8 ฿188

0.69%

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

$153 ₱8,494

$308 ฿9,963

-50.45%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,685 ₱260.8K

$14.7K ฿475.8K

-68.14%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$40.33 ₱2,245

$55.4 ฿1,793

-27.20%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$26.48 ₱1,474

$26.4 ฿854

0.30%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$75.5 ₱4,206

$85.1 ฿2,755

-11.27%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$46.94 ₱2,614

$71.8 ฿2,323

-34.61%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$157 ₱8,761

$434 ฿14K

-63.76%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$125 ₱6,972

$235 ฿7,610

-46.76%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$262 ₱14.6K

$821 ฿26.6K

-68.04%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$391 ₱21.8K

$498 ฿16.1K

-21.52%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,334 ₱130K

$2,180 ฿70.6K

7.05%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,543 ฿49.9K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$238 ₱13.3K

$703 ฿22.8K

-66.17%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.5

-10.00%

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

Last update for Cavite: October 28, 2025

Last update for Chiang Mai: October 29, 2025

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