Cost of Living Comparison Between Dagupan and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Dagupan and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Dagupan is 15.3% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 34% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Dagupan is 35.9% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 50.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.22 ₱188

$4.71 ฿151

-31.63%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$13.27 ₱775

$45.87 ฿1,468

-71.07%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.95 ₱289

$8.84 ฿283

-44.00%

Cappuccino

$2.81 ₱164

$3.06 ฿98

-8.17%

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

$0.56 ₱32.43

$0.69 ฿22.16

-18.84%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.26 ₱15.14

$0.39 ฿12.56

-33.33%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.34 ₱78.5

$2.49 ฿79.6

-46.18%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.09 ₱180

$3.72 ฿119

-16.94%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.08 ₱122

$2.18 ฿69.8

-4.59%

White Bread (500g)

$1.5 ₱87.7

$1.8 ฿57.5

-16.67%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.88 ₱51.5

$2.23 ฿71.4

-60.54%

Eggs

$2.12 ₱124

$2.23 ฿71.4

-4.93%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.24 ₱364

$19.66 ฿629

-68.26%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.48 ₱261

$3.77 ฿121

18.83%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.98 ₱466

$13.53 ฿433

-41.02%

Apples (1kg)

$4.57 ₱267

$3.24 ฿104

41.05%

Banana (1kg)

$1.94 ₱113

$1.62 ฿51.9

19.75%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.68 ₱156

$2.4 ฿76.8

11.67%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.28 ₱74.5

$2.08 ฿66.5

-38.46%

Potato (1kg)

$3.21 ₱187

$1.59 ฿50.7

101.89%

Onion (1kg)

$2.84 ₱166

$1.49 ฿47.76

90.60%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.09 ₱63.5

$1.01 ฿32.46

7.92%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.6 ₱35.04

$0.48 ฿15.46

25.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.6 ₱152

$4.48 ฿143

-41.96%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.06 ₱354

$20.34 ฿651

-70.21%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.94 ₱54.7

$1.86 ฿59.5

-49.46%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.19 ₱128

$2.7 ฿86.3

-18.89%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.24 ₱14.04

$1.43 ฿45.79

-83.22%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.47 ฿367

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.69 ₱40.09

$3.04 ฿97.4

-77.30%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.38 ₱22.37

$1.04 ฿33.18

-63.46%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.57 ₱209

$13.64 ฿437

-73.83%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.1 ₱64.5

$1.35 ฿43.31

-18.52%

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

$33.9K ₱2M

$27.2K ฿870.3K

24.62%

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

$21.9K ₱1.3M

$33.5K ฿1.1M

-34.48%

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

$117 ₱6,800

$122 ฿3,905

-4.52%

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

$26.76 ₱1,562

$13.61 ฿435

96.62%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$29.43 ₱1,718

$18.36 ฿588

60.29%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$37.86 ₱2,209

$59.9 ฿1,915

-36.74%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.84 ฿539

Cinema Ticket

$5.65 ₱330

$8.92 ฿285

-36.66%

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

$322 ₱18.8K

$684 ฿21.9K

-52.98%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,733 ₱451.3K

$16.1K ฿514.8K

-51.93%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$58.8 ₱3,432

$58.2 ฿1,862

1.08%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$8.63 ₱504

$34.38 ฿1,100

-74.90%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$84.8 ₱4,950

$113 ฿3,631

-25.25%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$123 ₱7,160

$84.9 ฿2,716

44.53%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$219 ₱12.8K

$621 ฿19.9K

-64.66%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$179 ₱10.4K

$441 ฿14.1K

-59.44%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$522 ₱30.5K

$2,063 ฿66K

-74.69%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$300 ₱17.5K

$1,469 ฿47K

-79.60%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,286 ฿137.1K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$512 ₱29.9K

$2,957 ฿94.6K

-82.68%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$251 ₱14.7K

$534 ฿17.1K

-52.98%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

6.67

5.33

25.14%

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

Last update for Dagupan: November 29, 2025

Last update for Phuket: December 1, 2025

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