Cost of Living Comparison Between Dasmarinas and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Dasmarinas and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Dasmarinas is 47.1% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 57% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Dasmarinas is 45.8% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 57.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.58 ₱209

$4.71 ฿151

-23.99%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$13.13 ₱766

$45.87 ฿1,468

-71.38%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$2.59 ₱151

$8.84 ฿283

-70.70%

Cappuccino

$1.63 ₱95.2

$3.06 ฿98

-46.73%

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

$0.59 ₱34.22

$0.69 ฿22.16

-14.49%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.34 ₱19.61

$0.39 ฿12.56

-12.82%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.04 ₱60.8

$2.49 ฿79.6

-58.23%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.31 ₱76.5

$3.72 ฿119

-64.78%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.61 ₱93.8

$2.18 ฿69.8

-26.15%

White Bread (500g)

$1.12 ₱65.4

$1.8 ฿57.5

-37.78%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.81 ₱47.17

$2.23 ฿71.4

-63.68%

Eggs

$2.02 ₱118

$2.23 ฿71.4

-9.42%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$5.8 ₱338

$19.66 ฿629

-70.50%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.77 ₱220

$3.77 ฿121

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.91 ₱462

$13.53 ฿433

-41.54%

Apples (1kg)

$2.59 ₱151

$3.24 ฿104

-20.06%

Banana (1kg)

$1.46 ₱85.3

$1.62 ฿51.9

-9.88%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.82 ₱106

$2.4 ฿76.8

-24.17%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.68 ₱39.72

$2.08 ฿66.5

-67.31%

Potato (1kg)

$1.05 ₱61

$1.59 ฿50.7

-33.96%

Onion (1kg)

$2.3 ₱134

$1.49 ฿47.76

54.36%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.67 ₱38.88

$1.01 ฿32.46

-33.66%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.46 ₱26.76

$0.48 ฿15.46

-4.17%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.16 ₱126

$4.48 ฿143

-51.79%

Wine (Bottle)

$4.24 ₱248

$20.34 ฿651

-79.15%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.08 ₱62.8

$1.86 ฿59.5

-41.94%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.23 ₱130

$2.7 ฿86.3

-17.41%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.28 ₱16.49

$1.43 ฿45.79

-80.42%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$4.32 ₱252

$11.47 ฿367

-62.34%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.85 ₱49.35

$3.04 ฿97.4

-72.04%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.24 ₱14.05

$1.04 ฿33.18

-76.92%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.34 ₱136

$13.64 ฿437

-82.84%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.1 ₱64

$1.35 ฿43.31

-18.52%

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

$31.4K ₱1.8M

$27.2K ฿870.3K

15.49%

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

$20.3K ₱1.2M

$33.5K ฿1.1M

-39.27%

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

$42.73 ₱2,494

$122 ฿3,905

-64.98%

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

$34.03 ₱1,986

$13.61 ฿435

150.04%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$26.4 ₱1,541

$18.36 ฿588

43.79%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$11.76 ₱686

$59.9 ฿1,915

-80.35%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$2.75 ₱161

$16.84 ฿539

-83.67%

Cinema Ticket

$5.64 ₱329

$8.92 ฿285

-36.77%

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

$153 ₱8,905

$684 ฿21.9K

-77.69%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,682 ₱273.3K

$16.1K ฿514.8K

-70.90%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$48.86 ₱2,852

$58.2 ฿1,862

-16.00%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.68 ₱1,616

$34.38 ฿1,100

-19.49%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$76.1 ₱4,440

$113 ฿3,631

-32.95%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$47.12 ₱2,750

$84.9 ฿2,716

-44.49%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$262 ₱15.3K

$621 ฿19.9K

-57.81%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$82.7 ₱4,829

$441 ฿14.1K

-81.22%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$590 ₱34.4K

$2,063 ฿66K

-71.40%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$401 ₱23.4K

$1,469 ฿47K

-72.71%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,283 ₱133.2K

$4,286 ฿137.1K

-46.74%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$383 ₱22.3K

$2,957 ฿94.6K

-87.05%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$387 ₱22.6K

$534 ฿17.1K

-27.51%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

6.4

5.33

20.08%

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

Last update for Dasmarinas: November 30, 2025

Last update for Phuket: December 1, 2025

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