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

🙂 Solo nomad: Dipolog is 29.9% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 21.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Dipolog is 19% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 19.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.27 ₱70.8

$2.02 ฿65.3

-37.13%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$21.18 ₱1,179

$18.78 ฿608

12.78%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.6 ₱200

$7.67 ฿248

-53.06%

Cappuccino

$1.98 ₱110

$1.98 ฿64.2

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

$0.57 ₱31.57

$0.82 ฿26.64

-30.49%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.3 ₱16.56

$0.33 ฿10.58

-9.09%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.01 ₱56.3

$2.12 ฿68.6

-52.36%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.73 ₱96.3

$3.73 ฿121

-53.62%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.88 ₱104

$1.64 ฿53.2

14.63%

White Bread (500g)

$1.21 ₱67.1

$1.57 ฿50.9

-22.93%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.93 ₱51.7

$1.19 ฿38.62

-21.85%

Eggs

$2.26 ₱126

$1.98 ฿64.1

14.14%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$5.89 ₱328

$15.99 ฿517

-63.16%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.23 ₱235

$3.12 ฿101

35.58%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.01 ₱391

$11.16 ฿361

-37.19%

Apples (1kg)

$3.76 ₱209

$2.76 ฿89.2

36.23%

Banana (1kg)

$1.19 ₱66.3

$1.22 ฿39.5

-2.46%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.29 ₱183

$1.71 ฿55.4

92.40%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.53 ₱85.4

$1.55 ฿50.2

-1.29%

Potato (1kg)

$2.67 ₱148

$1.34 ฿43.21

99.25%

Onion (1kg)

$3.14 ₱175

$1.21 ฿39.23

159.50%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.67 ₱93.2

$0.72 ฿23.2

131.94%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.92 ₱51.1

$0.53 ฿17.05

73.58%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.21 ₱179

$4.72 ฿153

-31.99%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.91 ₱329

$18.39 ฿595

-67.86%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.29 ₱71.8

$1.79 ฿57.9

-27.93%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.39 ₱77.2

$3.21 ฿104

-56.70%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.28 ₱15.74

$0.94 ฿30.44

-70.21%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$18.9 ฿612

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.68 ₱37.99

$1.42 ฿46.08

-52.11%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.23 ₱12.79

$1.35 ฿43.53

-82.96%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.69 ₱150

$7.85 ฿254

-65.73%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.09 ₱60.5

$1.25 ฿40.4

-12.80%

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

$24.3K ₱1.4M

$21.2K ฿684.9K

14.79%

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

$19.8K ₱1.1M

$21.8K ฿706.8K

-9.17%

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

$66.2 ₱3,687

$70.6 ฿2,285

-6.22%

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

$30.82 ₱1,716

$13.72 ฿444

124.64%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$29.56 ₱1,646

$17.56 ฿568

68.34%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$34.02 ₱1,894

$41.64 ฿1,347

-18.30%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.9 ฿223

Cinema Ticket

$4.55 ₱253

$5.8 ฿188

-21.55%

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

$35.47 ₱1,975

$308 ฿9,963

-88.48%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,237 ₱235.9K

$14.7K ฿475.8K

-71.18%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$46.09 ₱2,566

$55.4 ฿1,793

-16.81%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$23.21 ₱1,293

$26.4 ฿854

-12.08%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$63 ₱3,507

$85.1 ฿2,755

-26.01%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$26.32 ₱1,466

$71.8 ฿2,323

-63.33%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$269 ₱15K

$434 ฿14K

-37.98%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$180 ₱9,994

$235 ฿7,610

-23.67%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$588 ₱32.7K

$821 ฿26.6K

-28.39%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$399 ₱22.2K

$498 ฿16.1K

-19.97%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,100 ₱116.9K

$2,180 ฿70.6K

-3.67%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,543 ฿49.9K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$254 ₱14.2K

$703 ฿22.8K

-63.86%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

60.00%

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

Last update for Dipolog: October 28, 2025

Last update for Chiang Mai: October 29, 2025

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