Cost of Living Comparison Between Dipolog and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Dipolog and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Dipolog is 27.2% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 47.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Dipolog is 44% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 54.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.25 ₱73

$4.71 ฿151

-73.46%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$21.44 ₱1,251

$45.87 ฿1,468

-53.26%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.44 ₱201

$8.84 ฿283

-61.09%

Cappuccino

$2.05 ₱120

$3.06 ฿98

-33.01%

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

$0.53 ₱30.75

$0.69 ฿22.16

-23.19%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.32 ₱18.8

$0.39 ฿12.56

-17.95%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.99 ₱58

$2.49 ฿79.6

-60.24%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.73 ₱101

$3.72 ฿119

-53.49%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.81 ₱105

$2.18 ฿69.8

-16.97%

White Bread (500g)

$1.23 ₱71.7

$1.8 ฿57.5

-31.67%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.95 ₱55.3

$2.23 ฿71.4

-57.40%

Eggs

$2.17 ₱127

$2.23 ฿71.4

-2.69%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$5.79 ₱338

$19.66 ฿629

-70.55%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.36 ₱255

$3.77 ฿121

15.65%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.77 ₱395

$13.53 ฿433

-49.96%

Apples (1kg)

$3.74 ₱218

$3.24 ฿104

15.43%

Banana (1kg)

$1.15 ₱67.3

$1.62 ฿51.9

-29.01%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.29 ₱192

$2.4 ฿76.8

37.08%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.62 ₱94.7

$2.08 ฿66.5

-22.12%

Potato (1kg)

$2.68 ₱157

$1.59 ฿50.7

68.55%

Onion (1kg)

$3.01 ₱176

$1.49 ฿47.76

102.01%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.62 ₱94.8

$1.01 ฿32.46

60.40%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.87 ₱50.6

$0.48 ฿15.46

81.25%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.24 ₱189

$4.48 ฿143

-27.68%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.96 ₱348

$20.34 ฿651

-70.70%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.28 ₱74.6

$1.86 ฿59.5

-31.18%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.4 ₱81.6

$2.7 ฿86.3

-48.15%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.28 ₱16.5

$1.43 ฿45.79

-80.42%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.47 ฿367

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.68 ₱39.8

$3.04 ฿97.4

-77.63%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.23 ₱13.39

$1.04 ฿33.18

-77.88%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.63 ₱153

$13.64 ฿437

-80.72%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.08 ₱62.9

$1.35 ฿43.31

-20.00%

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

$23.9K ₱1.4M

$27.2K ฿870.3K

-12.18%

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

$19.6K ₱1.1M

$33.5K ฿1.1M

-41.37%

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

$66.1 ₱3,858

$122 ฿3,905

-45.84%

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

$30.59 ₱1,786

$13.61 ฿435

124.76%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$30.25 ₱1,766

$18.36 ฿588

64.76%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$34.11 ₱1,991

$59.9 ฿1,915

-43.01%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.84 ฿539

Cinema Ticket

$4.41 ₱257

$8.92 ฿285

-50.56%

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

$35.12 ₱2,050

$684 ฿21.9K

-94.86%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,314 ₱251.8K

$16.1K ฿514.8K

-73.18%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$46.12 ₱2,692

$58.2 ฿1,862

-20.72%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$23.18 ₱1,353

$34.38 ฿1,100

-32.58%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$63 ₱3,678

$113 ฿3,631

-44.46%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$26.69 ₱1,558

$84.9 ฿2,716

-68.56%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$265 ₱15.4K

$621 ฿19.9K

-57.37%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$179 ₱10.4K

$441 ฿14.1K

-59.43%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$583 ₱34K

$2,063 ฿66K

-71.75%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$398 ₱23.2K

$1,469 ฿47K

-72.90%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,328 ₱135.9K

$4,286 ฿137.1K

-45.67%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,957 ฿94.6K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$259 ₱15.1K

$534 ฿17.1K

-51.57%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

50.09%

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

Last update for Dipolog: December 1, 2025

Last update for Phuket: December 1, 2025

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