Cost of Living Comparison Between General Trias and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between General Trias and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: General Trias is 27% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 41.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: General Trias is 37.1% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 49.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.35 ₱254

$4.71 ฿151

-7.64%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$20.32 ₱1,186

$45.87 ฿1,468

-55.70%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$2.84 ₱166

$8.84 ฿283

-67.87%

Cappuccino

$2.19 ₱128

$3.06 ฿98

-28.43%

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

$0.43 ₱25.08

$0.69 ฿22.16

-37.68%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.36 ₱21.2

$0.39 ฿12.56

-7.69%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.27 ₱74.3

$2.49 ฿79.6

-49.00%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.72 ₱100

$3.72 ฿119

-53.76%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.12 ₱124

$2.18 ฿69.8

-2.75%

White Bread (500g)

$1.2 ₱70.2

$1.8 ฿57.5

-33.33%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.03 ₱60.1

$2.23 ฿71.4

-53.81%

Eggs

$1.95 ₱114

$2.23 ฿71.4

-12.56%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.89 ₱402

$19.66 ฿629

-64.95%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.18 ₱244

$3.77 ฿121

10.88%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.02 ₱410

$13.53 ฿433

-48.12%

Apples (1kg)

$4.5 ₱263

$3.24 ฿104

38.89%

Banana (1kg)

$1.55 ₱90.4

$1.62 ฿51.9

-4.32%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.92 ₱171

$2.4 ฿76.8

21.67%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.66 ₱96.6

$2.08 ฿66.5

-20.19%

Potato (1kg)

$2.81 ₱164

$1.59 ฿50.7

76.73%

Onion (1kg)

$4.16 ₱243

$1.49 ฿47.76

179.19%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.63 ₱95

$1.01 ฿32.46

61.39%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1 ₱58.6

$0.48 ฿15.46

108.33%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.2 ₱187

$4.48 ฿143

-28.57%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.81 ₱456

$20.34 ฿651

-61.60%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.62 ₱94.5

$1.86 ฿59.5

-12.90%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.02 ₱118

$2.7 ฿86.3

-25.19%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.28 ₱16.47

$1.43 ฿45.79

-80.42%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.47 ฿367

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.77 ₱44.96

$3.04 ฿97.4

-74.67%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.22 ₱12.8

$1.04 ฿33.18

-78.85%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.11 ₱123

$13.64 ฿437

-84.53%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.14 ₱66.6

$1.35 ฿43.31

-15.56%

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

$12.9K ₱752K

$27.2K ฿870.3K

-52.62%

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

$20.4K ₱1.2M

$33.5K ฿1.1M

-38.93%

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

$35.69 ₱2,083

$122 ฿3,905

-70.75%

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

$33.5 ₱1,955

$13.61 ฿435

146.14%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.99 ₱1,400

$18.36 ฿588

30.66%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$34.32 ₱2,003

$59.9 ฿1,915

-42.66%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.84 ฿539

Cinema Ticket

$6.98 ₱407

$8.92 ฿285

-21.75%

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

$81.6 ₱4,764

$684 ฿21.9K

-88.06%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,737 ₱159.7K

$16.1K ฿514.8K

-82.99%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$32.27 ₱1,883

$58.2 ฿1,862

-44.52%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$29.2 ₱1,704

$34.38 ฿1,100

-15.07%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$97.4 ₱5,684

$113 ฿3,631

-14.16%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$95.5 ₱5,571

$84.9 ฿2,716

12.45%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$107 ₱6,242

$621 ฿19.9K

-82.76%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$176 ₱10.3K

$441 ฿14.1K

-60.05%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$179 ₱10.4K

$2,063 ฿66K

-91.33%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$391 ₱22.8K

$1,469 ฿47K

-73.38%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,689 ₱157K

$4,286 ฿137.1K

-37.25%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,957 ฿94.6K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$534 ฿17.1K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

8.13

5.33

52.53%

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

Last update for General Trias: December 1, 2025

Last update for Phuket: December 1, 2025

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