Cost of Living Comparison Between Imus and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Imus and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Imus is 15% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 38.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Imus is 26.5% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 53.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.45 ₱260

$4.49 ฿144

-0.89%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$20.84 ₱1,217

$46.15 ฿1,477

-54.84%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.11 ₱182

$8.77 ฿281

-64.54%

Cappuccino

$2.93 ₱171

$2.98 ฿95.4

-1.68%

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

$0.86 ₱50.1

$0.73 ฿23.49

17.81%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.35 ₱20.16

$0.39 ฿12.62

-10.26%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.27 ₱74.3

$2.43 ฿77.8

-47.74%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.73 ₱159

$3.79 ฿121

-27.97%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.16 ₱126

$2.26 ฿72.3

-4.42%

White Bread (500g)

$1.25 ₱72.7

$1.8 ฿57.5

-30.56%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.93 ₱54.1

$2.25 ฿72

-58.67%

Eggs

$1.93 ₱113

$2.34 ฿74.8

-17.52%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.91 ₱403

$19.73 ฿631

-64.98%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.14 ₱241

$3.62 ฿116

14.36%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.97 ₱407

$13.45 ฿430

-48.18%

Apples (1kg)

$2.29 ₱134

$3.24 ฿104

-29.32%

Banana (1kg)

$1.58 ₱92.1

$1.71 ฿54.6

-7.60%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.98 ₱174

$2.33 ฿74.7

27.90%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.72 ₱100

$1.98 ฿63.5

-13.13%

Potato (1kg)

$1.66 ₱97.2

$1.58 ฿50.7

5.06%

Onion (1kg)

$3.55 ₱207

$1.51 ฿48.32

135.10%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.65 ₱96.1

$1.01 ฿32.4

63.37%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.82 ₱47.96

$0.52 ฿16.58

57.69%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.27 ₱191

$4.49 ฿144

-27.17%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.72 ₱450

$19.8 ฿634

-61.01%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.41 ₱82

$1.77 ฿56.8

-20.34%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.95 ₱114

$2.72 ฿86.9

-28.31%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.45 ₱26.53

$1.41 ฿45.13

-68.09%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.71 ฿375

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.77 ₱44.96

$3 ฿96.1

-74.33%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.22 ₱12.8

$1.01 ฿32.26

-78.22%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.14 ₱125

$13.97 ฿447

-84.68%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.11 ₱64.8

$1.35 ฿43.18

-17.78%

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

$26K ₱1.5M

$27.7K ฿887.7K

-6.20%

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

$17.8K ₱1M

$33.4K ฿1.1M

-46.59%

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

$131 ₱7,647

$122 ฿3,894

7.69%

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

$32.8 ₱1,915

$13.64 ฿436

140.47%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$27.03 ₱1,577

$18.85 ฿603

43.40%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$33.73 ₱1,968

$61.7 ฿1,973

-45.30%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.03 ฿545

Cinema Ticket

$6.92 ₱404

$8.9 ฿285

-22.25%

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

$79.8 ₱4,659

$702 ฿22.5K

-88.63%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,824 ₱164.8K

$16K ฿511.2K

-82.32%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$31.27 ₱1,825

$58 ฿1,854

-46.04%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$29.77 ₱1,738

$34.63 ฿1,108

-14.03%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$69.3 ₱4,042

$115 ฿3,668

-39.57%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$92.4 ₱5,395

$84.3 ฿2,697

9.68%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$133 ₱7,735

$615 ฿19.7K

-78.44%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$111 ₱6,474

$441 ฿14.1K

-74.86%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$219 ₱12.8K

$2,039 ฿65.3K

-89.24%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$187 ₱10.9K

$1,477 ฿47.3K

-87.36%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,260 ฿136.3K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,973 ฿95.1K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$181 ₱10.6K

$665 ฿21.3K

-72.74%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

6.17

5.33

15.76%

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

Last update for Imus: November 23, 2025

Last update for Phuket: November 23, 2025

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