Cost of Living Comparison Between Lipa and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Lipa and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Lipa is 38.2% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 50.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Lipa is 38% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 56.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.64 ₱213

$4.71 ฿151

-22.72%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$17.9 ₱1,045

$45.87 ฿1,468

-60.98%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.19 ₱186

$8.84 ฿283

-63.91%

Cappuccino

$2.28 ₱133

$3.06 ฿98

-25.49%

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

$0.43 ₱25.08

$0.69 ฿22.16

-37.68%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.33 ₱19.29

$0.39 ฿12.56

-15.38%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.74 ₱43.32

$2.49 ฿79.6

-70.28%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.72 ₱159

$3.72 ฿119

-26.88%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.34 ₱78

$2.18 ฿69.8

-38.53%

White Bread (500g)

$1.17 ₱68.3

$1.8 ฿57.5

-35.00%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.11 ₱64.7

$2.23 ฿71.4

-50.22%

Eggs

$1.9 ₱111

$2.23 ฿71.4

-14.80%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.9 ₱403

$19.66 ฿629

-64.90%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.3 ₱251

$3.77 ฿121

14.06%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.22 ₱421

$13.53 ฿433

-46.64%

Apples (1kg)

$1.76 ₱103

$3.24 ฿104

-45.68%

Banana (1kg)

$1.61 ₱93.7

$1.62 ฿51.9

-0.62%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.75 ₱102

$2.4 ฿76.8

-27.08%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.27 ₱74.2

$2.08 ฿66.5

-38.94%

Potato (1kg)

$0.9 ₱52.6

$1.59 ฿50.7

-43.40%

Onion (1kg)

$1.07 ₱62.6

$1.49 ฿47.76

-28.19%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.51 ₱29.88

$1.01 ฿32.46

-49.50%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.02 ₱59.5

$0.48 ฿15.46

112.50%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.2 ₱187

$4.48 ฿143

-28.57%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.56 ₱441

$20.34 ฿651

-62.83%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.92 ₱53.8

$1.86 ฿59.5

-50.54%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.96 ₱114

$2.7 ฿86.3

-27.41%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.24 ₱14.02

$1.43 ฿45.79

-83.22%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.47 ฿367

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.78 ₱45.5

$3.04 ฿97.4

-74.34%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.22 ₱12.81

$1.04 ฿33.18

-78.85%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.11 ₱123

$13.64 ฿437

-84.53%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.09 ₱63.7

$1.35 ฿43.31

-19.26%

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

$25.8K ₱1.5M

$27.2K ฿870.3K

-5.16%

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

$20.7K ₱1.2M

$33.5K ฿1.1M

-38.01%

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

$82.7 ₱4,828

$122 ฿3,905

-32.21%

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

$32.69 ₱1,908

$13.61 ฿435

140.19%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$29.51 ₱1,722

$18.36 ฿588

60.73%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$26.69 ₱1,558

$59.9 ฿1,915

-55.41%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.84 ฿539

Cinema Ticket

$5.71 ₱333

$8.92 ฿285

-35.99%

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

$80.2 ₱4,683

$684 ฿21.9K

-88.27%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,754 ₱160.7K

$16.1K ฿514.8K

-82.88%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$32.5 ₱1,897

$58.2 ฿1,862

-44.13%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$29.13 ₱1,700

$34.38 ฿1,100

-15.27%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$99.1 ₱5,784

$113 ฿3,631

-12.66%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$94.7 ₱5,527

$84.9 ฿2,716

11.56%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$88 ₱5,138

$621 ฿19.9K

-85.81%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$67.6 ₱3,945

$441 ฿14.1K

-84.66%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$279 ₱16.3K

$2,063 ฿66K

-86.47%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$250 ₱14.6K

$1,469 ฿47K

-83.01%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,286 ฿137.1K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,957 ฿94.6K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$213 ₱12.4K

$534 ฿17.1K

-60.14%

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 Lipa: November 29, 2025

Last update for Phuket: December 1, 2025

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