Cost of Living Comparison Between Lucena and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Lucena and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Lucena is 49.4% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 61.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Lucena is 58.1% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 62.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.68 ₱98.1

$4.71 ฿151

-64.33%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$8.74 ₱510

$45.87 ฿1,468

-80.95%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$1.84 ₱107

$8.84 ฿283

-79.19%

Cappuccino

$1.1 ₱64.5

$3.06 ฿98

-64.05%

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

$0.63 ₱36.99

$0.69 ฿22.16

-8.70%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.37 ₱21.77

$0.39 ฿12.56

-5.13%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.01 ₱59

$2.49 ฿79.6

-59.44%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.39 ₱80.9

$3.72 ฿119

-62.63%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.67 ₱97.6

$2.18 ฿69.8

-23.39%

White Bread (500g)

$1.21 ₱70.4

$1.8 ฿57.5

-32.78%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.9 ₱52.7

$2.23 ฿71.4

-59.64%

Eggs

$2 ₱116

$2.23 ฿71.4

-10.31%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.06 ₱412

$19.66 ฿629

-64.09%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$1.38 ₱80.8

$3.77 ฿121

-63.40%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$2.64 ₱154

$13.53 ฿433

-80.49%

Apples (1kg)

$0.88 ₱51.3

$3.24 ฿104

-72.84%

Banana (1kg)

$1.08 ₱62.8

$1.62 ฿51.9

-33.33%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.85 ₱49.81

$2.4 ฿76.8

-64.58%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.7 ₱40.84

$2.08 ฿66.5

-66.35%

Potato (1kg)

$1.09 ₱63.4

$1.59 ฿50.7

-31.45%

Onion (1kg)

$1.12 ₱65.5

$1.49 ฿47.76

-24.83%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.22 ₱71

$1.01 ฿32.46

20.79%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.69 ₱40.45

$0.48 ฿15.46

43.75%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.12 ₱182

$4.48 ฿143

-30.36%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.53 ₱440

$20.34 ฿651

-62.98%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.55 ₱90.3

$1.86 ฿59.5

-16.67%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.9 ₱52.6

$2.7 ฿86.3

-66.67%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.31 ₱18.22

$1.43 ฿45.79

-78.32%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.47 ฿367

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.83 ₱48.32

$3.04 ฿97.4

-72.70%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.27 ₱15.84

$1.04 ฿33.18

-74.04%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.07 ₱121

$13.64 ฿437

-84.82%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.14 ₱66.7

$1.35 ฿43.31

-15.56%

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

$25.5K ₱1.5M

$27.2K ฿870.3K

-6.32%

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

$20.7K ₱1.2M

$33.5K ฿1.1M

-38.09%

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

$62.4 ₱3,643

$122 ฿3,905

-48.85%

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

$6.92 ₱404

$13.61 ฿435

-49.16%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$12.35 ₱721

$18.36 ฿588

-32.73%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$33.72 ₱1,968

$59.9 ฿1,915

-43.66%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.84 ฿539

Cinema Ticket

$6.89 ₱402

$8.92 ฿285

-22.76%

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

$80.4 ₱4,691

$684 ฿21.9K

-88.25%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,755 ₱160.8K

$16.1K ฿514.8K

-82.87%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$32.28 ₱1,884

$58.2 ฿1,862

-44.51%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$29.15 ₱1,701

$34.38 ฿1,100

-15.21%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$53 ₱3,094

$113 ฿3,631

-53.28%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$94.7 ₱5,525

$84.9 ฿2,716

11.53%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$132 ₱7,714

$621 ฿19.9K

-78.70%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$80.8 ₱4,713

$441 ฿14.1K

-81.67%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$597 ₱34.9K

$2,063 ฿66K

-71.05%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$388 ₱22.7K

$1,469 ฿47K

-73.58%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,155 ₱125.8K

$4,286 ฿137.1K

-49.71%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,957 ฿94.6K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$346 ₱20.2K

$534 ฿17.1K

-35.19%

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 Lucena: November 30, 2025

Last update for Phuket: December 1, 2025

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