Cost of Living Comparison Between Manila and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Manila and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Manila is 16.6% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 21.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Manila is 21.3% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 36.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.25 ₱292

$4.68 ฿151

12.18%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$26.12 ₱1,455

$46.4 ฿1,502

-43.71%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.48 ₱250

$8.65 ฿280

-48.21%

Cappuccino

$2.67 ₱148

$3.09 ฿100

-13.59%

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

$0.91 ₱50.5

$0.73 ฿23.53

24.66%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.53 ₱29.61

$0.37 ฿11.95

43.24%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.55 ₱86.5

$2.39 ฿77.4

-35.15%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.68 ₱149

$3.62 ฿117

-25.97%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.9 ₱106

$2.24 ฿72.5

-15.18%

White Bread (500g)

$1.34 ₱74.7

$1.8 ฿58.2

-25.56%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.09 ₱60.6

$2.24 ฿72.3

-51.34%

Eggs

$2.15 ₱120

$2.23 ฿72.1

-3.59%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.46 ₱527

$19.31 ฿625

-51.01%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.32 ₱296

$3.77 ฿122

41.11%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.59 ₱478

$13.05 ฿422

-34.18%

Apples (1kg)

$3.44 ₱191

$3.28 ฿106

4.88%

Banana (1kg)

$1.82 ₱101

$1.63 ฿52.6

11.66%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.59 ₱200

$2.4 ฿77.7

49.58%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.41 ₱134

$1.99 ฿64.3

21.11%

Potato (1kg)

$2.77 ₱154

$1.53 ฿49.62

81.05%

Onion (1kg)

$3.04 ₱169

$1.49 ฿48.11

104.03%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.94 ₱108

$1.02 ฿32.87

90.20%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.64 ₱35.46

$0.48 ฿15.61

33.33%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.44 ₱192

$4.32 ฿140

-20.37%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.57 ₱477

$21.68 ฿702

-60.47%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.51 ₱84

$1.77 ฿57.3

-14.69%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.12 ₱118

$2.79 ฿90.4

-24.01%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.48 ₱26.9

$1.35 ฿43.74

-64.44%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$12.17 ₱678

$11.76 ฿380

3.49%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.92 ₱51.3

$3.15 ฿102

-70.79%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.27 ₱15.08

$1 ฿32.3

-73.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.15 ₱120

$13.64 ฿442

-84.24%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.17 ₱65.3

$1.3 ฿42.2

-10.00%

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

$27K ₱1.5M

$27.4K ฿885.2K

-1.15%

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

$23K ₱1.3M

$33.9K ฿1.1M

-32.16%

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

$139 ₱7,714

$123 ฿3,970

12.94%

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

$22.08 ₱1,229

$13.93 ฿451

58.51%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$27.22 ₱1,516

$18.24 ฿590

49.23%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$42.8 ₱2,383

$60.8 ฿1,966

-29.55%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.9 ₱384

$17.11 ฿554

-59.67%

Cinema Ticket

$6.61 ₱368

$9.07 ฿294

-27.12%

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

$364 ₱20.2K

$694 ฿22.5K

-47.63%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$11.2K ₱623.1K

$15.9K ฿514.4K

-29.59%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$45.95 ₱2,558

$57.5 ฿1,861

-20.10%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$35.61 ₱1,983

$34.51 ฿1,117

3.19%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$83.5 ₱4,648

$115 ฿3,727

-27.52%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$46.92 ₱2,612

$84.8 ฿2,743

-44.65%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$503 ₱28K

$611 ฿19.8K

-17.73%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$262 ₱14.6K

$442 ฿14.3K

-40.65%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,724 ₱96K

$2,014 ฿65.2K

-14.43%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$622 ₱34.6K

$1,460 ฿47.2K

-57.39%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,633 ₱202.3K

$4,244 ฿137.3K

-14.40%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,336 ₱130.1K

$2,886 ฿93.4K

-19.05%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$492 ₱27.4K

$697 ฿22.5K

-29.37%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

7.52

5.33

41.09%

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

Last update for Manila: October 28, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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