Cost of Living Comparison Between Ormoc and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Ormoc and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Ormoc is 27.7% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 36% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Ormoc is 26.5% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 49.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.47 ₱193

$4.68 ฿151

-25.85%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$17.4 ₱969

$46.4 ฿1,502

-62.50%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.32 ₱240

$8.65 ฿280

-50.06%

Cappuccino

$2.38 ₱133

$3.09 ฿100

-22.98%

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

$0.77 ₱42.9

$0.73 ฿23.53

5.48%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.36 ₱20.12

$0.37 ฿11.95

-2.70%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.36 ₱75.9

$2.39 ฿77.4

-43.10%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.08 ₱116

$3.62 ฿117

-42.54%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.85 ₱103

$2.24 ฿72.5

-17.41%

White Bread (500g)

$1.28 ₱71

$1.8 ฿58.2

-28.89%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.95 ₱53.1

$2.24 ฿72.3

-57.59%

Eggs

$2.01 ₱112

$2.23 ฿72.1

-9.87%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.91 ₱441

$19.31 ฿625

-59.04%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.35 ₱242

$3.77 ฿122

15.38%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.95 ₱443

$13.05 ฿422

-39.08%

Apples (1kg)

$2.86 ₱159

$3.28 ฿106

-12.80%

Banana (1kg)

$1.55 ₱86.2

$1.63 ฿52.6

-4.91%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.63 ₱147

$2.4 ฿77.7

9.58%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.6 ₱89

$1.99 ฿64.3

-19.60%

Potato (1kg)

$2.28 ₱127

$1.53 ฿49.62

49.02%

Onion (1kg)

$2.63 ₱146

$1.49 ฿48.11

76.51%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.1 ₱61.3

$1.02 ฿32.87

7.84%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.76 ₱42.1

$0.48 ฿15.61

58.33%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.86 ₱159

$4.32 ฿140

-33.80%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.78 ₱489

$21.68 ฿702

-59.50%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.17 ₱65

$1.77 ฿57.3

-33.90%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.98 ₱110

$2.79 ฿90.4

-29.03%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.2 ₱11.36

$1.35 ฿43.74

-85.19%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.76 ฿380

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.76 ₱42.57

$3.15 ฿102

-75.87%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.22 ₱12.24

$1 ฿32.3

-78.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.17 ₱121

$13.64 ฿442

-84.09%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.18 ₱66

$1.3 ฿42.2

-9.23%

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

$26.5K ₱1.5M

$27.4K ฿885.2K

-3.24%

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

$20.7K ₱1.2M

$33.9K ฿1.1M

-39.06%

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

$112 ₱6,241

$123 ฿3,970

-8.63%

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

$33.17 ₱1,847

$13.93 ฿451

138.12%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$27.13 ₱1,511

$18.24 ฿590

48.74%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$34.38 ₱1,914

$60.8 ฿1,966

-43.41%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$9.1 ₱506

$17.11 ฿554

-46.81%

Cinema Ticket

$6.08 ₱338

$9.07 ฿294

-32.97%

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

$151 ₱8,384

$694 ฿22.5K

-78.31%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,398 ₱244.9K

$15.9K ฿514.4K

-72.33%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$46.08 ₱2,566

$57.5 ฿1,861

-19.87%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$26.32 ₱1,466

$34.51 ฿1,117

-23.73%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$74.8 ₱4,164

$115 ฿3,727

-35.06%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$52.7 ₱2,932

$84.8 ฿2,743

-37.89%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$262 ₱14.6K

$611 ฿19.8K

-57.10%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$179 ₱9,952

$442 ฿14.3K

-59.58%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$212 ₱11.8K

$2,014 ฿65.2K

-89.49%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$388 ₱21.6K

$1,460 ฿47.2K

-73.45%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,688 ₱149.6K

$4,244 ฿137.3K

-36.67%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,886 ฿93.4K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$697 ฿22.5K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

6.67

5.33

25.14%

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

Last update for Ormoc: October 29, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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