Cost of Living Comparison Between Pagadian and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Pagadian and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Pagadian is 27% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 37.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Pagadian is 24% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 57.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.54 ₱197

$4.68 ฿151

-24.36%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$17.63 ₱982

$46.4 ฿1,502

-62.00%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.34 ₱186

$8.65 ฿280

-61.39%

Cappuccino

$2.88 ₱160

$3.09 ฿100

-6.80%

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

$0.94 ₱52.3

$0.73 ฿23.53

28.77%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.46 ₱25.42

$0.37 ฿11.95

24.32%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.08 ₱60.1

$2.39 ฿77.4

-54.81%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.8 ₱100

$3.62 ฿117

-50.28%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.78 ₱99.1

$2.24 ฿72.5

-20.54%

White Bread (500g)

$1.07 ₱59.8

$1.8 ฿58.2

-40.56%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.98 ₱54.7

$2.24 ฿72.3

-56.25%

Eggs

$2.06 ₱115

$2.23 ฿72.1

-7.62%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.21 ₱457

$19.31 ฿625

-57.48%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.91 ₱273

$3.77 ฿122

30.24%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.9 ₱329

$13.05 ฿422

-54.79%

Apples (1kg)

$3.62 ₱201

$3.28 ฿106

10.37%

Banana (1kg)

$1.17 ₱65

$1.63 ฿52.6

-28.22%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.27 ₱182

$2.4 ฿77.7

36.25%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.38 ₱77

$1.99 ฿64.3

-30.65%

Potato (1kg)

$2.63 ₱146

$1.53 ฿49.62

71.90%

Onion (1kg)

$3.42 ₱190

$1.49 ฿48.11

129.53%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.07 ₱59.6

$1.02 ฿32.87

4.90%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.71 ₱39.39

$0.48 ฿15.61

47.92%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.59 ₱144

$4.32 ฿140

-40.05%

Wine (Bottle)

$4.21 ₱234

$21.68 ฿702

-80.58%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.04 ₱57.9

$1.77 ฿57.3

-41.24%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.55 ₱86.3

$2.79 ฿90.4

-44.44%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.26 ₱14.29

$1.35 ฿43.74

-80.74%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$7.12 ₱397

$11.76 ฿380

-39.46%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.77 ₱42.82

$3.15 ฿102

-75.56%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.22 ₱12.19

$1 ฿32.3

-78.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.15 ₱120

$13.64 ฿442

-84.24%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.19 ₱66.1

$1.3 ฿42.2

-8.46%

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

$26.3K ₱1.5M

$27.4K ฿885.2K

-3.87%

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

$20.7K ₱1.2M

$33.9K ฿1.1M

-38.94%

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

$96.3 ₱5,360

$123 ฿3,970

-21.54%

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

$32.84 ₱1,828

$13.93 ฿451

135.75%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$27.63 ₱1,539

$18.24 ฿590

51.48%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$34.25 ₱1,907

$60.8 ฿1,966

-43.62%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.11 ฿554

Cinema Ticket

$6.05 ₱337

$9.07 ฿294

-33.30%

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

$152 ₱8,487

$694 ฿22.5K

-78.04%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,267 ₱237.6K

$15.9K ฿514.4K

-73.15%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$46.62 ₱2,596

$57.5 ฿1,861

-18.94%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$26.16 ₱1,457

$34.51 ฿1,117

-24.20%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$76.3 ₱4,250

$115 ฿3,727

-33.73%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$53.5 ₱2,976

$84.8 ฿2,743

-36.95%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$111 ₱6,202

$611 ฿19.8K

-81.77%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$177 ₱9,858

$442 ฿14.3K

-59.97%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$248 ₱13.8K

$2,014 ฿65.2K

-87.70%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$149 ₱8,321

$1,460 ฿47.2K

-89.76%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,119 ₱118K

$4,244 ฿137.3K

-50.07%

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 Pagadian: October 28, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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