Cost of Living Comparison Between Pasay and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Pasay and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Pasay is 19.4% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 28.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Pasay is 33% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 47.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.86 ₱284

$4.71 ฿151

3.18%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$21.49 ₱1,254

$45.87 ฿1,468

-53.15%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.13 ₱183

$8.84 ฿283

-64.59%

Cappuccino

$2.2 ₱129

$3.06 ฿98

-28.10%

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

$0.58 ₱33.62

$0.69 ฿22.16

-15.94%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.35 ₱20.14

$0.39 ฿12.56

-10.26%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.03 ₱60.4

$2.49 ฿79.6

-58.63%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.54 ₱89.6

$3.72 ฿119

-58.60%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.98 ₱116

$2.18 ฿69.8

-9.17%

White Bread (500g)

$1.26 ₱73.7

$1.8 ฿57.5

-30.00%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.95 ₱55.4

$2.23 ฿71.4

-57.40%

Eggs

$2.01 ₱118

$2.23 ฿71.4

-9.87%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.95 ₱289

$19.66 ฿629

-74.82%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.17 ₱243

$3.77 ฿121

10.61%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.53 ₱323

$13.53 ฿433

-59.13%

Apples (1kg)

$4.32 ₱252

$3.24 ฿104

33.33%

Banana (1kg)

$1.55 ₱90.2

$1.62 ฿51.9

-4.32%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.43 ₱142

$2.4 ฿76.8

1.25%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.64 ₱96

$2.08 ฿66.5

-21.15%

Potato (1kg)

$2.84 ₱166

$1.59 ฿50.7

78.62%

Onion (1kg)

$4.02 ₱235

$1.49 ฿47.76

169.80%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.38 ₱80.4

$1.01 ฿32.46

36.63%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.98 ₱57.2

$0.48 ฿15.46

104.17%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.26 ₱191

$4.48 ฿143

-27.23%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.78 ₱454

$20.34 ฿651

-61.75%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.99 ₱57.6

$1.86 ฿59.5

-46.77%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.19 ₱69.7

$2.7 ฿86.3

-55.93%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.2 ₱11.65

$1.43 ฿45.79

-86.01%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.47 ฿367

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.69 ₱40.1

$3.04 ฿97.4

-77.30%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.25 ₱14.57

$1.04 ฿33.18

-75.96%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.16 ₱126

$13.64 ฿437

-84.16%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.13 ₱66

$1.35 ฿43.31

-16.30%

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

$12.4K ₱721.1K

$27.2K ฿870.3K

-54.57%

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

$16.2K ₱942.7K

$33.5K ฿1.1M

-51.74%

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

$114 ₱6,666

$122 ฿3,905

-6.41%

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

$33.16 ₱1,935

$13.61 ฿435

143.64%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$30.49 ₱1,779

$18.36 ฿588

66.07%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$35.25 ₱2,057

$59.9 ฿1,915

-41.10%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.84 ฿539

Cinema Ticket

$5.94 ₱347

$8.92 ฿285

-33.41%

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

$79.8 ₱4,660

$684 ฿21.9K

-88.33%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,797 ₱163.2K

$16.1K ฿514.8K

-82.61%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$32.13 ₱1,875

$58.2 ฿1,862

-44.77%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$17.55 ₱1,024

$34.38 ฿1,100

-48.95%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$85.3 ₱4,978

$113 ฿3,631

-24.82%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$70.9 ₱4,139

$84.9 ฿2,716

-16.46%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$401 ₱23.4K

$621 ฿19.9K

-35.43%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$302 ₱17.6K

$441 ฿14.1K

-31.45%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,500 ₱87.6K

$2,063 ฿66K

-27.30%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$412 ₱24K

$1,469 ฿47K

-71.97%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,050 ₱119.6K

$4,286 ฿137.1K

-52.18%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$611 ₱35.7K

$2,957 ฿94.6K

-79.33%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$552 ₱32.2K

$534 ฿17.1K

3.45%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

50.09%

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

Last update for Pasay: December 1, 2025

Last update for Phuket: December 1, 2025

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