Cost of Living Comparison Between Pasig and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Pasig and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Pasig is 16.1% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 32.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Pasig is 25.3% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 41.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.51 ₱263

$4.71 ฿151

-4.25%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$26.26 ₱1,533

$45.87 ฿1,468

-42.75%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.41 ₱199

$8.84 ฿283

-61.43%

Cappuccino

$2.61 ₱153

$3.06 ฿98

-14.71%

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

$0.64 ₱37.55

$0.69 ฿22.16

-7.25%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.41 ₱23.85

$0.39 ฿12.56

5.13%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.53 ₱89.4

$2.49 ฿79.6

-38.55%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.59 ₱151

$3.72 ฿119

-30.38%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.91 ₱111

$2.18 ฿69.8

-12.39%

White Bread (500g)

$1.36 ₱79.3

$1.8 ฿57.5

-24.44%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.04 ₱60.7

$2.23 ฿71.4

-53.36%

Eggs

$2.24 ₱131

$2.23 ฿71.4

0.45%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.28 ₱542

$19.66 ฿629

-52.80%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.14 ₱242

$3.77 ฿121

9.81%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.73 ₱509

$13.53 ฿433

-35.48%

Apples (1kg)

$3.55 ₱207

$3.24 ฿104

9.57%

Banana (1kg)

$1.86 ₱109

$1.62 ฿51.9

14.81%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.62 ₱212

$2.4 ฿76.8

50.83%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.8 ₱105

$2.08 ฿66.5

-13.46%

Potato (1kg)

$2.71 ₱158

$1.59 ฿50.7

70.44%

Onion (1kg)

$3.13 ₱183

$1.49 ฿47.76

110.07%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.05 ₱120

$1.01 ฿32.46

102.97%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.72 ₱42.2

$0.48 ฿15.46

50.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.25 ₱190

$4.48 ฿143

-27.46%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.1 ₱590

$20.34 ฿651

-50.34%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.45 ₱84.6

$1.86 ฿59.5

-22.04%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.22 ₱130

$2.7 ฿86.3

-17.78%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.28 ₱16.39

$1.43 ฿45.79

-80.42%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.31 ₱368

$11.47 ฿367

-44.99%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.87 ₱50.7

$3.04 ฿97.4

-71.38%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.24 ₱14.04

$1.04 ฿33.18

-76.92%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.18 ₱127

$13.64 ฿437

-84.02%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.11 ₱64.5

$1.35 ฿43.31

-17.78%

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

$26.9K ₱1.6M

$27.2K ฿870.3K

-0.96%

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

$20.1K ₱1.2M

$33.5K ฿1.1M

-39.93%

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

$137 ₱7,990

$122 ฿3,905

12.18%

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

$34.86 ₱2,034

$13.61 ฿435

156.14%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$27.45 ₱1,602

$18.36 ฿588

49.51%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$33.43 ₱1,951

$59.9 ฿1,915

-44.14%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$4.37 ₱255

$16.84 ฿539

-74.05%

Cinema Ticket

$6.43 ₱375

$8.92 ฿285

-27.91%

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

$153 ₱8,946

$684 ฿21.9K

-77.59%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,647 ₱271.2K

$16.1K ฿514.8K

-71.11%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$49.66 ₱2,899

$58.2 ฿1,862

-14.63%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.68 ₱2,024

$34.38 ฿1,100

0.87%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$75.8 ₱4,424

$113 ฿3,631

-33.20%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$46.58 ₱2,718

$84.9 ฿2,716

-45.12%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$357 ₱20.8K

$621 ฿19.9K

-42.53%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$194 ₱11.3K

$441 ฿14.1K

-55.90%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$577 ₱33.7K

$2,063 ฿66K

-72.04%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$503 ₱29.3K

$1,469 ฿47K

-65.78%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,479 ₱203.1K

$4,286 ฿137.1K

-18.82%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,714 ₱158.4K

$2,957 ฿94.6K

-8.25%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$478 ₱27.9K

$534 ฿17.1K

-10.45%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.5

5.33

-15.57%

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

Last update for Pasig: December 1, 2025

Last update for Phuket: December 1, 2025

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