Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Tagaytay Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Tagaytay

😐 Solo nomad: Phuket is 39.2% more expensive than Tagaytay without rent, and 66.5% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Phuket is 47.9% more expensive than Tagaytay without rent, and 99.2% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.65 ฿149

$4.25 ₱252

9.41%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.11 ฿1,474

$14.69 ₱869

213.89%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.74 ฿279

$2.68 ₱158

226.12%

Cappuccino

$3.04 ฿97.1

$1.84 ₱109

65.22%

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

$0.72 ฿23.03

$0.68 ₱40.48

5.88%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.39 ฿12.50

$0.43 ₱25.23

-9.30%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.44 ฿78.0

$1.42 ₱84.2

71.83%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 ฿121

$2.63 ₱156

44.11%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.14 ฿68.6

$2.94 ₱174

-27.21%

White Bread (500g)

$1.86 ฿59.5

$1.43 ₱84.6

30.07%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.19 ฿69.9

$1.00 ₱59.0

119.00%

Eggs

$2.25 ฿71.8

$1.99 ₱118

13.07%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.73 ฿631

$8.11 ₱480

143.28%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.79 ฿121

$5.01 ₱297

-24.35%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.55 ฿433

$8.43 ₱499

60.74%

Apples (1kg)

$3.25 ฿104

$3.46 ₱205

-6.07%

Banana (1kg)

$1.67 ฿53.4

$1.82 ₱108

-8.24%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.39 ฿76.5

$3.49 ₱206

-31.52%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.09 ฿66.9

$1.56 ₱92.1

33.97%

Potato (1kg)

$1.53 ฿48.88

$1.75 ₱104

-12.57%

Onion (1kg)

$1.51 ฿48.27

$1.66 ₱98.2

-9.04%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.99 ฿31.62

$1.08 ₱63.7

-8.33%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.51 ฿16.46

$0.70 ₱41.32

-27.14%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.27 ฿137

$2.02 ₱120

111.39%

Wine (Bottle)

$20.31 ฿649

$7.52 ₱445

170.08%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ฿57.3

$1.20 ₱70.8

49.17%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.77 ฿88.5

$2.42 ₱143

14.46%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.40 ฿44.89

$0.28 ₱16.66

400.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.70 ฿374

$17.61 ₱1,042

-33.56%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.11 ฿99.4

$0.84 ₱49.43

270.24%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.99 ฿31.80

$0.22 ₱13.00

350.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$13.73 ฿439

$2.10 ₱124

553.81%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.32 ฿42.17

$1.17 ₱69.1

12.82%

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

$27.2K ฿870.7K

$21.6K ₱1.3M

26.00%

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

$34.1K ฿1.1M

$18.6K ₱1.1M

83.20%

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

$120 ฿3,849

$73.4 ₱4,340

64.14%

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

$13.93 ฿445

$33.39 ₱1,976

-58.28%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.31 ฿585

$27.05 ₱1,601

-32.31%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.9 ฿1,948

$34.30 ₱2,030

77.64%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.23 ฿551

$4.34 ₱257

297.00%

Cinema Ticket

$8.71 ฿278

$5.90 ₱349

47.63%

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

$698 ฿22.3K

$150 ₱8,889

364.56%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.7K ฿503.0K

$4,357 ₱257.8K

261.09%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$57.6 ฿1,843

$46.15 ₱2,731

24.90%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.24 ฿1,095

$33.61 ₱1,989

1.87%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$113 ฿3,618

$68.8 ₱4,073

64.42%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$84.8 ฿2,711

$87.3 ₱5,168

-2.90%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$604 ฿19.3K

$262 ₱15.5K

130.83%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$436 ฿13.9K

$159 ₱9,401

174.48%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,057 ฿65.8K

$460 ₱27.2K

347.19%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,498 ฿47.9K

$358 ₱21.2K

318.52%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,252 ฿135.9K

$2,484 ₱147.0K

71.19%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,988 ฿95.5K

$721 ₱42.6K

314.61%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$529 ฿16.9K

$414 ₱24.5K

27.73%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

6.60%

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

Last update for Phuket: February 28, 2026

Last update for Tagaytay: March 3, 2026

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