Cost of Living Comparison Between San Pablo and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between San Pablo and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: San Pablo is 27.7% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 33.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: San Pablo is 38.8% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 48% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.83 ₱282

$4.71 ฿151

2.55%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$14.33 ₱837

$45.87 ฿1,468

-68.76%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.14 ₱184

$8.84 ฿283

-64.48%

Cappuccino

$2.99 ₱174

$3.06 ฿98

-2.29%

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

$0.42 ₱24.43

$0.69 ฿22.16

-39.13%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.28 ₱16.47

$0.39 ฿12.56

-28.21%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.68 ₱39.93

$2.49 ฿79.6

-72.69%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.07 ₱121

$3.72 ฿119

-44.35%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.72 ₱101

$2.18 ฿69.8

-21.10%

White Bread (500g)

$0.83 ₱48.37

$1.8 ฿57.5

-53.89%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.74 ₱42.96

$2.23 ฿71.4

-66.82%

Eggs

$1.93 ₱113

$2.23 ฿71.4

-13.45%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$5.15 ₱301

$19.66 ฿629

-73.80%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.87 ₱226

$3.77 ฿121

2.65%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.22 ₱422

$13.53 ฿433

-46.64%

Apples (1kg)

$4.44 ₱259

$3.24 ฿104

37.04%

Banana (1kg)

$1.03 ₱60.2

$1.62 ฿51.9

-36.42%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.27 ₱133

$2.4 ฿76.8

-5.42%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.64 ₱95.7

$2.08 ฿66.5

-21.15%

Potato (1kg)

$1.46 ₱85

$1.59 ฿50.7

-8.18%

Onion (1kg)

$1.07 ₱62.7

$1.49 ฿47.76

-28.19%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.92 ₱53.5

$1.01 ฿32.46

-8.91%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.65 ₱37.81

$0.48 ฿15.46

35.42%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.42 ₱141

$4.48 ฿143

-45.98%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.67 ₱331

$20.34 ฿651

-72.12%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.18 ₱69.1

$1.86 ฿59.5

-36.56%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.97 ₱115

$2.7 ฿86.3

-27.04%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.26 ₱15.04

$1.43 ฿45.79

-81.82%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.47 ฿367

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.77 ₱44.94

$3.04 ฿97.4

-74.67%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.22 ₱12.8

$1.04 ฿33.18

-78.85%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.19 ₱128

$13.64 ฿437

-83.94%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.1 ₱64.2

$1.35 ฿43.31

-18.52%

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

$25.6K ₱1.5M

$27.2K ฿870.3K

-5.98%

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

$20.1K ₱1.2M

$33.5K ฿1.1M

-39.85%

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

$162 ₱9,473

$122 ฿3,905

33.02%

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

$32.87 ₱1,919

$13.61 ฿435

141.51%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$30.1 ₱1,757

$18.36 ฿588

63.94%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$34.38 ₱2,007

$59.9 ฿1,915

-42.56%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.84 ฿539

Cinema Ticket

$6.9 ₱402

$8.92 ฿285

-22.65%

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

$80.1 ₱4,676

$684 ฿21.9K

-88.29%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,845 ₱166.1K

$16.1K ฿514.8K

-82.31%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$17.34 ₱1,012

$58.2 ฿1,862

-70.19%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$29.37 ₱1,714

$34.38 ฿1,100

-14.57%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$98.9 ₱5,775

$113 ฿3,631

-12.80%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$92.4 ₱5,392

$84.9 ฿2,716

8.85%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$123 ₱7,151

$621 ฿19.9K

-80.26%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$179 ₱10.4K

$441 ฿14.1K

-59.39%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$592 ₱34.6K

$2,063 ฿66K

-71.30%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$396 ₱23.1K

$1,469 ฿47K

-73.05%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,286 ฿137.1K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,957 ฿94.6K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$534 ฿17.1K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

8.13

5.33

52.53%

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

Last update for San Pablo: November 29, 2025

Last update for Phuket: December 1, 2025

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