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

🙂 Solo nomad: San Pedro is 19.8% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 36.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: San Pedro is 36.3% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 47.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.75 ₱277

$4.71 ฿151

0.85%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$21.19 ₱1,237

$45.87 ฿1,468

-53.80%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.05 ₱178

$8.84 ฿283

-65.50%

Cappuccino

$2.63 ₱154

$3.06 ฿98

-14.05%

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

$0.92 ₱53.5

$0.69 ฿22.16

33.33%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.37 ₱21.88

$0.39 ฿12.56

-5.13%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.21 ₱70.6

$2.49 ฿79.6

-51.41%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.68 ₱157

$3.72 ฿119

-27.96%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.98 ₱115

$2.18 ฿69.8

-9.17%

White Bread (500g)

$1.21 ₱70.8

$1.8 ฿57.5

-32.78%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.08 ₱63.1

$2.23 ฿71.4

-51.57%

Eggs

$2.04 ₱119

$2.23 ฿71.4

-8.52%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.17 ₱418

$19.66 ฿629

-63.53%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.28 ₱250

$3.77 ฿121

13.53%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.34 ₱428

$13.53 ฿433

-45.75%

Apples (1kg)

$3.52 ₱206

$3.24 ฿104

8.64%

Banana (1kg)

$1.57 ₱91.8

$1.62 ฿51.9

-3.09%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.88 ₱168

$2.4 ฿76.8

20.00%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.72 ₱100

$2.08 ฿66.5

-17.31%

Potato (1kg)

$2.7 ₱158

$1.59 ฿50.7

69.81%

Onion (1kg)

$3.03 ₱177

$1.49 ฿47.76

103.36%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.58 ₱92.1

$1.01 ฿32.46

56.44%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.68 ₱39.94

$0.48 ฿15.46

41.67%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.23 ₱188

$4.48 ฿143

-27.90%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.73 ₱451

$20.34 ฿651

-62.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.51 ₱88.1

$1.86 ฿59.5

-18.82%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.02 ₱118

$2.7 ฿86.3

-25.19%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.26 ₱15.15

$1.43 ฿45.79

-81.82%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.47 ฿367

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.77 ₱44.84

$3.04 ฿97.4

-74.67%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.22 ₱12.78

$1.04 ฿33.18

-78.85%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.07 ₱121

$13.64 ฿437

-84.82%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.14 ₱66.3

$1.35 ฿43.31

-15.56%

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

$25.7K ₱1.5M

$27.2K ฿870.3K

-5.44%

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

$20.1K ₱1.2M

$33.5K ฿1.1M

-40.01%

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

$137 ₱7,994

$122 ฿3,905

12.24%

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

$22.06 ₱1,287

$13.61 ฿435

62.09%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$27.19 ₱1,587

$18.36 ฿588

48.09%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$34.53 ₱2,015

$59.9 ฿1,915

-42.31%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.84 ฿539

Cinema Ticket

$6.93 ₱404

$8.92 ฿285

-22.31%

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

$81.9 ₱4,778

$684 ฿21.9K

-88.03%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,790 ₱162.8K

$16.1K ฿514.8K

-82.66%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$31.67 ₱1,848

$58.2 ฿1,862

-45.56%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$29.31 ₱1,711

$34.38 ฿1,100

-14.75%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$82.6 ₱4,822

$113 ฿3,631

-27.17%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$47.44 ₱2,769

$84.9 ฿2,716

-44.11%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$266 ₱15.5K

$621 ฿19.9K

-57.12%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$180 ₱10.5K

$441 ฿14.1K

-59.17%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$586 ₱34.2K

$2,063 ฿66K

-71.62%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$392 ₱22.9K

$1,469 ฿47K

-73.36%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,420 ₱141.3K

$4,286 ฿137.1K

-43.53%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,957 ฿94.6K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$326 ₱19K

$534 ฿17.1K

-38.95%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

7.52

5.33

41.09%

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

Last update for San Pedro: December 1, 2025

Last update for Phuket: December 1, 2025

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