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

🙂 Solo nomad: Tagaytay is 26.5% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 38.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Tagaytay is 37.6% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 48.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.09 ₱239

$4.71 ฿151

-13.16%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$14.88 ₱868

$45.87 ฿1,468

-67.56%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$2.61 ₱152

$8.84 ฿283

-70.48%

Cappuccino

$1.81 ₱106

$3.06 ฿98

-40.85%

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

$0.74 ₱43.23

$0.69 ฿22.16

7.25%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.4 ₱23.31

$0.39 ฿12.56

2.56%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.47 ₱86.1

$2.49 ฿79.6

-40.96%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.61 ₱152

$3.72 ฿119

-29.84%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.94 ₱172

$2.18 ฿69.8

34.86%

White Bread (500g)

$1.42 ₱82.8

$1.8 ฿57.5

-21.11%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.93 ₱54.3

$2.23 ฿71.4

-58.30%

Eggs

$2.06 ₱120

$2.23 ฿71.4

-7.62%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.86 ₱459

$19.66 ฿629

-60.02%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.24 ₱306

$3.77 ฿121

38.99%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.49 ₱495

$13.53 ฿433

-37.25%

Apples (1kg)

$3.53 ₱206

$3.24 ฿104

8.95%

Banana (1kg)

$1.79 ₱105

$1.62 ฿51.9

10.49%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.51 ₱205

$2.4 ฿76.8

46.25%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.63 ₱94.9

$2.08 ฿66.5

-21.63%

Potato (1kg)

$1.74 ₱101

$1.59 ฿50.7

9.43%

Onion (1kg)

$1.68 ₱98.1

$1.49 ฿47.76

12.75%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.07 ₱62.4

$1.01 ฿32.46

5.94%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.67 ₱39

$0.48 ฿15.46

39.58%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.07 ₱121

$4.48 ฿143

-53.79%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.57 ₱500

$20.34 ฿651

-57.87%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.18 ₱69.1

$1.86 ฿59.5

-36.56%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.43 ₱142

$2.7 ฿86.3

-10.00%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.26 ₱15.14

$1.43 ฿45.79

-81.82%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$17.93 ₱1,047

$11.47 ฿367

56.32%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.77 ₱44.69

$3.04 ฿97.4

-74.67%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.22 ₱12.76

$1.04 ฿33.18

-78.85%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.18 ₱127

$13.64 ฿437

-84.02%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.15 ₱67.3

$1.35 ฿43.31

-14.81%

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

$20.8K ₱1.2M

$27.2K ฿870.3K

-23.55%

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

$18.4K ₱1.1M

$33.5K ฿1.1M

-44.96%

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

$73.1 ₱4,267

$122 ฿3,905

-40.10%

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

$32.89 ₱1,919

$13.61 ฿435

141.66%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$26.15 ₱1,526

$18.36 ฿588

42.43%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$33.94 ₱1,981

$59.9 ฿1,915

-43.29%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$8.78 ₱513

$16.84 ฿539

-47.86%

Cinema Ticket

$5.94 ₱347

$8.92 ฿285

-33.41%

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

$151 ₱8,823

$684 ฿21.9K

-77.89%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,303 ₱251.2K

$16.1K ฿514.8K

-73.25%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$45.68 ₱2,666

$58.2 ฿1,862

-21.47%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$33.74 ₱1,969

$34.38 ฿1,100

-1.86%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$68.6 ₱4,001

$113 ฿3,631

-39.58%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$89.9 ₱5,250

$84.9 ฿2,716

5.96%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$267 ₱15.6K

$621 ฿19.9K

-56.97%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$158 ₱9,240

$441 ฿14.1K

-64.06%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$452 ₱26.4K

$2,063 ฿66K

-78.10%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$371 ₱21.6K

$1,469 ฿47K

-74.76%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,339 ₱136.5K

$4,286 ฿137.1K

-45.42%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,050 ₱178K

$2,957 ฿94.6K

3.12%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$413 ₱24.1K

$534 ฿17.1K

-22.74%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.33

-6.19%

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

Last update for Tagaytay: December 2, 2025

Last update for Phuket: December 1, 2025

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