Cost of Living Comparison Between Tagum City and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Tagum City and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Tagum City is 24.6% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 39.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Tagum City is 45.4% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 51.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.46 ₱193

$4.68 ฿151

-26.07%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$14.41 ₱803

$46.4 ฿1,502

-68.94%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.77 ₱210

$8.65 ฿280

-56.42%

Cappuccino

$1.7 ₱94.5

$3.09 ฿100

-44.98%

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

$0.83 ₱46.49

$0.73 ฿23.53

13.70%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.36 ₱20.15

$0.37 ฿11.95

-2.70%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.35 ₱75

$2.39 ฿77.4

-43.51%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.31 ₱73

$3.62 ฿117

-63.81%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.86 ₱103

$2.24 ฿72.5

-16.96%

White Bread (500g)

$1.23 ₱68.3

$1.8 ฿58.2

-31.67%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.01 ₱56.4

$2.24 ฿72.3

-54.91%

Eggs

$2.09 ₱116

$2.23 ฿72.1

-6.28%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.16 ₱454

$19.31 ฿625

-57.74%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.15 ₱231

$3.77 ฿122

10.08%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.76 ₱432

$13.05 ฿422

-40.54%

Apples (1kg)

$3 ₱167

$3.28 ฿106

-8.54%

Banana (1kg)

$1.55 ₱86.1

$1.63 ฿52.6

-4.91%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.58 ₱143

$2.4 ฿77.7

7.50%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.56 ₱86.8

$1.99 ฿64.3

-21.61%

Potato (1kg)

$2.3 ₱128

$1.53 ฿49.62

50.33%

Onion (1kg)

$2.55 ₱142

$1.49 ฿48.11

71.14%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.11 ₱62.1

$1.02 ฿32.87

8.82%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.77 ₱42.98

$0.48 ฿15.61

60.42%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.83 ₱157

$4.32 ฿140

-34.49%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.41 ₱413

$21.68 ฿702

-65.82%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.21 ₱67.2

$1.77 ฿57.3

-31.64%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.99 ₱111

$2.79 ฿90.4

-28.67%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.26 ₱14.32

$1.35 ฿43.74

-80.74%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.76 ฿380

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.83 ₱46.45

$3.15 ฿102

-73.65%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.22 ₱12.19

$1 ฿32.3

-78.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.08 ₱116

$13.64 ฿442

-84.75%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.15 ₱64.1

$1.3 ฿42.2

-11.54%

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

$27K ₱1.5M

$27.4K ฿885.2K

-1.27%

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

$20.5K ₱1.1M

$33.9K ฿1.1M

-39.61%

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

$113 ₱6,300

$123 ฿3,970

-7.76%

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

$32.75 ₱1,824

$13.93 ฿451

135.10%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$26.99 ₱1,503

$18.24 ฿590

47.97%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$33.38 ₱1,858

$60.8 ฿1,966

-45.05%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.11 ฿554

Cinema Ticket

$5.78 ₱322

$9.07 ฿294

-36.27%

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

$152 ₱8,462

$694 ฿22.5K

-78.11%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,378 ₱243.8K

$15.9K ฿514.4K

-72.46%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$45.81 ₱2,551

$57.5 ฿1,861

-20.34%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$26.42 ₱1,471

$34.51 ฿1,117

-23.44%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$73.9 ₱4,113

$115 ฿3,727

-35.86%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$52.5 ₱2,924

$84.8 ฿2,743

-38.06%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$267 ₱14.9K

$611 ฿19.8K

-56.28%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$178 ₱9,892

$442 ฿14.3K

-59.83%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$581 ₱32.3K

$2,014 ฿65.2K

-71.17%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$388 ₱21.6K

$1,460 ฿47.2K

-73.43%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,088 ₱116.2K

$4,244 ฿137.3K

-50.81%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,886 ฿93.4K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$223 ₱12.4K

$697 ฿22.5K

-67.98%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

6.67

5.33

25.14%

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

Last update for Tagum City: October 27, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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