Cost of Living Comparison Between Taytay and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Taytay and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Taytay is 16.2% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 29.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Taytay is 19.3% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 46.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.21 ₱304

$4.49 ฿144

16.04%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$21.03 ₱1,227

$46.15 ฿1,477

-54.43%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.56 ₱208

$8.77 ฿281

-59.41%

Cappuccino

$2.69 ₱157

$2.98 ฿95.4

-9.73%

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

$0.93 ₱54.5

$0.73 ฿23.49

27.40%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.5 ₱29.27

$0.39 ฿12.62

28.21%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.55 ₱90.7

$2.43 ฿77.8

-36.21%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.7 ₱158

$3.79 ฿121

-28.76%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.98 ₱116

$2.26 ฿72.3

-12.39%

White Bread (500g)

$1.35 ₱79

$1.8 ฿57.5

-25.00%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.05 ₱61

$2.25 ฿72

-53.33%

Eggs

$2.15 ₱125

$2.34 ฿74.8

-8.12%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.21 ₱537

$19.73 ฿631

-53.32%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.09 ₱297

$3.62 ฿116

40.61%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.43 ₱492

$13.45 ฿430

-37.32%

Apples (1kg)

$3.47 ₱202

$3.24 ฿104

7.10%

Banana (1kg)

$1.77 ₱103

$1.71 ฿54.6

3.51%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.65 ₱213

$2.33 ฿74.7

56.65%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.4 ₱140

$1.98 ฿63.5

21.21%

Potato (1kg)

$2.77 ₱161

$1.58 ฿50.7

75.32%

Onion (1kg)

$3.16 ₱184

$1.51 ฿48.32

109.27%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.98 ₱116

$1.01 ฿32.4

96.04%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.64 ₱37.55

$0.52 ฿16.58

23.08%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.47 ₱202

$4.49 ฿144

-22.72%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.38 ₱548

$19.8 ฿634

-52.63%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.51 ₱88.1

$1.77 ฿56.8

-14.69%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.14 ₱125

$2.72 ฿86.9

-21.32%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.28 ₱16.47

$1.41 ฿45.13

-80.14%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.71 ฿375

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.91 ₱53.3

$3 ฿96.1

-69.67%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.22 ₱12.79

$1.01 ฿32.26

-78.22%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.14 ₱125

$13.97 ฿447

-84.68%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.13 ₱65.9

$1.35 ฿43.18

-16.30%

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

$27K ₱1.6M

$27.7K ฿887.7K

-2.61%

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

$22.4K ₱1.3M

$33.4K ฿1.1M

-33.01%

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

$137 ₱7,975

$122 ฿3,894

12.31%

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

$21.86 ₱1,276

$13.64 ฿436

60.26%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$27.51 ₱1,606

$18.85 ฿603

45.94%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$33.74 ₱1,969

$61.7 ฿1,973

-45.28%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.03 ฿545

Cinema Ticket

$6.92 ₱404

$8.9 ฿285

-22.25%

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

$154 ₱8,970

$702 ฿22.5K

-78.11%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,281 ₱249.9K

$16K ฿511.2K

-73.20%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$46.26 ₱2,700

$58 ฿1,854

-20.17%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$35.27 ₱2,059

$34.63 ฿1,108

1.85%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$82.2 ₱4,798

$115 ฿3,668

-28.28%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$47.4 ₱2,767

$84.3 ฿2,697

-43.75%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$264 ₱15.4K

$615 ฿19.7K

-56.97%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$177 ₱10.3K

$441 ฿14.1K

-59.90%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$576 ₱33.6K

$2,039 ฿65.3K

-71.78%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$387 ₱22.6K

$1,477 ฿47.3K

-73.80%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,185 ₱127.5K

$4,260 ฿136.3K

-48.71%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,973 ฿95.1K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$665 ฿21.3K

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 Taytay: November 24, 2025

Last update for Phuket: November 23, 2025

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